December 31, 2009 – 1:00 AM
Another year is coming to a close. The RecipeGirl.com site has been up since mid 2006, but this blog portion of the site is turning just 2 years old tomorrow. Launching the site (and especially the blog) was a most fabulous idea, it has fueled my passion for food & cooking & creativity in the kitchen, and it [...]
December 28, 2009 – 1:00 AM
If you’re searching for a festive appetizer for New Year’s Eve, here’s one you can prepare ahead (and still impress your guests): Spinach, Feta & Sundried Tomato Triangles. This is a jazzed up version of the typical Greek Phyllo Triangle… added mint, sundried tomato, kalamata olives and lemon.
Here’s a pictoral how-to (the complete recipe can be [...]
December 26, 2009 – 1:00 AM
The Ten in ‘10 Healthy Challenge officially begins in just one week: January 2nd, 2010. Are you ready to begin your 10 week commitment to making healthy changes in your life? Find challenge details here. It’s not too late to join in!
I’ve been putting a lot of thought into what specific goals I should shoot [...]
December 21, 2009 – 1:00 AM
In my family, we have a celebration on Christmas Eve. Lots of us get together and share a big dinner that everyone helps to prepare. Once dinner is cleaned up, we begin preparing brunch for Christmas day… usually an overnight egg casserole and sometimes even cinnamon rolls. We wake up Christmas morning and sneak downstairs [...]
December 19, 2009 – 7:01 AM
Note to my readers: This healthy challenge is not going to be the new focus of my site. It’s a challenge that I will write about only on Saturdays. Recipe postings will occur, as usual, during the week.
As of Saturday AM, Jan. 30, 2009… we have 341 passionate people who are (publicly) on board for getting healthy in 2010. [...]
December 17, 2009 – 1:00 AM
We’re coming to a close here this holiday cookie season, and I’ve saved the best for last. This cookie recipe is by far my favorite Christmas cookie discovery this year: Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies. This delightful treat comes from the December 2009 issue of Bon Appetit, and I’ve changed it up a little bit using these [...]
December 15, 2009 – 3:30 PM
I just made these today, and I couldn’t resist sharing them with you immediately.
Have you been persuaded to buy any of those specialty bags of Hershey’s holiday kisses? I picked up a bag of the Mint Truffle flavored variety at Target the other day and found myself wondering what the heck I was going to [...]
December 14, 2009 – 1:00 AM
Abigail Johnson Dodge is an expert in baking and cooking, as well as a popular food writer, instructor and media personality. Her recipes are featured regularly in various publications. Most recently, her gorgeous Peppermint Meringue Cake with Chocolate Buttercream landed the coveted spot on the cover of Bon Appetit.
The Weekend Baker, one of 6 cookbooks that [...]
December 12, 2009 – 1:00 AM
The beginning of the year is as good a time as any to make some healthy changes in your life. I work best on this sort of thing when I have support from others. So I’ve decided to put together a challenge that everyone can participate in if they wish… one that will begin on [...]
December 11, 2009 – 1:00 AM
This contest is now closed. Congrats to the ten winners listed below- all chosen randomly via www.random.org!
#51 Molly “I love Pioneer Woman cooks. But, if I can’t find a recipe I am specifically looking for, I usually go to allrecipes.com. I like reading the reviews.”
#66 Fran www.FrantasticFood.com “My 1st resource is my Google Reader feed [...]
December 10, 2009 – 1:00 AM
Welcome to the Baker’s Dozen Ultimate Christmas Cookie Exchange! Today I’ve united with twelve incredible food bloggers to bring you a holiday cookie celebration. To see all of the participating bloggers, please visit the Baker’s Dozen home site at www.13CookieChristmas.info.
I’ve spouted off before about how I think that Christmas cookies should LOOK like Christmas cookies. [...]
December 8, 2009 – 1:00 AM
* this giveaway is now closed. The randomly selected winner (via random.org) is #82 Nicole from www.dulanotes.com! Enjoy the movie! Nicole commented…
“Your site is great because if I want to try something new or have to bring a crowd-pleasing recipe to a gathering, I can count on your recipes.”
Wow, thanks Nicole! I can’t tell you [...]
December 7, 2009 – 1:00 AM
There is a rather disturbing trend taking place in the world of Christmas cookies. It’s that folks are doing so-called “Christmas Cookie Baking,” that isn’t really holiday baking at all. What I mean by this is that some people bake chocolate chip cookies or snickerdoodles and such, add them to their cookie platters and call them Christmas [...]
December 6, 2009 – 6:30 AM
If you’re planning holiday parties this season, I have some festive ideas to share- along with three appetizer cookbooks very worthy of purchase for your ever-growing cookbook collections!
The first recipe comes from New Flavors for Appetizers: Classic Recipes Redefined by Amy Sherman ( CookingWithAmy) I’ve met Amy a couple of times before, and apart from being [...]
December 3, 2009 – 1:00 AM
You still have time to enter the Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Recipe Contest. Combine your favorite ingredients with Puff Pastry to come up with something new… and you may win an all-expense paid trip to New York City for you and a friend! Details here.
The holidays are upon us. Friends and family will be gathering [...]
December 1, 2009 – 1:00 AM
I’m officially enamored with eggnog. This holiday season, I’ve already whipped up an eggnog bread and eggnog muffins. My husband has been eyeing an eggnog cookie recipe from a holiday cookie magazine that he’d like me to bake. My son has been begging me to make eggnog french toast. And my nephew (a chef) apparently informed my sister that my [...]
