The Open Pantry :

Roasted Garlic Tomato Basil Soup

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I came home from class freezing and craving soup!!! I browsed my kitchen and pantry and decided to live it up with homemade tomato and a toasty grilled cheese. Eating grilled cheese is a rarity at our house since my hubby is not a fan[...]

Rocco Cook book winner . . .

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I hope everyone had a fabulous St. Patrick's day!!! We had quite the shindig with some AMAZING friends and feasted on many an Irish dish . . . delish ! Okay, okay, onto the cookbook winner . . . the one and only carrot cake loving Jenn H .!!![...]

Pink Princess Cake

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This birthday cake was made for a very special girl who had a pink princess party!!! Hope you had a wonderful birthday! ALSO thank you WONDERFUL friends and family for making my own birthday so wonderful!!! Love you all!!! Enter my latest[...]

Cook book Giveaway . . . again!!!

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Okay lets face it . . . my food blogging is a little lacking lately . . . that's what happens when school starts again . . . and sometimes you just aren't in the mood to blog what you cook . . . or be as inventive as you feel that food blogging[...]

Giveaway!!! The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner cookbook

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I have to share my love for this cookbook by giving one away! I LOVE The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner! I just made her Chicken Chili AND as far as Tuna Casserole goes hers is by far the best I have ever had! The recipes in the book are EASY to make[...]

Ratatouille

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Finally! I finally made Ratatouille!!! This may seem like no big deal to you savvy cooks who have "been their" and "done that" but I have always wanted to try it out and had NEVER met an eggplant that I liked . . . until this weekend . . . when[...]

Fancy Nancy Birthday Cake and Airplane Birthday Cake

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I loved making this "Fancy Nancy" cake for my cousins DARLING little girl's birthday! It just got my girly glams going to add a little sparkle and make a feather fan and find little jazzy jewels for this super cute girls cake!!! Also[...]

Potato, Cheese and Caramelized Onion Perogies with Ham and Mustard Brown Butter Sauce

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I made a large batch of these babies and froze whatever escaped the dinner table. They are addictive! I especially love what browning them in butter does to the taste and texture! Delish! Potato, Cheese and Caramelized Onion Perogies with[...]

Homemade Bagels with Butternut Squash Caramelized Onion and Roasted Garlic Cream Cheese

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All I can say is that my husband ate these bagels . . . a few of them . . . WITH the cream cheese! If you know my man this is quite the feat . . . the eating of the butternut squash cream cheese! When I told him I was making bagels he asked if we[...]

What will you give this Christmas?

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This story reminded me once again of the amazing people on this earth that give so selflessly of their time and talents in the service of their fellowmen. How grateful I am to be blessed with health and strength and the ability to serve[...]