December 2010

We made you an index, because we’re VERY nice and we’d like you all to check back and remember the Pioneer Woman challenge any time you want… Angel Sugar Cookies Basic Breakfast potatoes BBQ Jalapeno poppers Beans Braised Beef Brisket …

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PW’s final day found us making Pineapple Upside Down cake, which nearly did us in. When we were finishing the cake, we had to flip it over onto a plate, and nearly didn’t make it. We found ourselves laughing, saying, …

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Two of our recipes that we had left were the ever-elusive Marmalade Muffins. Once in the grocery store, I remembered that this recipe was on our list, and purchased the only non-high fructose corn syrup orange marmalade in the store …

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On our final Pioneer Woman challenge day we tackled the creme brulee recipe. In some ways, it was an utter failure. Our custard didn’t set quite right, and that’s sort of the whole point when it comes to creme brulee. …

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We took some free time we had while our baking goods are chilling to count up a few key ingredients over the last year…and the results are hilarious, and yet disturbing as well…we’ve used: 53 cups of flour 9.25 pounds …

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Hello friends! Jennie and I got started cooking about an hour ago. We’ve got four more recipes to make today and then we’ll be done. Not to mention we’re hosting a Christmas party at Jennie’s house tonight, and we need to …

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This.was.amazing. I would eat this every day if I could. Fact. Make some linguine… Heat up some oil and butter, PW’s fave. Add some garlic. And then, some clams…mmm…clams. And some more clam juice. And add some lemon. And add …

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At November’s book club meeting, we invited our friend MMC over early to take some photos for us! They came out beautifully – here are a few of our delicious Sangria… Take some fruit. Leave out the fruits your friends …

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Last weekend, we came two steps closer to completing the Pioneer Woman Challenge and spent a full day cooking up the braised beef brisket (about 4 hours) and burgundy mushrooms (9 hours). Step 1. Mix up a delicious marinade, and …

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