February 2011

Split Pea Soup with Barley and Ham {Slow Cooker}

February 28, 2011
Split Pea Soup

Fact: Before this recipe, I had never made (or tasted!) split pea soup, nor had I ever bought the dried little peas from the supermarket, cute as they may be. Fact: Before this recipe, I had never made (or tasted!) anything with barley in it, nor had I ever bought the hearty stuff from the [...]

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Chicken Pot Pie Crumble

February 25, 2011

This meal is crazy delicious. I’ll be honest that chicken pot pie has never been in my must-make-or-die list. It’s good and all but I’ve never craved it. Until now. This chicken pot pie version is unique because it is covered with a toasted-parmesan crumble topping. That alone would sway me to add chicken pot [...]

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Berrymisu Trifle

February 23, 2011

Think of this elegant Berrymisu as a distant cousin to my beloved {extremely nontraditional} tiramisu. The crisp biscuits or ladyfingers are dipped in a sweet and tart simple lemon syrup and layered between a luxurious raspberry cream cheese filling. After the trifle chills out for a few hours, the flavors blend together in a refreshing [...]

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Mexican Lasagna

February 21, 2011
Mexican Lasagna

Jeez. Isn’t it totally annoying when people can’t settle on their favorite lasagna? Changing their loyalties with every variation that comes on the scene. Fair weathered lasagna friends. Shame on them. Oh wait, that’s me. I have a thing for lasagna. I heart it big time. Back in my college days, along with Cowboy Dinner, [...]

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BBQ Chicken Salad with Creamy BBQ Cilantro Lime Dressing

February 18, 2011

Refreshing. Crisp. Flavorful. Healthy-ish. BBQ Chicken Salad. Probably one of my favorite salad combos ever. Ranks right up there with this one. Oh and this one and this one. Gotta love a great dinner salad. One Year Ago: Cream Biscuits Two Years Ago: Tri Color Pasta Salad Three Years Ago: Pasta Chicken Salad with Sun-Dried [...]

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Magical Layered Brownies

February 16, 2011
Layered Brownies

Are you familiar with the magical effect that happens when butter undergoes a simple transformation and changes from everyday yellow to tantalizing brown? Oh yes, I’m talking about browned butter, and it just might be the next best thing since sliced bread. Take for instance these brownies. Without the browned butter, they would be your [...]

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