tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70996733995203070332011-09-30T14:22:07.538-04:00Just a little blog to chronicle our culinary adventuresKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.comBlogger1311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-91754482588833327762010-12-27T22:21:00.000-05:002010-12-27T22:21:13.439-05:00

Tonight, I made our first quiche.  I had a bunch of left over eggs from Christmas baking, and I decided to try something new to use them.  Sadly, I do not have a picture (even though I got a new camera for Christmas) because it went so fast.  I used this Southern Living recipe as a guide and made a couple of my own changes.  I can't wait to make some more!!!  I hope that you enjoy it as much as

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When I went home for Christmas, my stepsister made this really yummy dip for us to munch on before dinner.  It was so good that I had to share it here.  We made a little change to it by baking some extra mozzarella cheese on top of it.  I could've just had it for dinner! Buffalo Chicken Dip Ingredients 8oz package of cream cheese 1/2 cup of ranch dressing 1/2 cup hot sauce 1/2 cup mozzarella

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-75341895734007124322010-11-01T22:23:00.001-04:002010-11-14T22:56:14.272-05:00

I'm sure that I've shared it hear many times before that I'm a huge dill fan.  I had some salmon in the freezer that I wanted to use, and I was thinking about doing something with dill since it has been a while since we have had it.  While searching on myrecipes.com, I found one for salmon with potatoes and dill which would also use up some potatoes that we needed to use.  Rick wasn't excited

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-7917074240831024032010-10-26T19:17:00.000-04:002010-10-26T19:17:37.654-04:00

Yesterday evening, my allergies were totally bothering me, and I was not feeling like cooking dinner.  A funny thing happened, though...I went to Publix and encountered their surprisingly delicious Apron Simple Meals sample.  What got me was the chopped salad.  I had most of the ingredients at home and I did a little substituting (Rick hates blue cheese) and came up with this healthy addition to

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-29430627494979063512010-10-24T14:00:00.001-04:002010-10-24T14:00:01.212-04:00

It is finally, finally, finally getting cooler here in the Lowcountry, and I am happy to report that I have broken out the crock pot for the first time in forever.  I've been dying to use it for a couple of weeks now.  Recently, I downloaded an app on to my iPhone that has just crock pot recipes, and I've been browsing it for something new to make.  Rick and I have been feeling a little burned

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-62056641916202777932010-10-22T19:00:00.001-04:002010-10-23T10:44:57.297-04:00

When I first started blogging, it was easy to keep the blog active because I was adding recipes as soon as I cooked them, but honestly, we don't do that many new and exciting things every week. In order to keep my blog active, I've decided to reflect back on what I've had at the end of the week.  This way, I can also "re-share" some favorites that you might have otherwise missed.  Here are the

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To go with the Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp, we went with pork chops (they were on sale at Publix!).  I found this recipe on myrecipes.com which seemed like a winner to me because it not only had the chipotle peppers, but it was also paired with green beans.  You know what that meant!  Oh yeah, we made our favorite green beans, too!  The pork chops turned out really good, but we weren't that impressed

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-10202749797486140522010-10-11T17:00:00.033-04:002010-10-17T13:52:11.655-04:00

Last night, Rick and I had planned on grilling out, but instead, we decided to stay indoors.  It's starting to get darker earlier and a wee bit cooler, too.  I wanted to do something with some shrimp that I needed to use, and I was also leaning towards doing something with the canned chipotle peppers that I've had in pantry for a while.  After browsing foodnetwork.com and myrecipes.com, I decided

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-89833049913949803942010-10-09T19:53:00.002-04:002010-10-17T12:30:10.577-04:00

I had a rough week.  It definitely had some high points like going to dinner with the Peds Rheum Family (well, at least that's how I like to think of them!) on Thursday night at Blossom downtown.  Yep, I drug Rick downtown after work for dinner.  It's a miracle that either one of us made it back over the Bridge, but it was for a good cause.  Dinner was delicious (of course).  I had the shrimp and

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-48082241966025158362010-09-30T19:36:00.019-04:002010-10-09T19:49:42.741-04:00

Rick and I decided to grill out last night (yum steaks!!) and for an easy starter, I decided to grill some shrimp that I had in the refrigerator that I was afraid were about to go bad.  This recipe was inspired by this one from Food Network's Barefoot Contessa.  I made some changes based on what ingredients that I had on hand in my kitchen. Here's what I did... Super Easy Grilled Shrimp

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-51125685202868215202010-09-19T18:23:00.000-04:002010-09-19T18:23:30.239-04:00

At work tomorrow, we have an inservice in the CTRC for one of our new studies.  Something that they do in adult rheumatology (where I came from) that I am continuing to do in peds rheumatology is to bring food to the inservice.  Not only is it a treat for the CTRC staff, but it also gives me an excuse to try out new recipes!  Last time, I made a savory snack, but this time, I thought I'd make one

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-85168488459573179632010-09-16T10:48:00.000-04:002010-09-16T10:48:51.319-04:00

Yesterday was Rick's birthday, and for dinner, I decided to do pork chops.  Rick is a bigger pork chop fan than I am which may explain why we don't have them that often.  Publix had them on sale which also helped with the decision.  I got the ones that had the bone were about an inch thick.  Even though it's a week night, we decided to grill them.  Thanks to my handy-dandy grilling app on my

