Monthly Archive: December 2014

Loaded Potato Skins

Mike loves loaded potato skins. They are delicious, but very unhealthy, with quite a bit of cheese, bacon and sour cream. I wanted to make some for him anyway (at least at...

Wiener Sugar Cookies

One of our favorite places to go is to our local tea shop. One of the things that Kim and I do occasionally is make cookies for our favorite baristas at our tea...

Sausage Spinach Pasta

I am always amazed by how quickly spinach goes bad.  It really only lasts for a few days.  I often find it hard to use up all the spinach.  I don’t really...

Mushroom and Ham Risotto

I love risotto.  It’s just so full of “creamy” delicious rice!  Some argue that is is hard to make and requires a lot of time and effort.  It definitely takes a lot...

Dill Dip

Shay had bought a dill dip mix from a craft fair and made it for us.  I don’t know exactly what was in it, but it was a mix of herbs and...

Minestrone

Mike loves Minestrone soup. I don’t really understand it, but the fact that I don’t like beans may have something to do with that. Minestrone is actually pretty easy to make and...

Honey-Glazed Drop Biscuits

I don’t really bake.  I’ve never liked baking, and after the Monkey Bread incident, I’ve avoided baking.  Plus Mike doesn’t want me to use his KitchenAid Mixer. I was supposed to bring an...

Margherita Pizza

Mike’s favorite pizza restaurant is a place in Washington D.C. called Two Amy’s.  I have to admit, their pizza is amazing!  My favorite pizza there is the Margherita pizza, with buffalo mozzarella....

Cranberry Apple Oatmeal

Mike is very picky about his apples.  He really only wants to eat Honeycrisp apples.  I really can’t blame him, Honeycrisps are delicious.   There must be something different about oatmeal, because...