Crispy & delicious! Peanut Oil Salmon is a healthier dinner choice that only takes 15 minutes to cook. I’m pretty new to the process of cooking fish in unique ways. I absolutely love salmon, cod and shrimp, but I usually boil or bake all of the fish I make. To be honest it’s starting to … Continue reading
My husband is awesome! He’s been storing up a bunch of his own food pictures and recipes so that he can guest write on my blog. Seriously, a man after my own heart! I must say, his specialty is definitely his burgers, which he decided would be his first blog topic. He also makes a … Continue reading
First of all, this is my 50th blog post. Crazy! Thanks to all that read, bookmark, comment, subscribe, follow, re-pin, re-tweet, re-post and heck, even just anyone that tells me they admire my blog from afar. You all make me love this hobby even more. So again, thank you!!! ______ Sushi is a mystery to … Continue reading
It’s been a while since we used the crock pot, and yesterday Josh decided it would be awesome to put it to good use and make something delicious and easy. He got the idea from a coworker to make crock pot chicken, and spice it up by adding a packet of taco seasoning. After adding … Continue reading
Inspired by some delicious snickerdoodle cookies that a good friend made for us last fall, Josh decided to make an apple pie this weekend. But not just any pie, a snickerdoodle apple pie. It turned out delicious, and I can’t tell you how much I love being married to a man that can cook AND … Continue reading
Ever since we bought the grill, it’s pretty much the only way we cook food. The dude is obsessed with it. I aint complaining though, because for the past two weeks, I’ve been eating pretty good. One of my favorite things on the grill, is definitely the kabob. A few months back, I made pineapple … Continue reading
Check out our new addition to the Café Poppy Kitchen, a Backyard Grill brand dual charcoal/gas grill! I already have plans to make roasted corn, pizza burgers, and hobo dinners galore. And not to mention, my dad’s favorite, Italian sausages. OH YEAH… and Steak. mmmm. Steak. We decided on the dual grill because let’s face … Continue reading
I don’t normally make breakfast. I mean, I like breakfast, but I like to go out for it. When I do make breakfast, it’s quick cereal or oatmeal, or maybe a microwegg. On Saturday I decided to try out the breakfast cups I had been seeing all over Pinterest. They were not as easy as … Continue reading
Josh did that awesome thing where he comes up with a nifty recipe out of the blue again. I guess that my mother in-law made this once, and it was an instant hit. I think I’ve seen this concept floating around the internet, but never really thought to try it. Anyway, mashed cauliflower is THEE … Continue reading
Josh has an awesome coworker, who is somebody I could totally jive with about food. She’s always sharing nifty recipes with him and he comes home inspired to make something risky or new. This is how the Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana was born. The minute he started chopping up a large amount of vegetables, I … Continue reading
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