At work we are having a pot luck for Thanksgiving. Yes, as a nurse I do have to work many holidays and weekends. This Thanksgiving is no exception. I decided this year I wanted Christmas off so I put that as my first choice to have off this year. I frequently work Christmas because I …
Cooking is fun again with my Instant Pot! I really really love it. It’s the best gift I ever gave myself! I have made several dishes with it and they have all been great. I will share which ones I made and how they turned out. Stuffed Cabbage This was amazing. It made so …
Tonight I am using my Instant Pot to cook dinner for the first time. Well, hubby used it last night to make corned beef and cabbage and potatoes, but I am using it for the first time. I am making Kalua Pork. It is a Hawaiian pulled pork dish which usually entails a long cooking …
INGREDIENTS: 8 ounces (225 grams) salted butter, cut into cubes* 3/4 cup (175 grams) powdered sugar, sifted 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups (250 grams) all-purpose flour Sanding sugar, for dusting In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium low heat. Continue to cook the butter until it turns deep golden brown. Watch it …
So since it’s going to be a cool night and has been a wonderfully cool day here in Florida I decided to make a hearty comfort type meal. I got this recipe from Stockpilingmoms.com. It is a crock pot meal and takes overnight to cook but I used a shortcut so I could make it …
For dinner last night I made meatloaf with sauteed swiss chard with Stewed Tomatoes. I had Swiss Chard at the Cinebistro the other night and never had it before but I liked it so I decided to play with it for dinner last night. MEATLOAF Ingredients 1 lbs Ground Chuck or lean ground …
I had this amazing martini at Fleming’s Steak House this past week. It was so delicious! Blueberry Lemon Drop Martini Ingredients Raw sugar, for rim 12 blueberries 2 ounces Pinacle blueberry vodka 1 ounce lemon juice 1 ounce simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water, cooked into a syrup and then cooled) Wet the rim of …
Created by my friend Jason Nicholas of Pennsylvania. The Fuzzy Viking 2 Parts Icelandic Whiskey (Floki- an organic Icelandic Single Malt) 2 parts Peach Schnapps 3 parts Orange juice 1 dash of blood orange juice Or Grenadine (mostly for color) ICE Combine in shaker, and shake well. Strain. Serve in a mug or drinking horn …
This is my first time ever making Corned Beef and Cabbage. I used a recipe I found on Food. 4 cups HOT water 2 Tablespoons Cider Vinegar 2 table spoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon of fresh ground Pepper 1 large onion cut into quarters 3 lbs corned beef brisket (with spices) 8 small white or yellow …
Today I made cupcakes for our valentine day “party” in the lounge during work this week. I had no choice but to make them today because I work tomorrow and get off too late to be making cupcakes the night before. I used Dunken Hines Red Velvet cake mix and I made the cream Cheese …