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-58931475668126548522010-09-04T16:23:00.001-04:002010-09-04T17:27:59.437-04:00

Those that know me well know that I disdain uncooked tomatoes.  It's something about that smushy, mushy core with the seeds that just kills me.  I don't mind them cooked, and I love them in salsa.  I've never successfully made salsa fresca. I haven't tried in a while, and my last attempt was way too chunky.  I have a food processor now (of course, I've had it for quite a few years now...yes, it's

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-14772408743454318892010-09-02T11:56:00.001-04:002010-09-02T12:00:20.888-04:00

After a some thought and some playing around with blog design (well, sort of), I am proud to unleash Our Lowcountry Kitchen upon the blogworld!  While I liked my old name, I decided that it was time for a change.  I hope that you like it, too.  I found the pic for our button (coming soon!) and headliner on the web somewhere, and I'd like to give props to whoever did it because it is beautiful and

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-17915660720227325892010-08-30T21:27:00.000-04:002010-08-30T21:27:09.174-04:00

When I was in North Carolina over the weekend, my dad gave me some fresh jalapenos from his garden.  As soon as I got settled yesterday, I started searching the internet for something to make with them!  I knew that I wanted to make salsa, but I also wanted to make something else.  I had some chicken breasts in the refrigerator that I needed to use so I narrowed my search a wee bit more.  I came

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-54980947345038431562010-08-26T22:22:00.002-04:002010-08-26T22:30:05.071-04:00

I decided to have a "cheat" day from my good eating, and Rick and I had some fried flounder last night.  He likes to cut the fish into nuggets so we did that.  I breaded them with the awesome House Autry breading.  It makes for perfect fried seafood whether it be fish or shrimp.  Rick did the frying because he's better at it than I am.  I'm way too impatient to get them all as crispy and golden

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-2141595559689983902010-08-22T20:25:00.000-04:002010-08-22T20:25:16.892-04:00

Earlier today, I was browsing the Cooking Light recipes on myrecipes.com in search of something that wouldn't be too bad for me and would utilize something that was on sale at Publix this week.  I came across this recipe, and I decided to give it a go...with some alterations of course!  The tomato sauce that they have got mixed reviews, and it called for wine.  Usually, I'd be all about the wine,

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-14780760664848912802010-08-15T18:13:00.003-04:002010-08-16T08:34:09.627-04:00

Rain, rain, go away!!!  It's basically rained all weekend.  I've found myself trapped in my car three times as I have oh-so-patiently waited for the rain to slow down a bit so that I could dash to wherever my destination was.  The last time happened this afternoon when I was on my way to Publix.  When I left the house, it was dark, but by the time I made it to Publix, it was pouring!  I sat in

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-83390575010168626372010-08-12T22:00:00.000-04:002010-08-13T11:28:17.318-04:00

Tonight, I did something that I haven't done in a long time:  I just threw something together and hoped for the best.  Harris Teeter had bay scallops on sale, and I was inspired by the mussel dish that I had a Sette last Friday night to make a wine sauce.  I dug out some of the crab stock that I had in the freezer to use (you can substitute clam juice if you don't have any stock handy).  Last

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-77895295053667182662010-08-05T21:58:00.001-04:002010-08-05T22:01:38.803-04:00

Back in June, the cover of Food and Wine had this yummy looking grilled salmon, and ever since then, I've wanted to make it.  Harris Teeter had salmon on sale earlier this week so I picked up a pound fillet and decided to give it a whirl.  I've never done any glazes on the grill, and in the end, I did overcook it a bit (but you know me, if it isn't twitching, it's overcooked).  Rick stayed at

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-36248897578111141822010-08-02T20:53:00.002-04:002010-08-03T14:16:04.728-04:00

I'm beginning to wonder if maybe I'm taking my desire to try all kinds of cool things with corn a little too far.  Up until now, things have turned out pretty dern, yummy, but this week, I've hit a so-so dish.  I'm not sure what I could do to make it better (maybe less pine nuts?), but we weren't thrilled with this dish.  Really makes you wonder why I'm sharing it, huh?  I guess the need to blog

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-30852114992436509462010-07-22T19:03:00.001-04:002010-08-01T19:12:44.890-04:00

For my birthday dinner, I really wanted to cook something new.  I know that it sounds funny to say that because most people want to go out on their birthdays (and trust me, we are going out this weekend to one of my favorite restaurants, The Boathouse on Isle of Palms.  Rick had a training today so I was searching the internet and sending him recipes for us to try.  When I found this one on

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-4296037141318793422010-07-19T20:06:00.027-04:002010-07-21T12:37:49.586-04:00

For the past few weeks, I've actually been working out and trying to do something about the weight that I've put on since I went to nursing school.  Last week, I told Rick that we were going on a diet, and he wasn't too thrilled.  He told me that diets never worked, but I'm not talking about some fad diet.  I'm talking about eating better.  One of the good things about living in the Lowcountry is

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-79279769180441868432010-07-10T14:55:00.009-04:002010-07-11T12:13:43.431-04:00

Harris Teeter had crab legs on sale last week so I grabbed a big ole frozen bag.  I've turned into a sucker for crab cakes, and I like experimenting with different toppings and cake recipes.  Since I was out of eggs this weekend (and not feeling like going to the grocery store), I opted to use light mayo only for the cakes.  I came across this recipe on myrecipes.com, and I was immediately

