I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and are getting ready to ring in the New Year! It was a quiet Christmas for us, but we enjoyed getting to share the Holiday with good friends and as always cherished the moments with our little ones. For me, it was a lot of hard…
Archives for December 2010
Holiday Appetizer: Roasted Broccoli & Carrots and Herb Marinated Olives
You know what is great? Roasted vegetables. I love vegetables of any kind, but roasting really takes the flavors to the next level. I think this is a great appetizer in addition to the heavier ones you might find at a party including meat, cheese or starches. Let’s upgrade from the boring raw veggies to…
Bourbon Pecan Pie with Cinnamon Whipped Cream
Best ever. Ever. Maybe it’s because we really wanted pecan pie or maybe it’s because I made the crust from scratch or because there is booze in it, but whatever the case my hubby and I thought this was the best pecan pie we’d ever had. I am making this again for Christmas and I…
Holiday Meal Continued: Vegetable Gratin
This side a perfect match for the lamb I posted here yesterday. I love that it is red and green- how festive! It couldn’t be any easier. I actually saw Barefoot Contessa do this on her show. I couldn’t find the actual recipe but it looked so easy that I was able to remember the…
Holiday Meal: Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb & Vegetable Gratin
I love lambchops. I love lamb. If you’ve never cooked it, don’t be afraid. It is very easy to prepare and has so much flavor on it’s own. It is hard to really mess it up. My family (mom and Grandparents) being Greek, know how to cook lamb. I’ve never been a big red meat…
Herb and Garlic Cornish Game Hens
Ok, I am going to do my best to get some Holiday recipes posted in the next couple weeks. Starting now. If you are just stopping by for the first time (first off, thank you!) please know that this month will be heavy on the recipes and light on the nutrition articles. We have a…
Salt Dough Ornaments
Get ready to bake some amazing fat-free, sugar-free, cholesterol-free, calorie-free goodies! Ok, so they’re not edible……but still kind of like cookies. And you get to knead dough and bake and be creative. Interested? I like sugar, don’t get me wrong. I just wanted to find a fun, healthy, Holiday activity that I could do with the…
Hearty Vegetable Soup
There was a time that I wasn’t very fond of soup. Just wasn’t interested in them at all. Then I started making my own and realized soup is one of the easiest things to make and I love being able to control the fat and sodium. Sorry folks, but soup is not where I want…
