Everyday eats…

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So often at your favorite BBQ place they offer mac and cheese as a side dish to go with your meal. I always get a pulled pork sandwich and sometimes my side is mac and cheese. One day when the two mixed I decided why not just throw them together the next time I make mac and cheese? So I did. I didn’t plan on putting this up on the blog. It was just a weeknight meal. Yes it’s another mac and cheese recipe. But the teens eat mac and cheese so we make a lot of it in a lot of different ways. Apparently people want to see those ways according to Instagram when I posted it and the emails that I got asking if I was going to share the recipe. So I need to get better about realizing that my week day meals are probably interesting to some people. This is big and it does feed a lot of people. It feed four of us and still had half a pan for MDP to take to work so that his co-workers can love me on Valentine’s Day as well. :) There really isn’t much to say about this. It’s BBQ pulled … [Read more...]

Got Crabs?

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So I will admit that ever since Kristen packed her knives and went I have been not as interested in Top Chef Seattle. I’m happy that she is still kicking butt in Last Chance Kitchen but I’m bitter about it all the same. Like bad arugula bitter. If she doesn’t win I guess I will be routing for Josh because of how much he likes and uses bacon. This last week they left Seattle (boo and lame) and went to Alaska. They had to use Alaskan king crab to make something for the quick fire. While we can get king crab fairly easily around here most of us go for Dungeness because it’s from our reign and therefore more economical. We have a local place that makes Lobster Mac and Cheese and that inspired this Crab Mac and Cheese I made quite a while a go over on Northwest Noshings. It was popular over there so I thought in honor of the quick fire challenge I would feature it here. It would be equally great with king crab I am quite sure…or whatever crab you have around your parts. Try … [Read more...]

Pull it together…

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So I had planned on writing some great post and that didn’t happen. Instead I went to work on a project for Tablespoon but clearly didn’t not think things through because I needed to open a jar of jam. Which sounds harmless enough except that it’s like THE number one thing I can’t do with my hand and I learned I have not mastered opening with the left hand. So for 40 minutes I attempted to open a jar (don’t worry MDP is already going an buying me an opener) and even though I finally got it open when I went to get the loaf pans and they weren’t there I just sort of sunk to the kitchen floor and bawled my eyes out (the loaf pans were not there because MDP was being a helper and washed them and put them away…just not where they go. :) I’m sure some of you can relate to that). The dog came and licked me and gave me the “hey crazy crying lady you are going to give me a snack later for being nice right?” And with that I heard my mother’s voice in my head saying … [Read more...]

Cougar town….

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My hand has now seen three different people and they all now tell me the same thing…nothing they can do. That surgery will not help and I just get to deal with the fact that my hand will be numb/in pain and be thankful that it’s usually only a few hours a day and not 24/7. Well awesome. Not. It’s a sore subject right now (no pun intended). In awesome news while I was on vacation I found out that I won Sprinkle Bakes (btw do you own her cookbook yet? SprinkleBakes: Dessert Recipes to Inspire Your Inner Artist You should...it's $11 on Amazon...how can you not pull the trigger on that!) hosted a giveaway that I could really get behind. I love all things Kate Spade and this had sprinkles on it as well. Squeal. And then I won!!! Double squeal. While I love when people give away mixers and what not I don’t usually enter because I own things like that…this was unique and I love it! Now that vacation has come and gone I’ve decided I need more vacation. :) I’m trying to … [Read more...]

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