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I LOVE Tortilla Soup! Here’s a quick, healthy and easy recipe that you will love!! Ingredients: 1 rotisserie chicken 1 28-oz can crushed tomatoes 1 15 oz container of canned corn 2 32 fl oz containers of chicken broth 2 15 oz cans of black beans 2 16 oz containers of salsa (I use Trader Joe’s [...]
Dressing 1/4 cup EVOO 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 teaspoon dijon mustard salt and pepper Directions Sprinkle dressing over the salad. Cover and marinate for 24 to 48 hours in the refrigerator. Keep the remaining dressing aside to toss in the salad before serving. Salad use washed and chopped kale salad (Trader Joe’s sells [...]
Ingredients: Donut Holes Lollipop Sticks Colored Candy Melts (Pink, White, Purple, etc) Pastel Candy Corns Styrofoam Block Confetti Sprinkles Jumbo Heart Sprinkles And don’t forget the chocolate: Yummy Chocolate Rice Krispie Eggs Ingredients: Rice Krispie Treats 40 Marshmallows 3 tbsp Butter Spring Time Sprinkles Colored Melting Chocolates
One of my absolute favorite comfort foods from New England is Portuguese Sweet Bread. By far the best I’ve ever tasted comes from a yummy little mom and pop restaurant in Swansea, MA called Corner Stone Bakery. Apparently I actually have my own family recipe passed down for at least four generations; however, it calls for 10lbs of flour [...]
The package of Steamed Lentils is one of my favorite Trader Joe’s products!! (See this for a complete list of the TJ projects I adore)! I never gave them a second look while I was shopping (I wasn’t even sure what I would do with them if I bought them!) until I got my Cooking [...]
Time seems to be the one thing most people feel cheated on. For many of us in our busy lives, whether its spending all day with your children, a busy work schedule or whatever, cooking dinner at the end of the day can be, oh so dreaded. This is precisely why I LOVE more than anything in [...]
Kristal, Melissa and I would like to wish a day filled with love and laughter! We have recently shared some of our favorite Valentine’s Day recipes, DIY projects and gift ideas! Here are a few other new goodies I know you will LOVE and a “Cliff’s Notes” version of our other V-Day faves for those of you [...]
Going to a crowded restaurant for a occasion everyone else is celebrating too is not the most romantic idea to me. My idea of a perfect Valentine’s night is a homemade meal for two (with leftovers of course), candles, a movie and a great bottle of wine. Checkout Uncorcked in Hermosa Beach for the perfect bottle! This Valentine’s [...]
Chocolate-dipped treats are my absolute favorite desserts to make for EVERY event! I enjoy “baking” and serving chocolate-dipped pretzels, cookies, meringue and other treats neatly arranged on platters to my guests! They always have the same reaction, “Oh my God! These are so cute! How did you do all this? When did you find the [...]
For our monthly book club, each member brings an appetizer to share. Book club is always a perfect time to catch up with friends and discuss our book, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I also look forward to the delicious appetiers that the other girls bring to share. We always end [...]
