Caramelized Bacon and Onion Clam Chowder is a creamy soup made with clams, potatoes, onions, bacon and fresh thyme. Want to hear a good one? I don't like ANY seafood nor can I eat bacon. So you're probably thinking "What possessed her to make Clam Chowder WITH bacon?". It's ok, I haven't lost it...yet! New England Clam Chowder happens to be my 9 year olds favorite soup but I never make it. Instead, we have to wait to go to Panera Bread on a Friday to get it for her. Apparently they ... Read More about Caramelized Bacon & Onion Clam Chowder
Chocolate Chai Latte Biscotti
I love biscotti in any flavor but I wanted to try to make one that I had never done before. So I looked around my kitchen and out popped (not literally of course) my Cafe Escapes Chai Latte K-Cups! I love their Chai Latte, especially when the weather starts to get a little cooler. And apparently so did many other people because last year, around the holidays, it was VERY difficult to find them in stores (these I purchased at Bed, Bath and Beyond). While I was still working, I would have one cup ... Read More about Chocolate Chai Latte Biscotti
Garlic & Herb Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
Mushrooms stuffed with garlic & herb spreadable cheese; then breaded and baked until the cheese is oozing from the center. This recipe for Garlic & Herb Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms will be the easiest recipe you'll ever make. Especially if you love stuffed mushrooms like I do. In fact, my daughters (ages 14 and 9) put these together without any help from me. I first made these many years ago after having something similar at a local restaurant and wanted to replicate it at home. Now, ... Read More about Garlic & Herb Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
Chicken Ditalini Soup
Chicken Ditalini Soup made with bone-in chicken breast, vegetables and Ditalini pasta in a low sodium chicken broth heals the soul. I have to say that I currently know of at least ten people at this very moment who are sick, including your's truly. So for my sick family and friends, this recipe for Chicken Ditalini Soup is for you! According to an interview by MSNBC with Nutritionist Joy Bauer several years ago, chicken soup DOES help you when your sick. First, hot fluids in general help ... Read More about Chicken Ditalini Soup
Bunco Apple Theme Party
First, let me start off by saying I thought I would never in a MILLION years ever belong to a Bunco group, let alone love it. I knew people over the years that played and they would occasionally ask me to fill in but I never managed to actually attend one of these games. Earlier this year, a bunch of my friends decided to start our own group. I originally only committed to being a substitute player for when someone couldn't make it but was moved to a regular player a ... Read More about Bunco Apple Theme Party
Chicken Thighs in a Lemon Thyme Wine Sauce
I posted a while ago that I had received a Dutch oven as a gift from my Mom a while back but hadn't used it that often. So this past weekend, I decided to take it out of hibernation and try to make something else in it. We were having my husband's parents over for dinner so that we could watch a video I had put together for them of our trip to Europe last month and didn't want to be slaving away all day in a separate room. I really like cooking in the Dutch oven and I'm surprised I hadn't wanted ... Read More about Chicken Thighs in a Lemon Thyme Wine Sauce