I pinned a few pulled pork recipes in December thinking I was going to try an elk roast in the crock pot on Christmas Eve. I wanted to make pulled elk sandwiches. I thawed out a decent sized roast a couple of days before Christmas Eve but I was skeptical. A fatty pork roast is…
Butterscotch Monkey Bread
This year I want to try something a little different here at Julie’s Jazz. Day after day I browse Pinterest, Google+, foodgawker, Twitter, Instagram, and StumbleUpon for new recipes and ideas for recipes. Ninety-nine percent of the time each of these recipes gets tucked away under a board category or list and forgotten about. This year I…
Dark Chocolate Sweetie Pies with Creamy Peanut Butter Filling
Last year I wrote a long drawn out essay detailing my accomplishments for 2012 and my goals for 2013. Looking back now it kind of seems silly to me. I’m not a braggart by nature and that post seemed pretty boastful to me. Sorry about that! 2013 was a good year and I’ll just leave…
Spinach and Artichoke Dip Puffs
No matter what I do or how I plan I always feel a little deflated the day after Christmas. Even though there is still so much to look forward to I still find myself in a little post Holiday funk. Now that it’s the day after the day after Christmas I feel better. There’s always…
Seafood Enchilada Lasagna
I have two boys. A 16 year old and a 3 year old. This year will mark the first Christmas I’ve ever spent away from my older son. He’s going out of town with his Dad. I’ll miss him but I know he’ll have a lot of fun with all the family he will be…
Giant Dark Chocolate Cookies with Peanut Butter Chips
I know, more cookies. I never make cookies and now 2 recipes in 1 week on this blog! I think the cookie swap must have inspired me a little. These cookies are pretty much the best tasting cookies I’ve ever made! Sadly, they are also the ugliest! But that’s OK because flavor wins over aesthetics…