Grilled Chicken with Spicy Peach Glaze

May 28, 2009 By 4 Comments

This time of year is all about family and friends.  Our days are spent lounging by the pool or playing at the beach.  At the end of the day we don’t want to slave over a hot stove,  but have something that is easy to pop on the grill. This weekend I made Grilled Chicken with Spicy Peach Glaze. Last summer I became obsessed with grilled peaches.  I tried Roasted Peach Ice Cream that I had drooled over on another blog and made a salad with these peaches and the spicy glaze. I warn you the roasted peaches are incredibly [...]

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Grilled Chicken with Mango Pineapple Salsa

May 25, 2009 By 4 Comments

It is Memorial Day and while you might assume I’d be grilling, I am at the OC airport waiting to fly to Denver. But I am still gearing up for grill time. Summer is just around the corner. If you are looking for a new way to grill chicken and keep it low cal you are at the right place. Earlier this week I tried out a new grilled chicken recipe I found on Cooking Light. The chicken marinates in a sweet and spicy marinade making it super moist.  After grilling it you top it off with the salsa.  It [...]

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Berry Salad

May 25, 2009 By 1 Comment
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I was looking for something extra to round out my menu for a recent barbeque and found this berry salad.  It is so easy but it packs a punch.  The balsamic brown sugar sauce leaves your guests wanting to lick the bowl.  Maybe that was just my group of friends.  Not sure what that says about us but we loved every bite. Tracy, my fellow foodie friend, thought it would be great over vanilla bean ice cream. Four Berry Salad Four Berry Salad 1 cup blackberries 1 cup blueberries 1 cup raspberries 1 cup strawberries, quartered 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar [...]

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Strawberry Cake

May 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment

This weekend we celebrated my friend Tracy’s birthday with a little barbeque at a friends house.  I was looking for a simple cake to bring for our celebration when I  stumbled onto this Strawberry Cake.  Strawberries are in season and I thought they would go great with our meal. It is an easy cake to put together and is in the oven within minutes. The cake was a hit. Halle, my goddaughter went back for seconds and even Tracy snuck a second bite.  We decided it would also be great with coffee in the morning.  I might even throw in [...]

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Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache Icing

May 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I don’t know what your favorite candy is, but I have always loved Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.  I love the sweet and salty combination. When I moved a few months ago I had the opportunity to get out all of my cookbooks that had been boxed in a garage for a few years.  One of them was the Chocolate Bar cookbook.  The Chocolate Bar is a store and chocolate bar in New York City featuring all things chocolate.  Flipping through the book I saw this recipe for Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache icing.  Yum, yum!

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Baby Back Ribs and a Winner!

May 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Ok, I owe you a winner for the children’s cooking set.  The winner of this fun set is……Celeste from Etsy It Up is the winner. Thank you to everyone who participated in my giveaways, I will be bringing them back from time to time. You gave me many ideas for the blog in the upcoming months.  New recipes to try and old ones to update. Last Sunday, for Mother’s Day, I decided to try baby back ribs.  It has been a long time since I made ribs but thought the kids might like them. It was a great choice, they [...]

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Panini Open Faced Insalate

May 6, 2009 By 4 Comments

Many of you have commented on new ideas for Grilled Cheese. That was and still is my favorite sandwich.  There is nothing like a great grilled cheese.  Nancy Silverton, now of Mozza, used to have a Grilled Cheese night at Campanile.  The place would be packed with diners waiting to try the weekly specials.  She would be behind the bar, whipping out her takes on grilled cheese. Kathy, over at Panini Happy, recently had a Grilled Cheese Pageant.  There are many ideas for updating the classic grilled cheese. A twist on the grilled cheese is the Panini Open Faced Insalate.  [...]

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Kids Cooking Giveaway

May 5, 2009 By 36 Comments

For the last of four Adventures in the Kitchen giveaways I thought we would give out a Kids Cooking Kit.  I started cooking and exploring in the kitchen when I was little.  Cooking is a great creative outlet for children.  Involving them in the process opens up new foods for them. One night when I was about 10 or 11 years old, my parents were out celebrating their anniversary and my little brother and I were with a babysitter.  I decided to make a cake from scratch.  I believe I left out an important ingredient such as baking powder or [...]

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Meet My Adoptee from Adopt A Blogger

May 3, 2009 By 2 Comments

Meet My New Adoptee This was a big week.  I took home a puppy and adopted…a blogger. As a new blogger I wished I had had a mentor or someone I could talk to.  Kristin of Dine and Dish announced a new round of Adopt A Blogger and I decided to sign up. I was matched with Adrienne of Hungry Bruno. Frankly, I think she is pretty savy, but I am excited to be of  help however I can. She is from Boston and you need to go and check out her site. In celebration of our match I baked [...]

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