Tag Archives: Pecans

Brussels Sprouts, Roasted and Tossed With Feta and Pecans

I was at an unofficial Book Club (weekday, smaller crowd) lunch and my friend Mira was tossing some sprouts together with some sliced sausage to pop into the oven. No biggie, right? I mean, who doesn’t roast their sprouts anymore … Continue reading

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Asparagus Salad With Blue Cheese and TWO(!) Dressings

We love asparagus; roasted, grilled, steamed, or, as here, blanched, then tossed into ice water to lock in that lovely green color, then dried and tossed in a salad – preferably with some blue cheese and thinly sliced red onion … Continue reading

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Michigan Cheese Spread

Technically, the very nice lady and former coworker who gave me this recipe – years ago, now – calls this a cheese ball; but it has always worked better for me as a spread. Pretty frikkin’ fantastic with veggies, but … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato Salad With Cranberries, Chipotles, and Feta

Who doesn’t like a potato salad? But… c’mon, be honest, don’t you sometimes want to mix things up, just a wee, tiny bit? Well, how’s this? Roasted sweet potatoes and onion tossed with a cranberry, chipotle pepper, and honey sauce, … Continue reading

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Cookie Dough Candy Bars

Every so often, my husband comes across something on the interwebs that looks interesting. I know he’d like to bake them, but he really doesn’t have the time and, well, I do have this blog thingy, and I do like … Continue reading

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Carrot Cake Waffles

When someone you love loves carrot cake; you are gonna pay attention when you come across a recipe (from Willow Bird Baking) on the interwebs for carrot cake waffles. So… I saved the recipe to my computer against the day … Continue reading

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Maple Pecan Cream Cheese

It was a beautiful autumn Sunday morning, and we had absolutely nothing planned for the day… well, except for Rich to prepare for two weeks of bidness travel; so, I resolved to take a bit of the sting of his … Continue reading

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Honey Roasted Pecans With Rosemary

My husband follows Sweet Paul on facebook, and around about once a month or so, he forwards me a link to something he’d like me to try. As it happened, I needed some spiced nuts for a salad I’d been … Continue reading

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Cinnamon Roll French Toast

Consider this for your next feast day breakfast: cinnamon rolls (y’know, the ones that come in a tube in the dairy case) baked into a French Toast casserole of ooey-gooey goodness with added eggs and milk and maple syrup and … Continue reading

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Caramelita Cake

It was time for our monthly gathering to drink wine and eat good food; also known as The Book Club. This month’s book “A Place at the Table” was my selection and, while I enjoyed it, I thought there could’ve … Continue reading

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