Category Archives: Cooking

Personal Roast “Chicken” (Giving Cornish Hens a Try)

You’ve probably seen these cute little “hens” packaged in your grocery store. I had never tried roasting cornish hens before, and was quite pleased with the results! Roasting was super easy: follow the instructions on the package! They’re small enough … Continue reading

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My Favorite Meat and Potatoes

Cast iron. Chicken. Spuds. Panko bread crumbs. These are the basic ingredients for my favorite dinner. It’s so easy, which is great when my head is too full of conflicting home repair bids and comparison shopping to want to do … Continue reading

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Traditional Christmas Cookie Recipe: Lemony Sugar Cookies

These are not your gramma’s sugar cookies and they’re DEFINITELY not grocery store sugar cookies. I say that because i hate sugar cookies, the normal ones. Bland, sweet, crispy, plain tasting. I don’t get the appeal. THESE babies, however have … Continue reading

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My Favorite Christmas Cookies – Recipe and Directions

This is an old family recipe that was probably taken from the Better Homes and Gardens or Joy of Cooking cookbooks. Although i did not WRITE this recipe, i do enjoy making it EVERY year… and have some special suggestions … Continue reading

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