Sun Dried Tomato Risotto

Happy Friday ya'll!  I made the pioneer woman's sun dried tomato risotto  a while back and it was soooo good!!

I added some shitake mushrooms and it made it even yummier!  If you're looking for some new comfort food, this is it! : )

Check out the recipe here.  Hope everyone has a lovely weekend!

End of Summer Recipe: Crab Quiche!

Hi Ya'll!  I wanted to share with you a recipe that's near and dear to my heart, it's the first thing that I made after I had moved into my own apartment my junior year of college and was "officially" on my own!  It was one of the best feelings in the world!!!  And I was so excited to have my own place and a kitchen that I decided to make a quiche (I had never really cooked before this) other than boiling an egg and making ramen noodle and easy mac!  I felt pure joy and independence, it was amazing!

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I took a trip recently to Costco with Hubby and was walking past the seafood and saw cans of Phillips crab meat for $4.99!!!  I was so excited that I grabbed two jumbo cans and after checking out realized they were actually $15.99 a piece, major FAIL!  That sneaky Costco puts those price tags there to make you think that it's a different price, it's called bait and switch!  Yeah I have a marketing degree, I'm on to your game Costco!

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Anyway so after almost choking to death looking at the receipt, I walked my pride and very expensive crab meat out the door and decided to make my favorite crab quiche. : ) 



Please note the huge pieces of crab meat, mmmmm so good!!!

Its' really the easiest thing to make!!

All you need is:

Pre-made pie crust

4 eggs

1/2 cup of Mayonnaise

1/2 cup Milk

2 tablespoons Flour

8 ounces of your favorite cheese shredded (I like to use 4 ounces of swiss cheese because it really brings the crab flavor out and then 4 ounces of cheddar or colby jack)

8 ounces of crab meat

1 1/2 tablespoon Old Bay

Salt and Pepper to taste

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl (mix the liquids first then add the cheese and crab).  Pour into the patry shell and back for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Enjoy!!!

The Green Monster!!

Happy Weekend!!

Have any of ya'll heard of the Green Monster???  Hubby has really gotten into this drink since being introduced to it by our friend Amy. 

(image from oh she glows blog)

I have to say that I haven't tried it but Hubby has had it two days in a row and is liking it! 

Click on the links above to get the recipe!!

I'm sure that I'll get up the nerve to try it one of these days but in the meantime I'll just stick to my Special K cereal, the fruit and yogurt is my fav!

SNOW=Crock Pot

There's nothing I love more than to throw a bunch of ingredients into a crock pot and come back 6-8 hours later and have a meal waiting for me! Love it!

And with all the snow we've been having lately I've been making some crock pot meals.

Have you heard of Gooseberry Patch Cookbooks? They're awesome!!!!

I have a few:
(They wouldn't all upload for some reason so I can only show you this one)

One that I have is a Slow Cooking book and it's great!!!

I'm tring out the following recipe today, it's called Fisherman's Warf Stew

2T. Olive Oil

1 cup leek, sliced

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 cup baby carrots, thinly sliced

6 roma tomatoes, quartered and sliced

1/2 cup green pepper, chopped

1/2 t. fennel seed

1 bay leaf

8 oz. bottle clam juice

1 cup dy white wine or water

1 lb. cod, sliced 1 inch thick and cubed

1/2lb. meduim shrimp, peeled and cleaned

1 t. sugar

1 t. dried basil

1/2 t. salt

1/4 t. hot pepper sauce

2 T. fresh parsley, chopped

Mix oil, leek and garlic in a slow cooker. Add vegetables, fennel seed, bay leaf, clam juice and wine or water: stir. Cover and cook on low setting for 8 to 9 hours, until veggies are tender. About 20 minutes before serving, gently stir in remaining ingredients except parsley. Cover and cook on high setting for 15 to 20 minutes, until fish flakes easily with fork. Discard bay leaf; stir in parsley. Enjoy!

Stay WARM friends!!!

Memorial Day

(image from google images)

On this Memorial Day when you're spending time with your friends and loved ones grilling and picnicking, or playing sports, at the beach, or wherever you might be. Take a minute to remember what the day is for......it's to give thanks to all of the men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice so that you and I can live in a country that is free, free to worship as we choose, free to say what we want, free to be who we want to be. We are so lucky and forever indebted to these brave people.

Hope you all enjoy your day!

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I also wanted to share a recipe with you that I absolutely LOVE!!!

I'm a huge Paula Deen fan and this is one of her recipes....so you know it's gonna be good! : )

LEMON BLOSSOMS

(photo and recipe courtesy of foodnetwork)

They're so easy to make and so so so yummy!!!

Here the recipe:
18 1/2-ounce package yellow cake mix
3 1/2-ounce package instant lemon pudding mix
4 large eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
Glaze:
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1 lemon, zested
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons water

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Spray miniature muffin tins with vegetable oil cooking spray. Combine the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs and oil and blend well with an electric mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes. Pour a small amount of batter, filling each muffin tin half way. Bake for 12 minutes. Turn out onto a tea towel
To make the glaze, sift the sugar into a mixing bowl. Add the lemon juice, zest, oil, and 3 tablespoons water. Mix with a spoon until smooth.
With fingers, dip the cupcakes into the glaze while they're still warm, covering as much of the cake as possible, or spoon the glaze over the warm cupcakes, turning them to completely coat. Place on wire racks with waxed paper underneath to catch any drips. Let the glaze set thoroughly, about 1 hour, before storing in containers with tight-fitting lids.

They really are addicting and so good! Hope you all have a great Memorial Day!

A Must Read for every Southern Bride....

(Courtesy of Amazon)

And any other bride who needs a good laugh!!! A while ago my sweet mom bought me "Somebody is going to die if Lilly Beth doesn't cath that bouquet The Official Southern Ladies' Guide to Hosting the Perfect Wedding"
It's hilarious and kind of scary becuase I read it and was shaking my head in either agreement or I was relating to it. Besides being downright funny this book has some seriously southern recipes in it that yank me back into my childhood.

One of the recipes that I remember my Grandmama making all the time was 'White Trash' and let me tell you I LOVED that stuff!! She actually kept it in a mini trash can on the kitchen counter and it's one of those memories that will stick with me forever.

Here's how to make it: spread a few feet of aluminum foil, shiny side down, on the counter. Melt 24 ounces white or vanilla bark candy, according to directions in a big bowl (careful-it's easy to burn if you're impatient). Mix together 2 cups plain Cheerios, 2 cups plain Wheat Chex, 2 cups small pretzel knots, 1 cup almonds (nuts can be raw or toasted but can't have a speck of oil on them) and 1 cup pecans. Add the dry stuff to the melted stuff and mix gently but thoroughly. Spread out on the foil to cool. When cool, you can break up the really big chunks by scrunching them up in the foil. (this is an excerpt from the book)
It's some kind a good ya'll!
Hope everybody had a lovely Fourth!!