So Turkey Day desserts and rolls were a huge hit. For those curious, these are the recipes I used:

faux-Parker House rolls
Flaky Pie Crust
Pumpkin cheesecake

Photos if you missed them yesterday and care.FYI -- for the rolls and pie crust, I did make up "Jeanne's Gluten Free All-Purpose Flour Mix" except I couldn't get any sweet rice flour up here ( Read more... )

I come bearing pictures not only of my baked goods, but of Buddy happily licking the pumpkin cheesecake batter bowl.


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Mmmmm. Lasagna.

I attempted (pretty successfully) to replicate a recipe I saw months ago on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. Lasagna with a layer of Italian sausage and a layer of chicken and peppers. So good. I couldn't remember what they did for cheeses, so I winged it with what sounded good to me. As some of you know, I don't usually eat beef and ( Read more... )

I made this Balsamic-Glazed Lamb Meat Loaf for dinner last night and OMG, soooooooooooo good. Holy crap. I haven't eaten meatloaf of any type in years. (The last was a pork-only loaf my MIL made me several years ago when making regular meatloaf for the family. Good, but... *shrug*... whatever. Before that was childhood. Seriously ( Read more... )

So a few weeks ago I had this really great soup in my fav sandwich shop. Sunday night I decided to see if I could recreate it. Here's what I did, how it worked, and suggestions for next time.

( creamy chicken and artichoke soup )

I had Progresso hearty chicken noodle for lunch today. The season has begun. Most of the winter I have half a can of soup and half a sandwich for lunch everyday. The other days, I have a bowl of homemade soup instead.

stoney321 and I were just chatting in her lj about soup after she talked about her pantry. I mentioned a soup I did last winter -- dry ( Read more... )

OMG, my kitchen smells really good right now. Like garlic cheddar biscuits. The source of the fabulous scent? The dog treats I'm currently baking. Buddy had one from the first batch and gave it two paws up. If you're interested, here's the recipe for these and for the peanut butter treats I made just over a week ago (also very well received by ( Read more... )

I've totally not been on LJ the last several days. I've been knitting and watching Homocide and skiing and having Buddy time. It's been good.

( cut for length because this got a little long -- baking, skiing, and Buddy )

Two great things that go great together: skiing and soup ( Read more... )

Okay. Here's the adorable moose kid from last night.


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