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Favorite Recipes of 2014

Favorite Recipes of 2014

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are ready to ring in the new year! Here are my favorite recipes from the past year and here’s to even more deliciousness in the year to come. 1. Red Sangria 2. Brown Sugar Roasted Carrots 3. 

Simple Red Wine Mushroom Sauce

Simple Red Wine Mushroom Sauce

So, I mentioned previously that Ben and I do steak night on Friday nights (and how terrified Molly is when we cook them). This Friday we were out celebrating a promotion (congrats Don!) with some friends, so our steak night was moved to Saturday. Steak 

Cheesy Chorizo Dip

Cheesy Chorizo Dip

I almost felt guilty sharing this recipe, because well it’s kind of unhealthy and totally indulgent. But, then I thought about it. Who doesn’t want to sit with a bowl of melted cheese and chorizo in front of them on game day? So, then I 

Superbowl Snacks: Simple Shrimp Crostini

Superbowl Snacks: Simple Shrimp Crostini

Okay so, the Lions aren’t in Superbowl XLVIII and I bet some people are like, “Yeah DUH”, but not me. I really had my hopes up and I thought mayyybe this was our year (something my brother has been saying the last 20 years or 

OMG Brownies

OMG Brownies

Do you ever just have an urge to bake? Just to dig through your cupboards and find SOMETHING you can pop in the oven? I had that urge recently. And what resulted were these gooey, dark chocolate brownies. Oh yeah, and they had a caramel 

Meatball Sandwiches

Meatball Sandwiches

Remember when I said I wasn’t a fan of red sauce? Can I please correct myself and say that I like my homemade red sauce? I think I can go ahead and make that edit. It might be bragging, but I have to say that 

Cinnamon Sugar Oyster Crackers

Cinnamon Sugar Oyster Crackers

I made the savory version of this snack a while ago and brought it to a Superbowl party at my friend Caitlin’s house. Sometime throughout the game the dish spilled all over the floor and the dogs (yes, Molly was invited!) were licking the carpet 

Shepard’s Pie

Shepard’s Pie

I’m having a rough time getting back into the swing of blogging after my little trip to Vegas! Immediately after I got back, my friend Tiff came to visit so we could work on some planning for HER WEDDING! I am lucky enough to be