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Fresh Lemon Sorbet

May 20, 2015 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

Lemon Sorbet Recipe

I am excited for the warm weather because that means that I can bring out my trusty ice cream maker more!  After our recent Costco trip we had a lot of lemons and I decided to whip up some lemon sorbet with a recipe I found at the kitchn.  I like this recipe because it…

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Filed Under: Food, Sweet

Gingery Wonton Soup Recipe

May 17, 2015 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

Wonton Soup Recipe

This weekend our family had the bad luck of having a nasty bout of the stomach flu.  After much suffering, I was starving, but nothing looked good to me in the fridge.  I decided to throw together this wonton soup and it was surprisingly delicious!  It is days like these that I am grateful for…

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Filed Under: Food, Savory, Soups

Kyra’s Bake shop | Food Network’s Cupcake Wars

April 14, 2015 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

Every time I drive Jack to his new school in Lake Oswego, I wish for a cupcake as I pass by Kyra’s Bake Shop. They are a 100% gluten-free and 100% local bakery featuring exquisite baked treats, sandwiches, cocktails, and coffee. This morning I decided to give into temptation and treat myself to a “Hot…

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Vanilla Ice Cream with Basil & Extra Virgin Olive Oil

September 3, 2014 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

I never thought I would pour extra virgin olive oil over my vanilla ice cream.  Adding basil? Not a chance.  But this was surprisingly delicious!  I was inspired to add the basil by Ree Drummond on her show The Pioneer Woman on Food Network.  She had this delicious looking recipe where she topped her vanilla…

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Filed Under: Food, Sweet

Fabulous Oreo Cookie Chocolates

August 8, 2013 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

oreo cookie mold tutorial

This is another project from my Mother-in-law Shelley that I am definitely going to try out.  These wonderful little chocolate cookies have a show-stopping presence that is much easier to do that it looks.  They are made using Spinning Leaf molds, colored melting chocolate, and oreo cookies.  The beautiful prints are made by using chocolate…

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Filed Under: Events, Food, Sweet

Kool Aid Gourmet Popcorn Recipe

August 6, 2013 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

kool aid candy popcorn

Here is another fabulous treat that was showcased at the birthday party. I totally never would have thought of this!  I had always thought that gourmet popcorn was something that you could only get from high end popcorn stands at the mall or hand delivered from small family owned companies in the midwest.  This was…

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Filed Under: Events, Food, Sweet

Princess Cupcakes

August 4, 2013 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

My niece Becca LOVES princesses so we made her this tower of yummy girly cupcakes.  I used Gale Gand’s Buttercream Frosting Recipe from Food Network and it turned out pretty well.  It definitely needed a pinch of salt, though.  The cute flowers are from fancyflours.com.  They have so many wonderful cake decorating supplies!  I will definitely be…

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Filed Under: Baking, Events, Food, Sweet

Princess Wonderland Candy “Bar”

August 2, 2013 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

girls birthday party ideas candy display

My Mother-in-law Shelley has the magic touch when it comes to making parties wonderful.  For my niece’s 5th birthday party she threw the most perfect pink princess party you will ever see.  One of my favorite things from the party was this candy bar that she put together.  It is a gorgeous array of colorful pink…

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Double Dark Chocolate Cupcakes

July 28, 2013 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

I guess I have been doing a lot of food lately…  This week was pretty hard for me, so for a little pick me up I turned to some double chocolate cupcakes.  It did just the trick.  It was also a great excuse to get out of the house and deliver some to a couple…

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Filed Under: Baking, Food, Sweet

Herbed Butter Steak and Creamed Spinach, Pioneer Woman Style

July 18, 2013 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

Herbed Steak Creamed Spinach Recipe

I have to admit that I have been a little obsessed with the Pioneer Woman (Ree Drummond) on Food Network Lately.  Her food is always so yummy!  So I thought I would share a couple recipes of hers that I used the other day.  I know a lot of her recipes begin with a stick…

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Filed Under: Food, Savory

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