Wild Mushroom Agnolotti with Lemon Butter Sauce
I was thrilled to be selected as one of the lucky bloggers to test the new Riserva pasta’s from Buitoni. I got a pack of the Wild Mushroom Agnolotti and I was tasked with coming up with a sauce to compliment the pasta. This is a wild mushroom pasta, and I love the combination of lemon with mushrooms, and since the filling sounds rich I thought a light sauce would compliment the filling best. However, light does not mean bland,...
Chicken Tenders
Where I come from there is a saying. Everything is better deep fried. While I do not subscribe to the idea that EVERYTHING is better deep fried, I do know that the humble chicken breast is very tasty deep fried. Very, very tasty indeed! My mom taught me to deep fry a few months after she deemed me ready to start cooking on my own, sometime around my 13 birthday. With the exception of cookies, I was not allowed to do more than...
French Fries
You came here for french fries, and french fries you shall get … but first something fun! On Easter I was given a very special award from the very lovely, and talented beyond belief, Half Baked Baker! She passed along to me the following award: “These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these...
Jalapeno Popper Dip
I was reading Closet Cooking today, a wonderful blog by the way and a must read, and he had a recipe for Jalapeno Popper Dip posted which set my mouth to full water. It is at this point where I must tell you that I love dips, warm dips especially, and I knew that I would be making that dip to go with dinner. I did make some changes to the dip, not that it really needed them, because we do our jalapeno poppers a little different...
Maple and Bacon Muffins
I am a bacon devotee. I’m not sure if you have noticed, but I love the stuff! That’s why when I was challenged to create a sweet and savoury bacon muffin I jumped at the challenge! But, this is a tale of sadness, regret, but eventual triumph! Two months ago, on a cold January evening, I was contemplating new ways to use bacon in my baking when my husband asked, “Can you make a bacon cupcake?” A cupcake? ...
Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta
While out at dinner a few nights ago I had some really lovely garlic shrimp over rice. It was really tasty, but I am not a fan of rice unless it is my mother-in-laws fried rice, and I wondered how it would taste with pasta instead. So, a few nights later the inspiration bug was biting and I went to the market and got some shrimp so I could test my idea. What I wanted was a dish that was buttery with a mellow garlic note. I needed...
