I recently tried a really yummy spinach-artichoke dip. It turned out really good – so I thought I’d share. 1/2 onion finely chopped 1 stick butter 1 pkg. frozen spinach, thawed 8 oz. Philly cream cheese 8 oz. sour cream 3/4 c. shredded Parmesan cheese 1 jar marinated artichokes, chopped red pepper flakes to taste […]
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Sweet Pork Burritos
February 21st, 2008 · 12 Comments · food
Sweet Pork Burritos (Costa Vida Knockoff) The following recipe(s) are my best guess at Costa Vida’s Sweet Pork Burrito – so far. With any luck we will be able to improve the recipe even more after the taste-off. If you haven’t already read about that, you should. To make a Sweet Pork Burrito, add the […]
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Sweet Pork Burrito (tasters needed)
February 20th, 2008 · 24 Comments · food, random
Dave LOVES sweet pork burritos from Costa Vida. If he could, he would eat one nearly every day. Its a serious thing. Who can blame him though – if you’ve had one, you know that they are pretty heavenly. A couple of weeks ago, we were sitting at our kitchen table dining on our Costa […]
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Spanish Rice
February 16th, 2008 · No Comments · food
When my mom was a kid her mom (my grandma) made enchiladas with Spanish rice. When I was a kid, my mom made it. Now, its my turn. The recipe for the enchiladas has been verbally passed down in my family for who knows how many years. My mom says its never been written down. […]
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Banana Muffins
February 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · a day in the life, food
My mom made these pretty regularly when I was growing up. And I love them. They are fast, easy, and an excellent way to use up overripe bananas. I prefer them with nuts (chopped pecans), but they are good without nuts too. Banana Nut Muffins 1 cup flour 1/2 cup sugar 2 1/2 t. baking […]
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Peanut Butter Fingers
January 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment · family, food
Dave’s mom passed along the recipe. It was one of Dave’s childhood favorites. And boy, were they good! Peanut Butter Fingers Edith Wall (Lived across the street from Grandma Harmer) 1/2 c. margarine, softened 1/3 c. + 2 t. sugar 1/2 c. + 1 T. brown sugar 1 egg 1 t. vanilla 1/2 c. peanut […]
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Oreo Bon-Bons
January 18th, 2008 · No Comments · food
Really Easy. Really Good. Really Rich. **Picture shows a Mint Oreo Bon Bon dipped in white chocolate. Oreo Bon-Bons 1 package of Oreo cookies 1 8oz package Neufchâtel* cream cheese, softened Chocolate for dipping Crush the cookies into small to fine crumbs. Stir into softened cream cheese until evenly distributed. Roll into small (1/2″ to […]
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Pumpkin Roll
January 15th, 2008 · No Comments · food
I had some extra canned pumpkin from when I made the cheesecake, so I decided to try making a pumpkin roll. A friend of mine sent me the link to a recipe blog, and I found the recipe for it there. I think I’ve seen the same (or at least a similar one) recipe on […]
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Creamy Corn Bake
January 12th, 2008 · No Comments · food
I know I’ve been bad. Cheesecake, Fudge, Cookies, Crunchy Munchy Big Butt . . . I don’t want you to think that the only thing I cook around here is junk food (not that this one is all that healthy). Its not. I promise. To prove it, I am going to share with you side […]
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Pumpkin Cheesecake
January 9th, 2008 · No Comments · food
I made some YUMMY pumpkin cheesecake the other day. It was really, really good. And really, really rich. The recipe originally came from here. I made it just as the recipe specified, except I substituted pineapple juice in place of the rum. I also decorated it a bit with some cream cheese icing. Because I […]
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