2010 September | Hottie Biscotti

Turkey Sloppy Joes

This is a healthier version of a sloppy joe, but no less sloppy or tasty. Ground turkey takes the place of ground beef, and the addition of grated carrots and tomatoes makes these more nutritious. We ate these last night when my friend Carrie and her 3 girls came through Amarillo on their way to [...]

Black Bean, Sweet Potato and Sausage Soup

Even though the temperature is now in the 80′s, it was in the upper 40′s here this morning. This cooler weather inspired me to make a more fall-like dish for dinner. I love sweet potatoes, but rarely cook with them…I can’t tell you why, it’s just a problem I have. They’re so good for you, [...]

Raspberry White Chocolate Almond Bars

My friend Jackie made these for my baby shower this past weekend. She has made them before, so I knew what I was in for. These bars are pretty incredible. Everyone loved them, and a lot of people asked for the recipe. The recipe is from a Nestle cookbook that Jackie owns. I found it [...]

Double Chocolate Marshmallow Chex Bars

Today I cleaned out my pantry and the cabinet that houses all of the medicine, vitamins, paper goods, cookie cutters, cake decorating gadgets, and some other random junk I own. It felt so good to throw some things away and get everything organized. The most impressive things I tossed were a box of generic NyQuil [...]

Triple Hot Chocolate Cookies

This recipe is from the Tasty Kitchen blog, Pioneer Woman’s recipe sharing community. I sometimes forget to look here for recipes, but thanks to my Google Reader I am reminded to check it out every now and then when there is a new post. The site is organized well, and is easy and fun to [...]

Cream Cheese & Oat Bars

There isn’t much to say about these creamy, yet crunchy, sweet, yet salty and incredibly yummy bars except that they are terrific. They are lovely and simple, and I will be marking this one in my recipe collection as one that is an all around pleaser and something I will probably make many times in [...]

Apple & Almond Chicken Salad

Few things are better than a really delicious chicken salad on some really delicious bread. This chicken salad is really delicious. I have been convicted lately to use my cookbooks more. I am often reminded of my dad saying to me and my sisters when I lived at home, “Why are you looking on the [...]

Argentine Flank Steak with Salsa Criolla

To kick off the long weekend we had a great dinner with Ben’s parents who made the trip up from Austin to visit. I’ve had this recipe from Fine Cooking printed out and in my wonderfully organized recipe binder for a while now with every intention of making it, but just never got around to [...]

Cinnamon Pecan Muffins

These muffins, while a tad bit crumbly, are so incredibly delicious. I have a true and undying love for pecans, and so these had me from the very beginning. The combination of cinnamon and pecans in these muffins is wonderful, and greasing and sugaring the muffins cups gave them such a great crunchy, sweet exterior. [...]

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