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-71068860698165662032010-07-06T19:00:00.001-04:002010-07-08T10:48:52.871-04:00

On the 4th, Rick and I decided to grill some shrimp on his new grill as an appetizer.  I found this recipe tucked away in my epicurious.com recipe box, and I thought that it would be perfect to help use up the cilantro and lime that we had leftover.  Since Rick's not a huge feta fan, I opted to follow the suggestion of one of the recipe reviewers who recommeded using goat cheese instead.  I also

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-28490787945680414002010-07-04T13:24:00.001-04:002010-07-04T13:26:12.033-04:00

I like to think of this meal as my first iPhone dinner since I used my new iPhone and the epicurious.com app to make the grocery list and cook it at Rick's new place.  One of the things that I've been looking forward to when I finally got an iPhone was this app!  As I'm sure is obvious, I'm a huge fan of epicurious.com, and I've been admiring the app on their website for quite some time now!  If

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-91944619180413197672010-06-26T15:06:00.001-04:002010-06-27T10:33:15.318-04:00

Rick bought a tabletop gas grill for his new place, and tonight, we are going to be watching the Gamecocks play some baseball against their rivals the Clemson Tigers for a chance to go to the College World Series Championship games.  Rick's excited that his team is doing well and of course about the new grill.  I decided to get some local shrimp from Sammy's Seafood (a little stand up Hwy 41 from

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-55881235743709801312010-06-15T19:10:00.000-04:002010-06-15T19:10:46.297-04:00

Today when I was riding the CARTA express hom from work, it dawned on me that I hadn't blog in over a week.  It's not that I haven't been cooking because I have.  Okay, I haven't as much as normal.  I blame the hot weather for that (or at least that's what someone near and dear to me said this week).  The other problem is that I've had a week of MISSES and FAILS this week.  Here are the top three

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-55865911990678921622010-06-06T21:57:00.007-04:002010-06-06T23:28:25.509-04:00

During my search for something to do with my bounty of okra, I came across this recipe on myrecipes.com.  I thought that it would be a nice jumping off point for our meal on Sunday night.  I wanted to do something a little more than just a crab cake, and serving it as an open-faced sandwich sounded like a cool idea. To say that this meal was labor-intensive was an understatement, I got started

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-60659669413733324152010-06-03T17:18:00.001-04:002010-06-03T17:26:53.546-04:00

The Okra Fairy came to Wyngate Circle this week, and I'm the proud owner of a rather nice sized bag of the little boogers.  I haven't decided what I'm going to do with mine (other than pickling some of them), but my neighbor Kelly has gone ahead and used some of hers.  I had the privilege of getting to sample some of the yummy Chicken Gumbo that she made in her Crock Pot this week.  She found the

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-82281013008916439432010-06-01T14:00:00.001-04:002010-10-18T19:10:00.578-04:00

Do you remember back in the day when you were a youngen and you had the treat of having spaghetti for dinner?  Or how about when you were first learning to cook and one of the easiest (and yummiest) things that you could make was spaghetti?  It was cool because you could have a "dinner party"...aka all your college friends came over with some cheap wine that they got someone else to buy for them

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-6377199517231024392010-05-31T12:34:00.000-04:002010-05-31T12:34:42.398-04:00

With a little help from Publix (some awesome sirloin kabobs that were marinaded in red wine), we were able to have a delicious meal.  The kabobs had been an "impulse" buy that I ended up with after seeing them as one of this week's specials.  I was a little apprehensive about them after my tooth ordeal, but I'm happy to report that my tooth survived and remains in my mouth where it should be!   I

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-32091131205535074782010-05-30T19:45:00.003-04:002010-05-31T20:13:14.881-04:00

Ahh, Memorial Day Weekend...it's a time synonymous with grilling.  Last night, we went over to our neighbor's house (The Simpsons) for dinner.  I brought my famous shrimp bruschetta as an appetizer.  I felt bad because I was a little unorganized and running late so I didn't have them for us snack on while grilling, but they were a hit!  We had a good time last night, and I look forward to our

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-42654847113301873652010-05-28T14:00:00.000-04:002010-05-29T10:58:29.613-04:00

Sigh....once again, I've gone M.I.A. from the blog world.  This past weekend, I went out of town for a meeting (again) which was part of the reason that I haven't been posting recipes.  The other one....well, it's a little more traumatic.  Okay, okay, okay, it's really not that bad, but it was traumatic for me at least.  Last Friday was a pretty hectic day at work.  We had a joint injection in

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-65371794518529270882010-05-21T18:03:00.001-04:002010-05-31T12:39:12.673-04:00

When I sent Rick a link to this recipe that I wanted to try, I was met with resistance.  He was not looking forward to lamb tonight, and I told him that we'd do it, and if he didn't like it, we'd heat something up (corndogs) for him.  I was wanting to do lamb chops because Harris Teeter had them on sale.  I was really wanting to stop by the new Harris Teeter that opened yesterday on Highway 17,

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-83536678558838554892010-05-18T22:47:00.002-04:002010-05-31T12:40:52.207-04:00

So I had a little bit of sausage left over from this weekend, and I needed to do something with it before it went bad.  After browsing through the pantry and the refrigerator, I came up with this simple meal.   Another nice thing about it is the leftovers that I got to take to work for lunch.  Those MUSC cafeteria prices are a little much since they remodeled the cafeteria in the Big House (aka

