how to start a day off right. After writing a lengthy post, I went and accidentally deleted it. I guess it's the blog's way of getting back at me. "Victim of neglect, my arse. I'll show her."
Anyway, I'm still here. I'm as close as I can be to overdosing on clementines, trying to keep any nasty bugs away with vitamin C.
Oh. There is something I wanted to share but forgot about in the deleted post. Thanksgiving came and went and I tried something new. First, I loathe dressing. Each year I think that it really does look good and each year I give it another try and each year I find it just as disgusting as the previous year. This year though, I saw something. I'm a fan of Barefoot Contessa on Food Network and I caught her on their Thanksgiving Live special. Anyway, she gave a recipe for an alternative to dressing. It's Mushroom & Leek Bread Pudding. I made it and I really liked it. I know it probably sounds weird but I enjoyed it. I mixed it all up and put most of it in a larger dish but put some aside in a smaller dish to sample it (since I prep all my sides days in advance). Here's my sample of it.
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Another new thing I tried the other day was a recipe I found on Pinterest. It only makes an 8x8 pan so it doesn't go very far but I liked them fine. It was Creme Brulee Cheesecake Bars and I found the recipe HERE. The only thing I had to change was the filling. I only had one block of cream cheese on hand so I halved the filling, leaving the crust as is. So here's a pic of my bars.
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Now I should quit talking about food and go buy some. As much as I don't want to get out in the cold, it's sunny so I'm taking advantage of it.
Anyway, I'm still here. I'm as close as I can be to overdosing on clementines, trying to keep any nasty bugs away with vitamin C.
Oh. There is something I wanted to share but forgot about in the deleted post. Thanksgiving came and went and I tried something new. First, I loathe dressing. Each year I think that it really does look good and each year I give it another try and each year I find it just as disgusting as the previous year. This year though, I saw something. I'm a fan of Barefoot Contessa on Food Network and I caught her on their Thanksgiving Live special. Anyway, she gave a recipe for an alternative to dressing. It's Mushroom & Leek Bread Pudding. I made it and I really liked it. I know it probably sounds weird but I enjoyed it. I mixed it all up and put most of it in a larger dish but put some aside in a smaller dish to sample it (since I prep all my sides days in advance). Here's my sample of it.
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Another new thing I tried the other day was a recipe I found on Pinterest. It only makes an 8x8 pan so it doesn't go very far but I liked them fine. It was Creme Brulee Cheesecake Bars and I found the recipe HERE. The only thing I had to change was the filling. I only had one block of cream cheese on hand so I halved the filling, leaving the crust as is. So here's a pic of my bars.
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Now I should quit talking about food and go buy some. As much as I don't want to get out in the cold, it's sunny so I'm taking advantage of it.
