I spent this entire holiday season pretty relaxed. Besides the cookie swap, I didn’t bake or cook anything specifically for the holidays. The more I think about it the more I believe I needed that.I think I needed to decompress and not think about food, parties, or entertaining. We did set up a little tree…
Baked Eggs with Ricotta and Kale
I took a week off from this blog. And the only thing I have to show for it is this super basic and easy recipe for Baked Eggs with Ricotta and Kale. I had plans to get all ready and caught up for the new year. I didn’t follow through with them. But, I did eat a…
Elegant Rolled Salad Bites with a Toasted Pecan Vinaigrette
I actually made a salad bite dish similar to this a couple of years ago. Ben didn’t like them. He hated the texture of the rice paper. But, if you like spring rolls you will love these Elegant Rolled Salad Bites with a Toasted Pecan Vinaigrette! This time of year I tend to feel a lot of self…
Triple Chocolate Peppermint Cookie Bars
Oh my gosh did this ever come quick! This is it! These Triple Chocolate Peppermint Cookie Bars are my cookies and this is my post for The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2014. It is hosted by Love and Olive Oil and The Little Kitchen (Two totally awesome food blogs!) partnered with OXO, Dixie Crystals, California Olive Ranch, and…
Winter Vegetable Pasta Salad
It’s been a long time since I’ve put a pasta salad together. It’s so hard to fit a bowl of pasta in when I don’t have a lot of room in my diet for it (calorie wise). But, when I add an equal amount of vegetables to pasta it helps a lot! I didn’t think…
Single Serve Dark Chocolate and Peppermint Semifreddo
This website is kicking my butt! Ever since I switched themes I’ve had a heck of a time getting my photos in order. So that’s what’s going on. I installed a broken link finder and it informed me I have over 3000 broken links! It’s pretty discouraging, but I’m determined to figure it all out. Meanwhile,…