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Kanelbullar…

Also known as cinnamon rolls to all you non Swedish speaking people. If I had been more on top of things I would have made these on Kanelbullar Dag (Cinnamon Roll Day) October, 4.  Oh well, January 30 will just have to do. I got this recipe from a Swedish cookbook that my sister [...]

The Daring Bakers: Tuiles

This month’s challenge is brought to us by Karen of Baking Soda and Zorra of 1x umruehren bitte aka Kochtopf. They have chosen Tuiles from The Chocolate Book by Angélique Schmeink and Nougatine and Chocolate Tuiles from Michel Roux. Last night I was perusing food blogs and came across a recipe from a past [...]

Snow and Spinach Lasagna

We had snow in Amarillo!  The high yesterday was 21…today it’s going to be 50.  Gotta love 30 degree temperature swings!  I made a spinach lasagna for dinner.  Cold weather calls for warm, filling food.  The recipe is at the bottom of the post.   This is my “Oh my goodness!  It snowed!” face.     [...]

Basa with Tomato Caper Sauce

Ben and I ate this meal a few nights ago and we both agreed that it was tasty.  It’s fairly healthy, and I also found the recipe to be quick and easy.  A quicky, easy, healthy and tasty meal!  I served the fish with whole wheat cous cous, also quick, healthy and easy.  I’ve started [...]

Zen 721

After a successful work day, Ben and I decided to celebrate with a dinner out.  There aren’t many options for “fine dining” here in Amarillo, but we’ve  located a few of the better, locally owned restaurants.  I feel a bit guilty about already having dined at 2 of the nicer establishments.  Maybe we should [...]

Baking in Amarillo: Cranberry Pecan Shortbread Cookies

We just moved to Amarillo!  This means a new town, new people, new house, new job, and most importantly…a new kitchen!  It took some time and some trial and error to get the kitchen organized.  I’m sure that you can identify with the importance of placement in a kitchen.  If your baking utensils, ingredients, pans, [...]