Year: 2012

2012 – a year in review

2012 – a year in review

I have a year in review for you here today…. We are going to re-visit some of the most popular recipes of the year. Then take a walk through the year to see what this year has provided and brought my way. And finally we 

BAGELS

BAGELS

…totally amazing and worth the time & effort! There are many kinds of bagels. The quality of bagels ranges from Awesome NYC Bagels down to pre-packaged frozen bread circles being passed off as bagels. These bagels which I am sharing with you today rank up 

Shrimp Bisque

Shrimp Bisque

When I first came across this Shrimp Bisque in my daily food-blog stroll I knew that I had to make it! It tastes absolutely divine and the layers/complexity of this soup are so unusual and absolutely delicious! There is a thickness to this soup because of the roux and then pureed shrimp which is just so filling. The flavors of the thyme and salt and the oranges and everything in this soup is fantastic – eat it & enjoy it!

Shrimp Bisque

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Seven Layer Italian Cookie

Seven Layer Italian Cookie

Seven Layer Cookies, Rainbow Cookies, Tri-Color Cookies, Italian Layer Cookies… it doesn’t matter what you call them – if you have ever eaten them, you probably love them! Growing up, these always seemed to be one of my favorite cookies (as well as my Dad’s, 

Cookie Exchange Wrap-Up

Cookie Exchange Wrap-Up

Are you in need a good Cookie Recipe (or a few dozen good cookie recipes)? Well no worries, bloggers from around the country have searched and searched to find their best cookie for the year in order to send out yummy cookies to other bloggers 

Molasses Snickerdoodles

Molasses Snickerdoodles

Molasses Snickerdoodles

The Great Blogger Cookie Exchange was awesome! I baked 3 dozen cookies & sent them around the country and in return I received a dozen cookies from each of 3 different bloggers (more on that later).

Ginger Snickerdoodle presents

While we are all here & enjoying cookies, I have a confession to make… I am cookie challenged! Yes, I admit it, I struggle to make cookies (they always stick to the parchment paper or spread too thin or this or that). So I signed up to the Cookie Exchange partially to challenge myself to make a really good cookie! This recipe is everything that a Cookie Should be & even I could not mess it up!

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