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Pork Chops with Port and Cherry Sauce (Port Chops)

I don’t prepare pork chops very often.  I am a big fan of pork tenderloin, but for some reason I avoid pork chops in the grocery store.  As part of my new recipe a week resolution, I thought I would give pork chops another chance.

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Posted by on February 6, 2012 in Chicken, Entrée, Pork

 

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Spinach Bacon Cheese Balls

A few weeks ago we were over at Kim and Ryan’s for an amazing dinner.  Kim surprised Jamie with an über delicious Triple BerryCrumble for his birthday.  As part of the menu for the evening, Kim made these delicious Spinach Balls.  They were very tasty and we ate them all before dinner was served.

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Posted by on January 30, 2012 in Appetizer, Bacon, Side Dishes, Vegetables

 

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Peppermint Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

I was looking in our junk food cupboard (admit it, you have one too!) and there I saw it, one last box of Christmas chocolates.  Hmmm, do I eat these delicious peppermint chocolates immediately, or can I turn them into a scrumptious treat?  Of course, I decided to bake with them instead of tearing open the box and devouring the chocolates in mere seconds! 🙂

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Posted by on January 27, 2012 in Baking, Candy, Chocolate, Cookies, Desserts, In a Pinch

 

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Oatmeal Molasses Cookies

As part of my quest to try new recipes in 2012, I went to my cookbook shelf looking for a new cookie recipe. We were having a staff meeting, and what better way to experiment with a new cookie recipe than to feed them to your co-workers.  In all my years of doing this, no-one has complained. 🙂

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Posted by on January 23, 2012 in Baking, Cookies, Desserts

 

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Maple Ginger Glazed Salmon

There are times when you are in the grocery store and you see a frozen item on sale that is a really good buy.  It might be an item that you normally don’t purchase frozen, but it seems too good to pass up.  This is what happened with a 4 pack of frozen salmon filets.  It was a great deal, but, every time I opened up the freezer, I was never interested in preparing them.  I just kind of felt like they were taking up valuable space where I could keep additional packages of bacon 🙂  or maybe Tupperware containers filled with excess cookies!

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Posted by on January 20, 2012 in Entrée, In a Pinch, Salmon

 

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Peanut Butter and Jam Chicken

In fulfilling my New Years Resolution, I grabbed a cookbook off the shelf in the search of a new chicken soup recipe.  As I was turning the pages PB&J Chicken caught my eye.  Did that just say what I think it did?  When I flipped back I was surprised and intrigued.  Peanut Butter and Jam Chicken?  Well, I like peanut butter, I like jam and I like chicken, so I had to see how this was going to turn out!

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Posted by on January 16, 2012 in Chicken, Entrée, Peanut Butter, Vegetables

 

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Roasted Carrots and Brussels Sprouts

I find something very comforting about roasted vegetables.  I love how a hearty, meaty vegetable turns soft and luxurious when it has been roasted to perfection in the oven.  It really represents the winter months when you turn on your oven and find yourself roasting or baking most of your meals.

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Posted by on January 13, 2012 in Side Dishes, Vegetables

 

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Madras Beef Curry

My New Year’s Resolution this year was one new recipe a week.  I have a lot of cookbooks, and I often look through them as if they were novels, but I have a hard time following recipes.  I always add a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Not that it is a bad thing, but I thought maybe I should try to follow some recipes as they are written this year 🙂

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Posted by on January 9, 2012 in Beef, Curry, Entrée

 

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Spicy Pulled Chicken Sandwich

Cold winter days really leave me craving comfort food.  Now I know that it is the beginning of the year and I should be thinking of salads and raw vegetables to help balance out the extra food I ate over the holidays, but I am really in the mood for a sandwich!

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Posted by on January 6, 2012 in Chicken, Entrée

 

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Sweet Potato Hash (Jamie’s Birthday Breakfast Skillet)

Not only is today my first post of 2012, but it is also my husband, Jamie’s birthday!  So, I thought that I should make a special breakfast to mark this special occasion.

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Posted by on January 2, 2012 in Breakfast, Entrée, Pork, Vegetables

 

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