Winter

Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies

December 11, 2013
Christmas Cookie Recipe Chocolate Great Cookie Swap

This holiday season I decided to participate in The Great Cookie Swap 2013.  Helping to raise money for Cookies for Kids’ Cancer.  The Great Cookie Swap is the brainchild of two amazing ladies, Lindsay from the blog Love & Olive Oil and Julie from the blog the little kitchen.  This is the third year the […]

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Sparkling Cranberry Rose Cocktail

December 7, 2013
Champagne Cocktail for the Holidays

A winter storm hit here in Cincinnati yesterday, starting to really snow about noon.   In Cincinnati you would think that the world is coming to an end if there is a snow storm.  People go to the grocery store to stock up on water, milk and food, worrying they might be stuck in their […]

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Creamy Mashed Horseradish Cauliflower

November 25, 2013
Vegetarian Healthy Side Dish Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes Thanksgiving Christmas

 I am trying to incorporate more videos into my blog.  Let me tell you, taking a video is a complicated business and I have a lot to learn.  One thing I have had to learn the hard way (I am still learning) is knowing what shots I will need when it comes time to edit. […]

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Healthier Pumpkin Bread

November 22, 2013
Thanksgiving Fall Bread Breakfast Brunch Holiday

Here in Cincinnati it is White Tail Deer Season which means it is Rut or mating season.  The area that I live in is infested with white tail deer, yes I said infested.  So much so, that we put up deer fencing along our property several years ago.  My gardens have thrived ever since. So […]

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Brussels Sprouts and Apple Salad with Blue Cheese

November 11, 2013
Brussels Sprouts & Apple Salad healthy super foods vegetarian Thanksgiving

 I came up with this recipe, not because of Brussels Sprouts but because of apples.  Yes, I have over purchased the fall apples.  I love the things, so I have been working hard to use them up before the over-ripen.  I have been noticing tons of Burssels Sprouts or Kale salads with apples, so came […]

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Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake

November 4, 2013
Pumpkin Spice Cake Halloween Thanksgiving Christmas Holiday

With a new puppy in the house, I have been very busy.  With the potty training, keeping my eye on what she might be chewing on next,  and trying to remove it from her sharp little daggers, and in my spare time developing recipes for Thanksgiving I have been a wee bit frazzled.  But her […]

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts Slaw

February 25, 2013
Roasted Brussels sprouts Slaw

Me and the hubs went out to dinner a few weekends ago at a new restaurant that opened up here in Downtown Cincinnati called Metropole.  Metropole’s menu revolves around a custom-built wood-burning fireplace, emphasizing the city’s European roots and celebrating the region’s local farming and sustainable agriculture.  There is a HUGE wood burning fireplace in […]

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Caring for your Backyard Birds

February 21, 2013
Backyard Birds

As I thought about writing this post Caring for your Backyard Birds, I got to thinking about how long I have loved birds.  A few of my favorite stories growing up were The Ugly Duckling, and Are you My Mother.  I always loved the crows that gave Dumbo his feather and I loved the bird from […]

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When to Start Seeds Indoors?

January 31, 2013
Sowing seeds directly outside in garden

My first packages of seeds have arrived in my mailbox –woo, woo.  I LOVE buying seeds.  I know its weird but I have decided to embrace my weirdness and share. Knowing my seeds were on their way, I ran to Loews earlier this week and picked up my seed starting trays and seed mix along […]

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Chicken Care in January

January 24, 2013
Chicken Care in January

It was so cold here on Tuesday, I think with the wind chill it was whopping 9 degrees.  Though throughout the day the sun was out and the sky was blue, you couldn’t spend more than a few moments out before your fingers and ears started to sting. In the morning I ran out once […]

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Garden Reading in January

January 17, 2013
the backyard parables by Margaret Roach

Tuesday night the UPS driver pulled up to our home at 6:00 p.m and dropped off a package.  Since Jacob’s birthday was Monday I assumed it was probably his gift from his brother. (We won’t scold about it being late we are just happy that he got him a gift). However, waiting by my front […]

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Pork Shoulder with Fig Sauce

December 20, 2012
Pork Shoulder with Fig Sauce

Did you know pork is served at New Year’s celebrations all over the world. Some cultures believe pigs symbolize prosperity and abundance because of their plump bodies and high fat content, while others say pigs symbolize progress because they push themselves forward as they root around in the dirt for food.  This dish would be […]

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Peppermint Martini

December 15, 2012
Peppermint Martini

Okay I had to do a Christmas drink to follow up my week long Christmas Cookie marathon. I fiddled with doing a Christmas cookie cocktail, an eggnog shot, a milky way galaxy (that might show up here soon), but I picked the peppermint martini, why? Because those freakin’chocolate peppermint cookies that I made are to […]

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Drei Augen a German Shortbread Cookie + BAKERS GIVEAWAY

December 14, 2012
Drei Augen Cookies

Today is my last Christmas Cookie post, but tomorrow will be a Christmas Cookie Cocktail post, don’t miss it.  Drei Augen is a German Shortbread Sandwich Cookie.  The name Drei Augen means 3 eye, which is how the cookie got the name, with three holes that you punch through so you can see the jelly. […]

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Double Chocolate Cookie Peppermint Sandwich + BAKERS GIVEAWAY

December 13, 2012
Double Chocolate Peppermint Sandwich

Day 4 of my Christmas Cookie posting, is me making a meal out of a cookie.  Yes, I love peppermint.  I got the idea for this cookie, sandwich, meal from the Peppermint bark that you see everywhere. The chocolate cookie recipe is a chocolate lovers delight, if you want to make just the cookies you […]

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