Saturday, December 29, 2012

122912 Veggie Pizza Italian Avocado Salad and Granola Cookies

Veggie Pizza at ivillage.com

Bacon Wrapped Pork Medallions at allrecipes.com

Shrimp Gumbo at mrfood.com

Italian Avocado Salad at hy-vee.com

Whiskey-Cheese Fondue at cooking.com

Veggie Bruschetta at diabeticlivingonline.com

Granola Cookies at mydailymoment.com

Crockpot Peach Cobbler at recipe4living.com

Winter Fruit Salad at foodnetwork.com

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Christmas Cookies Treats and More 2012

The time to get in the next gear for Christmas baking is now! Here are several sites that offer cookie and treat recipes. Others also have food gift ideas. There are also some food suggestions for your Christmas breakfast, lunch and dinner.

recipe4living.com has their annual Christmas cookie countdown under way and they include Perfect Rolled Sugar Cookies, The Best Gingerbread Cookies and Peppermint Candy Cane Cookies. They also offer gift in a jar ideas like Brownies Gift in a Jar, Salsa Mix in a Jar, and Peach Jam.  Here are 34 breakfast casserole ideas including Sweet Potato Sausage Bake, Bacon and Egg Casserole and Blueberry Cream French Toast Casserole. Plus they have several suggestions for your holiday party and meal including Cocktail Meatballs, Holiday Spice Bread and Reindeer Punch.

recipelion.com They have several food gift ideas like S'Mores in a Jar, Cinnamon Pancake Mix and Salted Peanut Chews. They have 100 Christmas cookie recipes from Santa's Wish list such as Ruby Gemstone Cookies, Brown Sugar Shortbread Puffs, Chocolate Spritz and Peanut Butter Pinwheel Cookies. Plus they provide 325 recipe choices for the perfect Christmas Dinner including Angel Eggs, Basic Eggnog, Nutmeg Coffee Cake, Baked Ham with Mustard Glaze and Gingerbread Cheesecake Swirl.

rachaelraymag.com lists their favorite cookie recipes such as Frosty's Melting Cookies, Almond Lemon Cookies, Vanilla Bean Snowmen and Hot Cocoa Cookies. 

cookingchanneltv.com has 50 holiday desserts including Panettone Bread Pudding, Coconut Macaroon Tart, Stollen and Swiss Roll.

allrecipes.com has a huge assortment of Christmas cookies including gingersnaps, White Chocolate Thumbprint cookies and Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti.

ivillage shares their 50 holiday cookie ideas like Lemon-Thyme Wreaths, Frosted Ornament Cookies and Linzer Cookies. 

bhg.com provides their classic Christmas cookie recipes such as Piped Reindeer Cookie, Mint Meringue Mints and Tangerine Butter Cookies. Plus there are several holiday cakes and cupcakes like Chocolate-Berry Wreath Cake, Red Velvet Raspberry Cupcakes, Bourbon-Chocolate Tipsy Cake and Moccaccino Cupcakes. 

recipe.com has a large selection of Christmas cookies including Patchwork Mitten Cookies, Pecan Balls, Raisin-Nut Filled Cookies and Candy Cane Thumbprints. They also offer some food gift ideas like Gift in a Jar Three Bean Soup, Snowflake Mix, Roasted Spiced Almonds, Mocha Hot Cocoa Mix and Gift in a Jar Chocolate-Nut Cookies. 

foodnetwork.com has 34 of their best holiday baking recipes including Gingerbread House, Chocolate Fudge, Fleur de Sel Caramels and Mama's Divinity.

dashrecipes.com provides 16 hearty main dishes for a holiday meal like Pork Tenderloin with Apples, Turkey Roulade, Garlicky Shrimp Pasta and Maple-Orange Baked Ham. Plus they have 50 cookie Santa will love including Candy Cane Cookies, Santa Claus Cookies, Caramel Nut Drops and Stained Glass Window Cookies.

mrfood.com has their Christmas Cookie Countdown which includes Butter Mint Shortbread, Butterscotch People, Italian Christmas Cookies and Holiday Cherry Nut Logs.

parentsconnect.com shared five family friendly recipes for the holidays: wedding cookies, White Chocolate Chip Spice Cookies, Super-Easy Peppermint Sugar Cookies, Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies and Nutter Butter Balls.

hungry-girl.com offers her take on the holiday season with suggestions like Hot Fruit Crumble, Pumpkin Latte, Corn Muffins, Peppermint Bark Fudge and Double-Decker Fudgy Cheesecake Cupcakes.

hersheys.com gives several options to satisfy your holiday chocolate cravings such as Holiday Fudge Torte, Chocolate-Filled Breakfast Crescents, Krunchy Kisses Cookies and Creamy Double Decker Fudge.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Lisa makes Marry Me Meatloaf

Lisa made Marry Me Meatloaf for the second time tonight. This one is definitely a keeper for the favorites rotation. The first time she made it I thought it was really good and happily went back for seconds. On those first two plates I had it with ketchup. Then I was putting the two leftover meatloaves away and tore off a piece so it would fit in the container and ate it. My knees almost buckled because it was so good. The ketchup had been doing it a disservice by hiding the wonderful blend of flavors. If she didn't already have a ring on her finger this meatloaf may have lived up to its name and nudged me in that direction. When she made it tonight I learned from the previous time and ate the meatloaf without anything on it. I savored every bite. It is easily the best meatloaf I've every had. Last time it provided an additional two days worth of lunches and I look forward to the same this time.

