Month: February 2009

Pecan Pie

Best. Pie. Ever. Brian absolutely loves pecan pie. When his birthday rolled around a few weeks ago,ย and I asked him what he wanted me to make for dinner, he said “Pecan pie”. I replied “Ok, I can make that for dessert. What do you want for dinner?” … “Pecan pie.”...

Cranberry-Almond Granola

One of Brian’s favorite breakfasts/snacks/desserts is granola with vanilla yogurt. I’ve been wanting to make some homemade granola for while, but when his favorite granola was discontinued, I decided I should really make some for him. He was a big fan! I make a triple-batch of this whenever I make...

Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’m a die-hard Nestle-Tollhouse Chocolate chip cookie fan, but I’m always open to new recipes too. This recipe was actually pretty similar to that recipe, but with a few slight variations that apparently make all the difference in the world. They’re amazing! Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking...

Sesame Chicken

I love Chinese take-out. There are only a few places that I think make great Chinese food in town here- curse of living in a semi-small town in Michigan. We’re not exactly prime location for ethnic foods up here. However, we did have one favorite takeout place that made great...

Potato slabs

This was part 2 of our Superbowl Stuff Yourself Food Fiesta. While they’re not the most photogenic of foods, they were so incredibly tasty. Incidentally they were great leftover for lunch the next day too ๐Ÿ™‚ Ingredients: 2 russet potatoesSalt, to tasteBlack pepper, to tastePaprika, to taste1/3 cup colby-jack cheese5...

BLT Wraps

While Brian and I have never been football kinda people, we enjoy the Superbowl.ย  I like it for the commercials, I admit it. (I think Brian secretly likes the commercials best too, but he’d never admit it ๐Ÿ™‚ ) This was the very first year since we’ve been married that...

Quick Focaccia Bread

When I was planning out the menu last weekend for when our friends came for dinner I knew I wanted to make a bread to go with the pasta. I debated between a focaccia and ciabatta bread. After looking through numerous recipes I decided on this one because it was...

Fudgey chocolate brownies

A few weeks ago Brian went out of town to go to a Daddy Diaper shower for a friend who was soon to have a baby (Baby Zachary made his appearance this last Tuesday!) Since I had the evening alone, after Rebecca went to bed, I decided to bake something...