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-10995812849137603152010-05-16T16:42:00.001-04:002010-05-16T16:42:36.996-04:00

Weekends are made for grilling, and this weekend, we decided to use charcoal instead of gas.  Gas works great for the week night grilling because it's much quicker than charcoal.  Rick loves the whole process of using charcoal on the weekend, and it makes me happy to see his face light up the way it does when he's putting food on a charcoal grill.  For dinner last night, we decided to do

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-63401664572032738552010-05-13T20:44:00.000-04:002010-05-13T20:44:00.453-04:00

Earlier this week, my bus buddy, Susan, and I were heading home after a day of work, and the topic of what was for dinner came up.  I told her of my plans to do Chicken Parm, and she said that she was going to be cooking spaghetti squash.  My mind immediately drift to this simple but delicious recipe that I found on epicurious.com back in 2006.  It's so hard for me to believe that I've been

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-58081215195458682462010-05-12T18:30:00.003-04:002010-05-31T15:08:39.048-04:00

Wow, another non-food blog! What is up with that?  I guess I just wanted to take a little time and share spotlight some blogs with you that you may (or may not) have bothered to click on over there to the left of my posts.  Basically, I follow three types of blogs:  cooking blogs, my friends' blogs, and saving/coupon blogs.  Admittedly, I've never been much of a coupon clipper.  I don't think

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-59076182913994707982010-05-10T19:08:00.001-04:002010-05-16T17:03:19.222-04:00

I was going to make this recipe over the weekend, but I ended up spending my Friday night helping Kelly decorate her visor for the Dragon Boat Race on Saturday.  Her visor turned out really cute!  I was quite impressed with myself.  Saturday night, I just wasn't feeling like cooking so I had leftovers.  When Sunday rolled around, I was really want to make this recipe that I had found on

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-89729405024734340152010-05-06T22:11:00.001-04:002010-05-29T10:59:04.997-04:00

I rarely do non-food posts, but I just had to do one today because it's Nurses Day!  I'm really proud that I'm able to call myself a nurse.  This past December, I joined the ranks of many women that I admire and appreciate.  My path to this career was a long one that started off in research in psychiatry, took a turn into the rheumatology world, detoured for a masters in clinical counseling, and

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-35386317095761731532010-04-28T10:06:00.004-04:002010-04-28T10:17:35.699-04:00

Today is the first Whatcha Got Cooking Wednesday that my friend Mama Bird has over at her nest today so I had to give her some love over here, too.  For this entry, I'm going to share a flourless chocolate cake that I've been dying to try that I found on epicurious.com recently.  I'm planning (plotting???) a way to get rid of some eggs that are going to go bad this week, and it seemed like a

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-13749248599306670362010-04-27T21:27:00.001-04:002010-05-16T17:09:19.047-04:00

I have to apologize again for being somewhat MIA this past week, but a business trip took me to Chicago for several days and away from our kitchen.  Something kinda amusing happened, though. This seafood place near the hotel where I was staying was featuring catfish from my hometown, Hickory, North Carolina one night.  Since I've moved to the coast, I rarely eat seafood away from home except for

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-34717098515072085792010-04-21T20:37:00.000-04:002010-04-21T20:37:25.250-04:00

This month's Pot Luck at work had the theme of breakfast food, and I decided that I'd make my favorite breakfast casserole.  I've been making it since I was a fledgling cook back in the 90s, and it's always a hit with whomever gets to indulge!  I totally forgot to start it until after 9 last night, and Rick was wondering what I was doing because I had already made us dinner (quesadillas!).  It's

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-51362000060685892462010-04-17T16:22:00.012-04:002010-04-18T13:42:54.861-04:00

Tomorrow is the lupus walk, and afterward, the M.U.S.C.L.E group is getting together for a little fellowship.  This group is made out of rheumatologists, nurses, study coordinators, and other cool people who work at MUSC with people who have lupus.  We all signed up to bring a dish, and I decided to dust off this old recipe for a pasta salad that I used to take to all potlucks that I attended

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-9484334008726665572010-04-14T17:30:00.003-04:002010-04-17T16:21:17.365-04:00

In honor of the season premiere of Deadliest Catch, we are having crab night.  This season is the last one that Captain Phil of the Cornelia Marie will be on since he passed away in February.  My heart goes out to his family, and I hope that they know how special he was to those of us loved the show.  When Rick and I first started dating, he introduced me to the show, and I fell in love with it (

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-36935101944141730652010-04-12T18:26:00.001-04:002010-07-08T13:10:54.252-04:00

Rick was away for most of the weekend at the Masters, and while I had toyed with making some sort of mushroom-centric meal, I opted to go out to dinner with a friend on Friday and then had Homecoming for the College of Nursing on Saturday.  Oh well.  For dinner this evening, I had tossed around a couple of ideas...some sort of casserole, but the weather is so nice that it would've been a shame

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-68428448023103745522010-04-09T10:30:00.001-04:002010-04-11T12:43:42.386-04:00

Over the past month or so, I've gotten into the really bad habit of posting blogs before I attach the pictures that go with them. I blame my netbook since I mainly use it, and I have to upload pics onto my desktop. Really, it's just laziness, but eventually, they do get there.  In reality, I started this blog so that I would have a more convenient place to find my favorite recipes, and I have

