Whole Grilled Trout with Fresh Herbs, Garlic and Lemon
July 29, 2010 – 10:35 am | One Comment

The beach…a three-hour canoe trip down the river…boating through four of the 22 connecting lakes that make up the Waupaca Chain o’ Lakes. Hanging out with my family and seeing old friends (some I hadn’t …

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appetizers

a small portion of a food or drink served before or at the beginning of a meal to stimulate the desire to eat

desserts

A usually sweet course or dish, served at the end of a meal

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The Buitoni Pasta Dinner Party The Buitoni Pasta Dinner Party

Foodbuzz always seems to know what I need, when I need it.
For example, they knew that a mere four months after moving to a new state, I needed a way to meet some new people …

the galaxy granola giveaway! the galaxy granola giveaway!

UPDATE: WE HAVE A WINNER FOR THIS CONTEST.
Congratulations to ANN BRENNAN!! Your delicious granola will be shipped
out shortly – thanks so much to everyone for entering!
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Random numbers generated Jun 10 2010 at 8:9:57 …

White Chocolate Dried Apricot Pistachio Cookies White Chocolate Dried Apricot Pistachio Cookies

My, but it’s been a while since I’ve posted! Chalk it up to nicer weather – which means our schedules get a bit more packed – and a bout of sickness running through our house which has hit us all one at a time. I’m the current victim and I’ve been down for just under a week…ugh. Not fun when the weather is nice!

Fish Tacos in a Cup Fish Tacos in a Cup

Oh, how I miss the food of Southern California!

reese’s peanut butter bars reese’s peanut butter bars

DO NOT MAKE THESE BARS…if you don’t want to eat the whole pan.

I’ve been meaning to try these for three years – no exaggeration. I found the recipe on Recipezaar and every time I see it, I always think the same thing: “I really need to make these bars”. They get crazy high ratings from everyone who tries them, they take only five ingredients and you don’t even bake them!

finally…a delicious and creamy stovetop mac ‘n cheese! finally…a delicious and creamy stovetop mac ‘n cheese!

I’ve been on the lookout for a great mac ‘n cheese recipe for a long time now. I have one that I love that uses several different cheeses, topped with tomatoes and bread crumbs, baked …

A Wicked Feature and a Giveaway! A Wicked Feature and a Giveaway!

As I make my “official” exit from my beloved Refrigerator Soup, new owner Laura made the gracious offer to let me be this week’s featured blogger! It’s a fun feature where each week a chosen …

steak, guinness and cheese pie steak, guinness and cheese pie

I’ve recently become a big Jamie Oliver fan. I find his food movement very inspiring, his recipes always great, and he seems like an all-around good guy. I’ve already set my dvr to record his …

guinness corned beef and cabbage guinness corned beef and cabbage

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Well, almost.
I actually posted this recipe LAST year, but it was so DELISH that I thought I’d bump it up in case there’s anyone out there who missed it!  I’ll admit that …

now that’s some twisted bacon! now that’s some twisted bacon!

Never once, in all my years of eating bacon, had I considered even once that it could be improved upon.

Carrot Souffle Carrot Souffle

Lots of things going on around here!  The biggest news is that I’ve sold my other foodie site, Refrigerator Soup!  I started it in September and for various reasons decided that it was time to …

I’ll take a salsa, straight up I’ll take a salsa, straight up

Salsa makes me happy.
Seriously, I want to do a happy dance whenever it’s around.  It’s bright and colorful with so much flavor, and filled with loads of healthy goodness!  I can eat as much as …