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Roasted Cauliflower Soup (plus recipe)

Roasted Cauliflower Soup (plus recipe)

A couple of weeks ago I was at Three Angels Diner (Broad St, Memphis– go there!) and had a taste of my bro-in-law’s roasted cauliflower soup and I liked it so much I decided I wanted to try and make it at home.  I searched for some recipes online to use as a general guideline … Continue reading »

Gingersnaps! (plus recipe)

Gingersnaps! (plus recipe)

I’ve been obsessed with these gingersnap cookies lately.  A co-worker had gotten some from a relative and offered me one.  I declined at first- because I don’t like gingersnap cookies… OR DO I?!  I do!  These aren’t hard/crunchy box-tasting cookies like I had expected… these are chewy-soft spicy goodness.  I was so surprised at how … Continue reading »

Homemade guacamole

Homemade guacamole

I’ve always wanted to make my own guacamole and couldn’t figure out why I hadn’t already.  I forgot to buy a lime at the grocery store so I just used a spritz of lemon when I made some this afternoon.  It turned out pretty good. [ 1½ hass avocado, 1 roma tomato diced, about ½ … Continue reading »

Slow Cooker Thai Chicken (plus recipe)

Slow Cooker Thai Chicken (plus recipe)

Yeah, another post about food.  I’m on that kick again.  So last week I handed a Crock Pot brand cook book to my husband and told him if he found anything he liked in there, that I would make it for dinner later that week.  He chose “Thai Chicken”.  I have to admit, when I … Continue reading »

I thought I hated sandwich bread

In the world of bread (a world I have only explored halfheartedly) I have come to realize that I only like two kinds: the end pieces of really chewy, crusty types of bread and bread gunked up with something else (examples: covered in butter & cinnamon sugar, smothered in garlic & herbs, or like, yeast … Continue reading »

Shortbread Cookies (plus recipe)

Thursday night I made some shortbread cookies (with chocolate drizzle) and packaged them up as individual gifts to my co-workers.  This was my first attempt at making cookies from scratch as an adult… and much to my surprise, they actually turned out very edible and un-brick-like.  Above is a picture of the raggedy ones that … Continue reading »