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-25076959498069012442010-04-07T20:40:00.001-04:002010-04-11T12:39:55.665-04:00

A couple of weeks ago, Rick and I were talking about what to do for dinner, and he said that we should try doing meatloaf.  I've never made meatloaf before so I figured that it would be kinda cool to try out.  I decided to try this recipe from foodnetwork.com.  I made some changes which are reflected in the recipe below.  We paired it with mashed potatoes.  It turned out wonderfully, and it was

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Today has been a wonderful day.  My mom is in town.  I spoke to my dad this morning.  The weather was perfect for an after-church lunch at Vickery's Shem Creek.  And thanks to the inspiration from some of the other bloggers out there, I've decided to take on baking (again) and make cupcakes!  I've got a card up my sleeve today because my mom is here, and unlike me, she's an avid baker.  I am too

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-52296282740167698292010-03-31T21:00:00.003-04:002010-04-04T21:46:43.404-04:00

Okay, so that sounds really odd to say because normally, Brussels Sprouts aren't considered fun.  In all honesty, it's also a little sarcastic because I, unfortunately, had to learn the lesson that Brussels Sprout stems + garbage disposal = clogged disposal.  I had a feeling when I was tossing them in there that it might happen, and sure enough, when I went to run it, I got lots of water and no

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-27272189978903288352010-03-30T15:30:00.003-04:002010-04-04T22:02:58.752-04:00

Before I get to last night's main dish, I wanted to share a giveaway that a friend of mine is having on her blog!  Please be sure to stop by The Nest and check it out!  She's giving away a set of Rachel Ray bakeware...how cool is that????   Regardless of the giveaway, you gotta check her site out. She makes the most amazing bake goods, and I aspire to be half as creative as she is with them! So

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-69606930140314687542010-03-29T20:37:00.002-04:002010-04-04T21:51:20.823-04:00

About a month ago, Rick brought over a Thai cookbook called Greatest Ever Thai, and I've been wanting to do something out of it ever since.  Rick came over earlier this evening, and we were talking about what to make for dinner. He was flipping through the latest Cooking Light and Food + Wine, but nothing seemed appealing.  I mentioned doing something out that cookbook as an appetizer and then

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-91463441116830082092010-03-24T13:18:00.005-04:002010-03-27T11:44:55.809-04:00

Yesterday, I sent a recipe for fish tacos that I found on myrecipes.com via email to Rick.  Mahi was on sale at Publix, and I thought that they sounded pretty good.  Rick, of course, was not as enthusiastic about them I was which sent me back to culinary drawing board for something to do for dinner.  Luckily, the new issue of Cooking Light was waiting in the mail box.  On the cover was a quite

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-21853483704278862362010-03-18T21:26:00.036-04:002010-04-01T19:43:56.286-04:00

Publix had pork chops on sale again this week so I decided to do the Parmesan and Sage Crusted Pork Chops again.  This time around, we cooked them in olive oil to get a nice golden-brown crunchy crust, and then we baked them in the oven at 475F for 20 minutes until they were cooked in a baking dish.  Unlike the last time we made this recipe, the pork chops were pretty thick so they needed the

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-33986109610254185832010-03-12T14:01:00.002-05:002010-03-27T11:35:12.114-04:00

Maybe I should be sick more often because he did it again last night!  How lucky am I?  Last night, Rick brought over some whiting that he had purchased at Sewee Outpost.  If you ever find yourself on Highway 17 North heading to Myrtle Beach (or South heading to Charleston from Myrtle Beach), I would recommedn checking them out.  They have all kinds of good stuff nfrom food to equipment to

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-45097949315956419542010-03-10T20:00:00.002-05:002010-03-27T11:38:19.600-04:00

Those of you who are my friends on facebook (and/or in real life) know that I've been feeling a little under the weather lately so Rick decided to make dinner for us last night.  I picked out this recipe from Cooking Light.  It seemed pretty simple, and it kinda reminded me of the tilapia that we like to do with capers.  It was so sweet to watch Rick read the recipe and make dinner.  Of course, I

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-36934517031306543922010-03-07T18:02:00.001-05:002010-03-27T11:40:11.205-04:00

Even though the weather isn't nice enough to head out to the grill, it doesn't mean that you can't enjoy a delicious steak at home.  When the weather isn't cooperating for grilling, the next best thing to do is to break out your cast iron skillet, crank the oven up, and have perfection in a matter of minutes.  It amazes us how easy and quick it can be to do a steak this way.  I learned how to

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-39819736040451443612010-03-02T15:30:00.001-05:002010-03-27T11:43:49.112-04:00

When Rick told me that he had taken out some chicken to thaw and was craving some Chinese food, I suggested that we try to make sesame chicken.  I've never done it before, but a quick search of the internet found this recipe from recipezaar.com.  There are actually quite a few version of it on various sites on the internet, but I opted to use it as my base recipe.  I served it with fried rice and

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-70103739321760055552010-02-28T14:20:00.000-05:002010-02-28T14:22:50.734-05:00

For dinner last night, we used a recipe from Cooking Light that I found on myrecipes.com.  Rick is a big pork chop fan, and they were on sale at Publix so it was the perfect opportunity to use this recipe that I've been wanting to try out.  Rick wasn't too crazy about the suggested sides so we decided that it would be great with our favorite green beans and a baked potato.  Instead of using