Monday, November 19, 2012

Thanksgiving 2012

Thanksgiving is this week so here are several options to help make it a meal to remember.

ivillage.com has 21 appetizers for Thanksgiving like a Puff Pastry Cheese Tray, Prosciutto and Pear Bites, Artichoke and Scallion Dip and The Cheesy Nut Ball. They have 32 Vegetable side dishes like Buttered Brussels Sprouts and Carrots, Garlic Broccolini, Green Beans with Balsamic Browned Butter and White House No-Cream Creamed Spinach. They also offer 12 pumpkin themed recipes like Pumpkin Cheesecake with Marshmallow Topping, Pumpkin Creme Brulee and Pumpkin Cake with Chips.


favehealthyrecipes.com lists their sites top ten Thanksgiving desserts like Pumpkin Blondies, Fresh Plum Tart and Caramel Apple Cookies.

dashrecipes.com has 18 Thanksgiving sides including Pan Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Bacon, Cheesy Mashed Potatoes, One Dish Stuffing and Roasted Squash with Apples and Pecans.

cookingchanneltv.com offers their top 50 Thanksgiving appetizers like Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms, Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip, Squash Soup and Deviled Eggs with Candied Bacon. They offer 60 Thanksgiving Sides like Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatotes, Roasted Acorn Squash, Chive and Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Green Bean Casserole. Plus they offer 37 Thanksgiving Dessert recipes like Maple Pecan Pie, Apple Crisp, Classic Pumpkin Pie and Pear and Cranberry Crostata.

Foodnetwork.com boasts the World's Simplest Thanksgiving Turkey. They offer up 54 more turkey recipes like Good Eats Roast Turkey, Roasted Turkey Breast with Peach Rosemary Glaze, Herb-Roasted Turkey Breast and Memphis Fried Turkey. They offer 55 Stuffing and Dressing recipes like Cornbread Dressing with Pancetta, Apples, and Mushrooms, Sourdough, Wild Mushroom and Bacon Dressing, Sausage and Herb Stuffing and Oyster Dressing. They have a whopping 252 side dishes including Spinach Gratin, Sweet Corn Bread Pudding, Red Devil Cranberries, Tex-Mex Mashed Potatoes and Garlic Green Beans. They give a selection of 176 recipes including French Apple Tart, Ultimate Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Cheesecake, Pecan Squares and Pineapple Upside Down Cake.

bhg.com shares their best Thanksgiving recipes like Lemon Thyme Split-Roasted Turkey, Maple-Brined Turkey, Holiday Beef Tenderloin and Chutney-Honey-Glazed Ham. They also have 25 Thanksgiving sides like Fall Pesto Potatoes, Broccolini with Peas and Seared Lemons, Pear-Cranberry Chutney and Harvest Slaw. They also share 20 fresh Thanksgiving dessert ideas such as Brown-Bottom Butterscotch Cashew Cream Pie, Lime-Pecan Shortbread Bars, Triple-Citris Pound Cake and Almond Flan with Golden Caramel.

recipe4living.com gathered 120 recipes in one location which includes everything from Zucchini Appetizers and Holiday Prime Rib to Salmon Casserole and Apple Almond Dumplings.

hungry-girl.com shares some Thanksgiving choices from Crazy Glazy Roast Pork Tenderloin and BBQ Chicken Cornbread Casserole to Cinnamon Apple-Cranberry Danish and Too Good Turtle Cheesecake.

recipe.com shares their most popular Thanksgiving appetizer and snack options like sweet and nutty popcorn, herb-baked olives, savory holiday fritters and spinach tart. They have numerous sides such as Mashed Potatoes, Walnut Tarragon Green Beans and Candied Sweet Potatoes. They have several popular stuffing and dressing recipes like New Orleans Oyster Dressing, Cornbread Dressing and Southern-Style Dressing. Among their many dessert recipes are Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes, Pumpkin Pie and Cranberry Cake.

mrfood.com has a survival guide with 32 Thanksgiving sides including French Roasted Potatoes, Patchwork Potatoes, Spinach Casserole Surprise and Garlic Cheddar Biscuits. They also help make your Thanksgiving easy with 184 Thanksgiving recipes like Holiday Sausage Stuffing, Two Step Turkey Gravy, Herbed-Roasted Turkey, Cranberry Compote and Creamy Pumpkin Pie.

rachaelraymag.com has several Thanksgiving turkey recipes like Tandoori-Spiced Turkey, Cherry-Chipotle Turkey Breast, Fresh Herb Grilled Turkey and Butter-Basted Turkey. There are many Turkey Day sides like Green Beans with Pine Nuts, Stir-Fried Peas with Coconut, Sweet Potato and Apple Gratin and Roasted Spiced Squash. Some of the dessert recipes include Pear-Almond Tart, Molasses Pumpkin Pie and Caramel Apple Layer Cake.

marthastewart.com has over 30 Thanksgiving turkey recipes like Turkey with Brown-Sugar Glaze, Tuscan Style Turkey Alla Porchetta, Maple-Glazed Turkey with Gravy and Spice-Rubbed Roast Turkey. Non Turkey main dishes include Cranberry-Stuffed Cornish Game Hens, Stuffed Shells, Roast Beef with Horseradish Sauce and Perfect Roast Chicken. Meatless Thanksgiving options include Broccolini and Feta Galette, Butternut Squash Baked Risotto, Roasted Parsnip Bread Pudding and Cheese and Nut Loaf. The many side dishes include Maple-Whipped Sweet Potatoes, Roasted Carrots and Potatoes with Dill, Broccoli Rabe with Garlic and Almonds, Cherry-Pecan Cornbread Dressing and Cauliflower Gratin. Dessert choices include Salted-Caramel Six-Layer Chocolate Cake, Apple-Brandy Brown Betty, Pumpkin Mousse Cheesecake and Apple Crostata with Cheddar Crust.