Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
This past weekend was our monthly girls night with 3 of my bridesmaids and myself. This month I had the honor of hosting for the first time at the new love nest of the husband and I!
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January 2010
Spinach | Little Miss Blog
Monday, December 7th, 2009
And trust me, once you give this recipe a whirl, you’ll gobble it right up! It’s such an easy recipe to put together that it will absolutely be a staple in our home for party food.
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
When I tell you that this salad is super easy and such a crowd pleaser, you better believe me! I found the basic recipe on allrecipes.com & then added some twists to it that really helped the flavor along. Here is my version…
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2010 January | Little Miss Blog
Friday, January 8th, 2010
I flagged this recipe on The Food Network website from Sunny Anderson a few months ago and knew that when the husband and I wanted to indulge, this would be the meal. Fried fish… big, crusty sourdough rolls… cheesy, creamy pasta. Yum yum yum.
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
In my hunt for healthy recipes, I came across a meatloaf recipe that called for ground beef that caught my eye… I knew I could just sub in ground chicken for the beef and make it that much better. It turned out quite tasty and moist and it satisfied my love of Mexican flavors!
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
In an attempt to eat healthier in 2010, I’ve decided to cut out as much red meat as possible. First step: find a solid recipe for meatballs made with ground turkey or chicken.
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
We spent our New Year’s Eve between two parties and where there are parties, there are, of course, yummy snacks!
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2009 December 07 | Little Miss Blog
Monday, December 7th, 2009
And trust me, once you give this recipe a whirl, you’ll gobble it right up! It’s such an easy recipe to put together that it will absolutely be a staple in our home for party food.
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
Oreos may very well be one of my favorite cookies. So it was a total let down when my sister in law announced she was not making her usual Oreo truffles as her cookie swap cookie. I decided that it just isn’t Christmas without the truffles, and I made a batch!
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Providence Restaurant Week – Meal 1 | Little Miss Blog
My mom and I went to Nylo in Warwick last week for lunch and I totally forgot to mention it! It was very yummy but it was the most leisurely lunch I’ve had in quite some time… 90 minutes!! There were only 5 other tables occupied. I think it was a slow kitchen which was ok since we didn’t have anywhere else we had to be.
I started with the fig, gorgonzola, and prosciutto flatbread and my mom went with the garden greens with roasted tomatoes. My pizza was enormous for a lunch portion and took the leftovers for lunch the next day… super yummy! Mom’s salad was good with the roasted tomatoes and fresh vinaigrette dressing.
Mom chose their cheeseburger for her lunch entree and I went with their portobello & veggie wrap. My mom’s burger worried me when she cut into it because it wasn’t the slightest bit pink and I was concerned that it would be dry but it wasn’t… super moist and tasty too… it wasn’t overpowered by any spices and you could tell it was quality beef. My veggie wrap was delicious and had a great balsamic syrup on it too. Both of our entrees were server with yummy hand cut fries!
Then for dessert Mom had the creme brulee special, which was chocolate and peanut butter while I chose the warm blueberry cobbler. My cobbler was huge and tasty, served with house made vanilla bean gelato. My mom’s creme brulee was so decadent but not overpowering with peanut butter or chocolate.
I would defintley dine at Nylo again and plan to take the husband back!
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Eggnog is the drink of the God’s. | Little Miss Blog
Well probably not, but I have such an affinity to it that I have to limit my consumption. I’ve resorted to using philosophy’s Old Fashioned Eggnog 3 in 1 Body Wash to get more of a fix. But I digress…
Last night was my hubby’s annual family cookie swap and being the newest member of their fam, I volunteered to host and provide the snacky bits. One of the hits of the spread was this easy peasy Eggnog Cake. As much as I enjoy a scratch cake, one that comes from a box saves time and with the week I’d had this week, I was looking for as many time saving things that I could.
This cake is super moist and dense all at the same time… the eggnog, rum, and nutmeg flavors work so beautifully together to make this cake a new favorite in our house for years to come!
Enjoy!
Eggnog Cake
Ingredients – Cake:
4 Tablespoons butter or margarine
1 packaged yellow cake mix
1 1/2 cups commercially prepared eggnog
2 eggs
1 teaspoon rum extract
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Ingredients – Glaze: 2c. powdered sugar 2T. melted butter 3T. eggnog
1t. vanilla
Directions – Cake: In a large mixing bowl, beat the cake mix, eggnog, eggs, rum extract, nutmeg and melted butter on low speed for 30 seconds or just til moistened. Beat on medium for 2 minutes or until smooth. Pour into greased bundt pan. Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Poke holes in the hot cake and brush with half of the eggnog glaze.
Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Drizzle with remaining glaze.
Directions – Glaze:
Combine the glaze ingredients in a bowl, whisk well. Add more eggnog if needed for a consistency that will drizzle from a spoon.
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