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-66160775435618805772010-02-27T22:00:00.033-05:002010-05-31T14:53:33.877-04:00

I've been trying to get into the habit of having some sort of hors d'oeurve for Rick and I to snack on while I'm preparing dinner so that by the time dinner is ready we aren't starving which leads to overeating.  For tonight's treat, I found this recipe on epicurious.com for caramelized onion tartlets.  I changed it up a little bit, and I ended up with a delicious snack.  My only complaint with

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-86316634033667233332010-02-22T22:02:00.004-05:002010-04-06T10:50:03.521-04:00

Last night when Rick came over (with chicken in hand), he said that he wanted us to do chicken parm again soon.  While I do love that dish, I am trying to eat better these days so I decided to try to lighten it up a little bit by not frying it, and instead, I would bake the chicken first.  I found this Cooking Light recipe on myrecipes.com and thought that it would be perfect.  As you know from

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-6750683734174810452010-02-14T18:02:00.005-05:002010-02-15T20:43:31.050-05:00

I honestly think that Valentine's Weekend this year was absolutely perfect.  Rick and I spent the whole weekend together.  Friday night, we got snow!  For the first time since I've lived in the Charleston area, we got a "real" snow!  Rick and I also had our first snowball fight with the neighbors.  I was sad to see it all melt away the next day.  We kicked off Saturday with waffles made from the

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-75538538104854048652010-02-10T21:13:00.002-05:002010-02-22T22:03:06.045-05:00

Don't let the name fool you.  This meal is a super easy, super quick week night meal.  There are a couple of "cheats," though:  packaged ravioli and tomato sauce out of a jar.  Sometimes, I make it as a cream sauce and add 1/3 cup half and half, but I was so excited that I got to use mushrooms that I forgot to add it!  Obviously with the inclusion of mushrooms in the sauce, Rick wasn't here. He's

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-80055237869517577962010-02-07T21:25:00.003-05:002010-02-24T09:38:39.614-05:00

This weekend, I finally tried out the somewhat new Woody's BBQ place in Park West.  They had Brunswick Stew on their menu, and our server was nice enough to bring our table a little sampling of it.  It was pretty good even though the meat in it wasn't shredded...which is what I prefer. I had never had Brunswick stew until I was in college at UNC.  Liz and I took an anthropology class on Southern

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-3499404657133237932010-02-05T14:10:00.000-05:002010-02-05T14:10:30.339-05:00

I have to say that I have one of the most thoughtful friends in the whole world!  This morning, I took NCLEX, and yesterday, my friend Kelly was awesome enough not only to help distract me by taking me shoe shopping and going to dinner with me last night, but she also called me yesterday to invite me over for breakfast!  After I worked out, I showered and headed over there.  She made wonderful

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-35030661821413560882010-02-02T19:02:00.002-05:002010-02-15T20:50:19.415-05:00

Friday is getting closer and closer, and I'm trying my best to keep the anxiety down and take care of myself as NCLEX is just a few days away.  One of the things that my mom has always told me is that tuna fish is great brain food to eat before big test.  Being short on time, I have decided to share something that I haven't made in quite a while...tuna melts!!  I threw this tuna salad together a

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-22082535663356962332010-01-31T13:58:00.002-05:002010-01-31T17:02:53.064-05:00

Yesterday was the perfect day for a lazy day.  I was taking a "rest day" from my NCLEX studying.  For breakfast, we started out with waffles made with the waffle iron that I got for Christmas.  With a little help from Aunt Jemima, we had delicious waffles!  We learned, though, that next time, we'll share one instead of making one for each of us because they were huge!!   Rick and I spent most of

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-2010711967632246432010-01-24T14:40:00.003-05:002010-01-31T17:01:11.860-05:00

I know, I know, I know...I haven't been blogging a lot, but as between studying for NCLEX and cooking our favorites (ribs one night, Italian Beef for a potluck at church) and no new recipes, I haven't had anything to write about.  Luckily, I had an inservice at work coming up so I decided to try a new puff pastry snack for the occasion!  I had a jar of roasted red pepper and artichoke tapenade in

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-89481961503219982032010-01-14T22:41:00.002-05:002010-01-31T14:01:57.486-05:00

So tonight I went over to my friend Kelly's house after a long day of work and NCLEX studying.  She was making dinner, and unfortunately, I had Chinese food before I came over.  She was preparing a dish from Cooking Light with some Brussels sprouts on the side.  I had a sample of it because the main course involved mushrooms (and you know how I miss mushrooms since Rick doesn't like them!).  It

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-25404191893199186102010-01-13T08:30:00.003-05:002010-01-31T16:59:51.055-05:00

Technically, we made it on Saturday, but how could I resist when it's so cold outside!!!  Rick and I were looking for something to do that was, as he put it "a day long process." Publix has their chuck roast on sale this week so I hit the internet in search of something different to make. Around the holidays, the people at POM Wonderful were awesome enough to send me a case of their yummy

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-38073882663247489742010-01-10T16:57:00.000-05:002010-01-10T16:57:58.137-05:00

Yes, I'm a little late....okay, like over a week late, and I haven't been posting what we've been cooking since we haven't done anything new since Taco Night last year!  Hahaha...it's so funny to say that. Anyway, I apologize for not posting in a while, and I decided to share a recipe from epicurious.com that Rick and I made during our first summer together.  I know that it makes no sense to post

