If you are a food blogger, or want to be one, you probably have the cooking part down. But how are your food photography skills? One of the easiest ways to attract people to your recipes (and your blog) is to take appealing and appetizing photos. Your eyes are the window to your soul but …
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I’ve partnered with Red Gold Tomatoes to share this recipe and giveaway. All opinions are my own. Slow cookers. Chili. Football. Fall. Canned goods, particularly tomatoes… … … I could go on and on, but I think you know where I’m going here. A canned tomato giveaway of course, with a little recipe for chili …
Slow cookers are made for autumn. Try out my recipe for slow cooker boneless apple short ribs – it’s easy and delicious! Today is the first day of autumn! I’m so happy I can’t even explain it to you without confusing you and not making sense. I am truly not a summer person and while …
If you have pickled blueberries, brie and pickled blueberries are the perfect combination! This is great for dinner parties and girls night’s in. I went on a farm tour this week (more on that later) and one of the other bloggers there made a comment that has resonated with me all week. She said that …
Easy slow cooker BBQ pulled chicken sandwiches, topped with red onions, pickles and pickled jalapenos! If you’re looking for game day recipes, this is the perfect dinner! My husband, known here as Mr. B., was on vacation last week. With the weekends too, it was more like a week and a half – lucky guy, right? It was …
If you find yourself with a cup of cherries, make these easy baked cherry vanilla bean doughnuts! You won’t be able to eat only one. Do you like doughnuts? Cause I sure do! I overbought cherries (again!) so I decided to make doughnuts out of them. There’s nothing like doughnuts to make a bad day …
This recipe is a great way to use the bounty of your herb garden. Lunch, dinner, or meatless Mondays – this summer pesto pasta is packed with flavor and color. I have been trying all summer to grow an herb garden. I was somewhat successful once a few years ago – I put all my …
Try this buttermilk duck fat cornbread the next time you make chili! Duck fat is a great addition to this rendition of a classic comfort food. The duck strikes again. And that is a totally awesome thing when it’s duck fat and you’re going to do some baking. One of the items in my box …
This easy slow cooker pot roast recipe is sure to make it on your Sunday supper rotation. Do you have a small family? Then bust out that slow cooker and make this pot roast! We are slow cooker people. We have two of the big ones (good for soups, pot roasts, meals in general), and …
Make a raspberry lemon granita for your next party at home or Fourth of July BBQ – its the perfect ice cream dessert alternative. It’s a heat wave! I know I talk about the weather all of the time, but the weather is all around us and it often dictates what kind of cooking I …
Bacon wrapped dates stuffed with goat cheese and topped with a honey balsamic reduction – fancy finger food! This is the perfect appetizer for a party. I have a bunch of go-to appetizer recipes that have always been my favorites for parties or potlucks. I’ve shared a few with you guys – my slow cooker grape …
My secret recipe for loaded baked potato soup – full of cheese, green onions and cheesy goodness! A few months ago I shared 8 great potato soup recipes from other bloggers, and this whole time I have been hoarding my own recipe for baked potato soup. I planned on including it in my future cookbook, …
This hearty beef mushroom barley soup will really warm you up on these last days of winter. I didn’t start off planning on making this soup but I found an awesome package of mushrooms at the grocery store. All my cooking plans for the day changed the minute I found this: Shiitake, oyster, pleurote and …
Each bite of these ginger candied carrots has a nice balance of lemons and ginger. It’s the perfect holiday side dish for ham, roasts, or everyday dinner. Ginger candied carrots are the perfect side dish for everyday meals and holiday dinners. Making my orange honey ham for Christmas, or any holiday dinner? Or this chicken …
This homemade taco seasoning recipe is so easy you will never use store-bought packets again. Just a few spices from your spice cabinet! Taco Tuesday and taco night are my favorite days – I just can’t get enough tacos. Whether making ground beef tacos, substituting with ground chicken, or even making taco dip or taco …
I love black beans. I may have a problem, an obsession you could even say. I used to think it was all beans because I buy a lot of kidney beans, small white beans and cannellini beans (Goya canned beans=yum), but I always end up cooking with the black beans. I have already posted two …