Monthly Archives: December 2009

Broccoli and Potato Soup

Posted on December 31, 2009 by

Here’s another recipe from Paula Deen’s magazine. This one originally calls for ham, but I just left that out. This one turned out ok. Not bad, not great. I didn’t have a second bowl of it, let me put it … Continue reading →

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Mexican Veggie Casserole

Posted on December 30, 2009 by

I bought another issue of Paula Deen’s magazine “Cooking with Paula Deen”. I probably should just subscribe. It’s just FULL of great (sounding) recipes! I am not a fan of corn tortillas (I prefer flour ones), but I thought I … Continue reading →

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Product Review: Celebration Roast

Posted on December 29, 2009 by

I’ve heard talk of this “Celebration Roast” for years. Seriously. I’ve always wondered what it was like, and a couple of weeks ago at Wegmans I saw it in the freezer section (along with vegetarian “sausages”). I had to buy … Continue reading →

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Pioneer Woman’s Simple, Hearty, Chicken and Rice Soup (veggie version)

Posted on December 28, 2009 by

I thought this soup sounded so good, and especially on a cold winter’s (snowy) night! I made this last week during our crazy snowstorm, and it turned out ok. Not great, but not bad. I, of course, left out the … Continue reading →

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Product Review: Gardein’s Chick’n Scallopini

Posted on December 23, 2009 by

The other night at the grocery store I was looking for some Quorn Tenders, when I spied a whole new section of frozen vegetarian mock-meat products! I about did a little jig right there in the aisle! This is the … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Nut Bark

Posted on December 22, 2009 by

Last year I made 3 kinds of cookies for some of my neighbors and my best pet-sitting clients. This year I was trying to decide what to make for them, and I came across this recipe in Real Simple magazine. … Continue reading →

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Chicken Potpie Casserole

Posted on December 21, 2009 by

I love “chicken” pot-pie. It’s comfort food, you know? Usually I make it in a pre-made pie crust. This recipe looked kind of interesting, so I thought I would give it a whirl. Toby took one bite of this and … Continue reading →

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Tomato Alphabet Soup with Parmesan Crisps

Posted on December 17, 2009 by

First of all, let me say right off the bat that I could NOT find alphabet pasta. I instead used “o’s”, or as they are officially called, “rings”. This soup seemed almost TOO easy. Once it was done, it sat … Continue reading →

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(Vegetarian) Pigs in Blankets

Posted on December 16, 2009 by

Here’s the third thing I made for our holiday party this past weekend. We used Yves Veggie dogs in place of the real thing (and I am still upset that Morningstar Farms discontinued their veggie dogs- WHY???!!!).  I used almost … Continue reading →

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Mushroom Canapes

Posted on December 15, 2009 by

Here’s another appetizer I made for our holiday party. My mom actually gave me this recipe a while back and I couldn’t find it, but this one is pretty similar. I had several people comment on these: “These are SO … Continue reading →

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