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-87483504085408383072009-12-30T20:31:00.002-05:002010-01-31T16:58:57.689-05:00

One of my favorite Christmas presents that I received this year is the Southern Living Annual Cookbook that my mom gave me.  I had requested it after seeing quite a few recipes that I liked on myrecipes.com from the magazine.  Back in the 90s, my mom had given me two of these cookbooks, but she had stopped doing it since she also gets them every year.  As soon as I opened the present, I began

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-88523424520103915052009-12-27T13:29:00.001-05:002009-12-27T13:29:00.976-05:00

One of my favorite things about coming home for the holidays (aside from my mom's Ghiradelli brownies and dill dip) are the Hall Rolls that she makes.  We usually have them as "hold overs" until our lunch is ready.  My mom makes the night before, but the only problem with that is they are so hard to resist!  While she was preparing them this year, I learned that she originally got the recipe

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-71020658017634430162009-12-26T20:00:00.003-05:002010-04-01T19:44:47.830-04:00

Unlike at Thanksgiving, my mom and I actually cook for Christmas.  This year, Rick went home to visit his family, and I headed up to North Carolina to spend time with mine.  Since moving to the Low Country, I don't get to see a lot of snow, and I was happy to see that a little bit stuck around from last week.  As soon as I saw the snow, I called Rick from the road to tell him.  My dad suggested

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-54792026549285215192009-12-23T18:00:00.002-05:002009-12-30T20:30:00.217-05:00

This weekend, I was craving tacos.  I didn't want anything fancy, just straight out of the Old El Paso Box type of taco.  I don't think that I've ever made them myself as an adult, but I do have fond memories of them from my childhood.  When I mentioned it to Rick on Saturday night, he surprised me with baby back ribs so tacos got postponed until last night.  Even though I had told him about my

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-86196114486133009572009-12-21T14:00:00.003-05:002009-12-26T21:11:22.628-05:00

Today's blog entry isn't actually something that I made, but rather, it's part of the Christmas presents that my dear friend Kelly is making for her family....well, at least the furry members anyway!  I went over to her place (she lives across the street) to hang out for a bit after the sad basketball game against Texas on Saturday afternoon, and she was busy in her kitchen.  She had borrowed my

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-15428522860405748762009-12-19T17:00:00.003-05:002010-04-25T15:33:25.193-04:00

The first time I made this perfect dish was for Christmas. Instead of going to North Carolina, I had to stay in South Carolina that year, but luckily, my mom came into town so that I didn't have to spend the holiday alone. I love this recipe so much that I actually asked for an electric knife for Christmas one year so that it would be much easier to cut. The Roasted Red Onions are a must!!!!

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-15334825297859989992009-12-16T08:35:00.003-05:002009-12-23T10:10:09.156-05:00

With the cold weather and an invitation from Debbie at Dining with Debbie to participate in Crock Pot Wednesdays, I decided on Friday to break out my crock pot and make something to share.  I haven't used in my crock pot in forever, and with the cold weather and extra time on my hands now that I've graduated, it was the perfect opportunity to try out a new recipe.  I decided to search

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-90870691438620189212009-12-14T17:55:00.021-05:002009-12-15T00:24:26.292-05:00

Back when I was an adult (ie, prior to nursing school), I always made Christmas Treats to give to my co-workers. I did peanut butter chocolate chip bread when I was living in North Carolina, and during my days as a study coordinator in adult rheumatology, I made grasshopper squares.  This year, I decided to do something different, and since I had the day off today, I decided to make these treats

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-5290163744030562762009-12-13T17:46:00.003-05:002009-12-13T19:31:47.455-05:00

Part of the reason that made the pimento cheese Friday was not only to take care of my craving but also to try out a nifty recipe that I had stumbled upon here when I was searching for how to make my own pimento cheese.  Last night, Rick and I headed over to a friends' house for a holiday party, and even though I was told that I didn't have to bring anything, I just couldn't resist making

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-86013341547497468282009-12-11T15:17:00.004-05:002009-12-11T15:52:32.444-05:00

For some reason, I've been craving pimento cheese.  I'm blaming the small little sandwich that I had at our church picnic back in October.   In the South, pimento cheese can be found all over the place...in sandwiches, on celery, with potato chips, on burgers.  When I was growing up, I was not a fan.  I'm not really sure why either.  You would think that as Southern child who loved cheese that

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-59194839838359995812009-12-10T19:45:00.001-05:002009-12-10T19:46:26.678-05:00

Okay, so in all honesty, you aren't going to see my flinging shrimp at Rick to catch while he's sitting at the little bar in my condo as I cook, but I do like to make my version of the type of meal that you'll find at one of those hibachi-cook-it-in-your-face kinda places.  I'm a huge fan of them, and actually, my mom and I went to Yamatos while she was in town last weekend for my graduation. 

