December 23, 2013 One of my co-workers always brings in the rum balls. I've always wanted to make them so I went on-line and found a recipe or several recipes I used and modified this one:
December 19, 2013 I came across Langostino meat last year at Costco and was looking for a great way to prepare it. Lobster Lasagna is what I came up with. 1st let's discuss what Langostino meat is; according to Wikipedia it is the meat of the squat lobster, which is neither a true lobster nor a prawn. It is more closely related to porcelain crabs and hermit crabs.
December 13, 2013 We had our Christmas party last night at Tri-City Country Club! Brushes and Bottles came and we all painted! It was sooo much FUN! I absolutely LOVE to paint! I'm completely horrible at it. But, it doesn't matter you can be horrible and it's still okay! I love that!
I could paint all
December 11, 2013 Pacific Northwest wines are slowly winning over the world's connoisseurs. One Mid-Columbia winery just won over the world's most-famous food critics! Zagat Surveys, maybe the most respected independent food-rating system in the world, recently included Tagaris Winery in its TOP 8 WINERIES WITH FABULOUS FOOD list!
December 10, 2013 Holiday office parties are lots of fun! And at our company we are all pretty used to just being exactly ourselves. Most of us have worked with this company for many years and we all know each other like one big crazy family! So we aren't under too much pressure to make a good impression or anything
We have collected a few of the odder inventions brought to us by Coca-Cola. And we wonder if Dr. Pemberton rolls over in his grave.
December 3, 2013 You may have seen the recipe making it's rounds on Facebook for the best potato soup ever. Well I made it and it was awesome. Of course I made some modifications as I always do! First I used left over holiday ham instead of bacon and I added kale for a little green veg spruce up. I also omitted the 1 cup of cream because the soup was plenty creamy from the rue. Get ready for some creamy comfort food perfect for a cold winter day!
November 27, 2013 A caring husband sees that his wife is busy in the kitchen cooking Thanksgiving dinner and offers to help.
He: “My dear, what can I do to help you?”
She: “Take this bag of potatoes, peel half of them, and put them in the big pot to cook.”
November 27, 2013 According to the Associated Press and a story I read in today's Tri-City Herald:
"If you call Butterball's Turkey Talk Line for some cooking advice, you might get a male voice on the line.
For the first time, Butterball is enlist
November 26, 2013 I am not a fan of the canned cranberry glob. So for the last several years I've been making home made sauce with fresh cranberries, and I'll always do it this way forever. This year I found my secret ingredient:
November 26, 2013 I'm a guest at my daughters in-laws home for Thanksgiving and we're bringing a ham I was also asked to bring a vegetable, I was racking my brain for a creative was to present boring vegetables. Then I stumbled on this adorable 'Turkey Vegi Tray' I'm going to make it. Here are the step by step instructions:
November 25, 2013 I was just in Reno Nevada where they have In & Out Burger, my absolute favorite hamburger ever. I heard about their 'Secret Menu' which actually turned out not to be so secret after all