Archive for the Category Recipes
Roasted Duck with Root Vegetables & Spaghetti Squash (aka Christmas Dinner)
So that big, glorious, hunk of meat duck we bought for Christmas dinner? We roasted him up and couldn’t have been more thrilled with the results.
Latkes Rosemary & Josh Style (aka Christmas Breakfast)
We love latkes. Granted, I probably don’t make them in a very traditional manner, but the combination of shredded potato, onion & spice all fried together tempts me any time I want a lazy breakfast. Christmas morning was a perfect time to make them.
Christmas Eve Prep
This year, as I stated before, we had a few different parties to either attend or host. Here are some of the things we brought to share on Christmas Eve…
Chicken Pot Pie (aka Woods’ Family Christmas)
I know. You’re all probably so over Christmas. It’s the New Year already, if you’re on top of it, the decorations are down, the tree is put away, and the next thing we’re looking forward to is springtime and finally being warm again. Well, you all know how I work around here, and if I’m going to go through about a thousand photographs and blog about them, the fact that I’m rolling out the Christmas posts while it’s still January is a pretty little Christmas miracle in and of itself.
So let’s reflect, shall we?
Besides, I still have a party to blog about that happened in November, so be impressed that Christmas is here.
For the last I-don’t-know-how-many-years I’ve requested my mom’s homemade Chicken Pot Pie for my birthday gift. When Josh and I got married, we had a pot-luck style reception (it was small enough and informal enough it worked beautifully) and my mom brought a huge cast iron skillet full of the goodness. So this year for Christmas when we were trying to make plans, this just seemed like the natural thing to make. Besides, it was high time I learned how to make it as well.
Shepherd’s Pie
I’m almost done writing about November, I swear. I’m a little slow at these things.
We celebrate a lot around here. A birthday or anniversary gets celebrated at least two or three times, and we consider most weekends to be honeymoons. That’s just the way we roll.
My birthday this year was no exception. We went away for the weekend before (also to celebrate our anniversary), and we had some friends over for an appetizer potluck a few weeks later. The actual day of my birthday landed on a Monday and Josh instructed me to come home from work, take a nap, and wait for him to prepare dinner. This man knows how to love me.
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What I Made for Thanksgiving, Part 2
So rather than cram four different dishes onto one post, I thought I’d divide it up a bit and spare you from waiting for thirty pictures to load.
You think I’m kidding.
What I Made for Thanksgiving, Part 2…
Homemade Cranberry Sauce. ‘Cause I can’t let my husband eat anything out of a can. ;)
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What I Made for Thanksgiving, Part 1
If I’ve made a dish for the last two years in a row for Thanksgiving, doesn’t that constitute a tradition for our little family by now? Especially considering this is only our third Thanksgiving together? I think it does.
Meatloaf That Makes Me Rethink Meatloaf
The last time I ate meatloaf was when I was about 12. I never liked it. Pressed hamburger with ketchup on the side… where’s the bun? The mustard? The pickle?? Save me.
