Brown Sugar Spiced Pork Loin This pork tenderloin is a great fall or winter dish. Served with a vegetable and mashed potatoes, or this healthy sweet potato casserole, it makes a comforting and nutritious meal. The pork is quick and easy to put together and turns out tender and flavorful thanks to a spice rub. [...]
Archive for January, 2011
Brown Sugar Spiced Pork Loin
Posted in Easy Weeknight Meals, Main Dish, Meat, Pork, tagged pork tenderloin, quick & easy, spice rub on January 31, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Chicken with White Beans and Tomatoes
Posted in Chicken, Easy Weeknight Meals, Main Dish, Meat, tagged cannellini beans, Chicken, tomatoes on January 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Chicken with White Beans and Tomatoes It’s great when you find a meal that is both flavorful and really quick and easy to put together. This chicken dish is both of those things. It literally takes 10 minutes or less to prep, and then while it bakes you have some time to make a green [...]
Chocolate Almond Bundt Cake
Posted in Cakes & Cupcakes, Desserts, tagged almond extract, almonds, bundt cake, chocolate, entertaining on January 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Chocolate Almond Bundt Cake This chocolate cake has a beautiful presentation and is perfect for entertaining or bringing to share at a party. The addition of almond extract to the cake batter makes for a chocolate cake with a little something more, as the almond really comes through and adds another layer of flavor. A [...]
Chicken Pot Pie (A Lighter Version)
Posted in Chicken, Main Dish, Meat on January 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Chicken Pot Pie (A Lighter Version) As I was preparing this meal last night (with Brad’s help, thankfully), I was asking myself why I ever chose such a time-consuming recipe. I swore I would never make it again, but then joked that maybe it would be so good that I’d change my mind. Well, it [...]
Baked Falafel Sandwiches with Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce
Posted in Main Dish, Vegetarian, tagged pita, yogurt on January 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Baked Falafel Sandwiches with Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce Falafel is a Middle Eastern dish, usually made from ground chickpeas and served in a pita or flatbread. I had never tried falafel before making this recipe, which has now become one of our favorites. I have since eaten falafel out and still enjoy this recipe just as much. [...]
Coffeecake Muffins
Posted in Breakfast, Muffins, Scones, and other Pastries, tagged coffeecake, Muffins, Scones, and other Pastries, pecans on January 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Coffeecake Muffins Delicate and buttery, these muffins have a true coffeecake flavor. This recipe is different from most muffin recipes because you use a food processor to mix the batter and make the streusel. If you don’t have a food processor, you can certainly still make these muffins, you would just need to do a [...]
Vanilla Ice Cream, Philadelphia-Style
Posted in Desserts, Ice Creams, Sorbets, and Frozen Yogurts, tagged ice cream, vanilla on January 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Vanilla Ice Cream, Philadelphia-Style This past weekend, I decided that it had been too long since I’ve used my ice cream maker. Yes, I know it is winter and cold outside, but that’s no reason not to enjoy a bowl of ice cream when you’re warm and inside! I had just made homemade brownies, and [...]
Waffles of Insane Greatness
Posted in Breakfast, Pancakes, Waffles, & Cereals on January 6, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Note: This week I’ve added a Recipe Index tab at the top of my header. I hope this will make it easy for you to find a specific recipe that you may be looking for! Waffles of Insane Greatness During the week, my family’s usual breakfast consists of oatmeal or cold cereal. While I love [...]
Crispy Chicken Fingers with Honey-Mustard Sauce
Posted in Chicken, Easy Weeknight Meals, Main Dish, Meat, Sauces, tagged Chicken, dijon, honey, sauce on January 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Notes: You may have noticed that beginning this week, I am now including a “Printable recipe” link in my posts. I hope this will make it easier for you to print those recipes that you want to try! Since posting this Crispy Chicken Fingers recipe, I have since found a new favorite chicken fingers recipe [...]