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01408095675199493114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099673399520307033.post-60871569888858355422009-12-08T21:18:00.021-05:002009-12-09T12:04:00.954-05:00

So obviously, I'm a sucker for orzo and chicken dishes.  They are just so easy to make and so versatile!  I found this one on myrecipes.com, and it is another one from Cooking Light (the October 2005 issue).  As usual, I decided to play with it a bit and took some suggestions from the reviewers on the website and added feta and substituted roasted red peppers for regular red peppers. You may

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In continuing with my raiding of the Cooking Light recipes on myrecipes.com, I am happy to share this Chicken Souvlaki recipe.  After finding a tzatziki sauce of my own that I love, I'm always looking for an excuse to use it.  The Cooking Light recipe had one included with it, but why mess with perfection (or close enough for me)?  Unfortunately, Rick wasn't able to come over for dinner due to

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Once upon a time, I was planning a meal for Rick and I. It was early on in our relationship, and I wanted to make him another delicious dish. I knew that I wanted to do something with scallops, and I accidentally had two different recipes in mind when I was gathering my ingredients at Publix that day. When I got home, I realized what I had done, but I decided to go out on my own and made this

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In an effort to eat better, I've been checking out the Cooking Light recipes at myrecipes.com.  I became a fan of that site because it has recipes from some of my favorite magazines such as Cooking Light, Southern Living, and Real Simple.  For dinner last night, I decided to fix us something that originally appeared in the November 2003 Cooking Light magazine.  Rick wasn't too enthusiastic when

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So since I had to work on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and my mom was here and left all alone at the condo without anything to do in the morning, I decided that it would be a wonderful idea for her to make her famous dill dip.  I love the stuff!  I swear I think that she puts crack in it because I can eat the whole thing in no time!  Thanks to that dip, I became a fan of cauliflower as a

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Way back in the early 90s when I thought cooking consisted of throwing a frozen meal in a microwave and pushing start or making spaghetti with sauce out of a jar, my friend Maria introduced me to one of the first real things that I learned to cook...King Ranch Chicken.  In fact, for a while, I think that it was the only thing that I knew how to cook! I'm sure that she had gotten the recipe from

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Even though it turned out to be a not-so-great night for UNC basketball last night, Rick and I did have a wonderful dinner. As tempting as it is to expound on how poorly my Heels played, I will concede that they are young and confine all my complaining to messageboards.   On Thursday, we had snow crab legs, but because we didn't eat them all, I decided to make one of Rick's favorite recipes: 

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This recipe is one of the first ones that came into my cooking repertoire. The first time that I ever made it was back in 1998. I found it in the Southern Living 1997 Annual Recipes Cookbook, and it is super easy which was perfect for me back then. I've made a couple of changes from the original recipe, but I still love it to this day. I've made it for quite a few people and shared it with

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The one of the really cool things about the foodie blog world is discovering intriguing recipes on other sites.  I like to check out the forum on the Foodie BlogRoll because you get the bloggers introducing themselves and sharing a little bit about their blogs.  I've found a couple that I follow now there.  One of the ones that I recently found and started following is One Couple's Kitchen.  They

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Before I moved to the Charleston area, I had never tried shrimp and grits.  I always thought that it sounded like a pretty cool dish since I pretty much like anything involving shrimp and I am a fan of grits.  Grits are definitely a Southern thing, and it's really hard, if not impossible, to try to explain what exactly grits are to someone born and raised outside of the South as I learned when my

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That was the text that I sent to Rick on Friday afternoon.  I'd had eggplants on my mind alll day after I passed quite a few attractive ones that were on display in the Horseshoe at MUSC today.  Every Friday, MUSC hosts a small farmer's market in the Horseshoe in front of that disappointing tent that is serving as a cafeteria while the old one gets renovated.  I find it amusing that there are

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Okay, so my motivation to study for my exam on Thursday may have hit an all-time low because here I am blogging about what I did with some of the leftovers from my Greek Shrimp Pasta meal instead of studying like a good little girl.  Since Rick didn't come over last night, I was left with way more seafood goodness than I can handle.  Yep, I had pasta leftovers for lunch and snacked on the

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While I was at Publix gathering the few ingredients and necessities that I needed for my Greek Shrimp dish, I stumbled across Greek yogurt in the dairy aisle.  It was called Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt.  I lamented the fact that they didn't sell pre-made tzatziki sauce, but my mood was immediately lifted when I saw on the side of the container directions for making this white, tasty treasure. 

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A friend of mine from high school also has a food blog, and today, she had a posted a recipe for Greek Shrimp Scampi.  Before I even read the recipe, just seeing the words "Greek" and "shrimp" made me think of one of my favorite recipes from epicurious.com called Greek-Style Pasta with Shrimp.  Prior to my moving to SC, I lived in the Triangle and worked part time at this Greek restaurant in

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I think I've been talking about this pork tenderloin recipe for at least a week now.  It was one of the first recipes that caught my eye when I purchased Vera Bradley's Cooking with Friends Cookbook.  We were going to do it earlier, but it requires 24 hours of marinating time which means that I must think about it ahead of time...something that doesn't always happen when I'm trying to juggle

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As I'm sure you've been able to surmise, Saturdays in the South always involve college sports.  This time of year, it's college football., and in a month of so, it will be college basketball time.  This evening, Rick's Carolina (not to be confused with mine which is the REAL Carolina--UNC) will be taking on Tennessee in what he calls "Big Boy Football."  It looks like even Halloween is going to

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When Rick and I were deciding when to do the new pork tenderloin recipe that I've been wanting to do (it has been postponed until the weekend), we started talking about which recipes that I've made that we both love. We actually have this conversation quite often, and he always brings up the Parmesan-crusted tilapia as one of his favorites. Another one that we both agree on being in our favorites

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