I interrupt my strawberry series to bring you Macarons. Hopefully you will find them equally delicious! Before I started blogging, I had never heard of a French Macaron. Then I saw them everywhere, and everyone made them look so pretty, but they had a reputation of being so technically difficult. I was scared to try…
It has been a great week! I made the Top 9 with my Strawberry Milkshakes for the first time! Foodgawker accepted my Strawberry Muffins! I joined Twitter! Big week! Yesterday we took our 6 year old to see Cars 2. He was completely obsessed with the first one for almost 3 years. When you are…
I did it, I joined Twitter! I haven’t set up the link on my page yet, not exactly sure how to do that. Hopefully this week I can figure it out. Until then you can follow me at http://twitter.com/#!/Dinnersdishes It is no secret that we are a muffin household here. I just counted and I…
This post is being updated as of 6/20/14: Peanut Butter Cream Pie has long been a favorite of my husband. If we go out to a restaurant that has this kind of pie, it is the one he orders. It is about the only time in his life that having chocolate is acceptable. See, even…
Happy Father’s Day!! Does anyone have any great Father’s Day plans this weekend? I am not sure the weather is going to cooperate here for anything outdoors, we will have to see. I do know that we will be making my Barbeque Ribs on Sunday, along with some Coleslaw. We are going to have a…
Milky Way’s are one of my all time favorite candy bars. Since I have started blogging I have seen people making all sorts of candy and crackers and other stuff I never would have thought you could do at home. So when I was trying to come up with something to give my son’s teacher…
I received an email from a reader last week asking to do a post on ideas for kids lunches. My first thought was, really? I am not the person to ask. I struggle with this every day! But that being said, I figure there are a lot of Mom’s out there with this dilemma right…
I love fresh bread, who doesn’t? There is just something about bread out of the oven that makes it better than anything else. So when I saw this recipe in Bon Appetit, I was sold. There is NO KNEADING!!! Yes you read that right, this bread is amazing and there is no kneading involved. Yes…
This week was filled with travel, family and lots of fun! My sister in law lives in Florida, and we live in Iowa. So you can imagine we don’t get to see each other often. She had to be in MN last week for a conference, so she brought her girls and came to WI…
My husband forwarded me an email he got from Betty Crocker for some grilled potatoes. He never searches for recipes, or pays that much attention to them. So when he sent me this email, I took it as a hint. I figured the next time we grilled, I would make these potatoes! As luck would…
This has been a short but very busy week! It was our first week of summer break, and we did a few fun things. I managed to get one of my pictures featured on Tastespotting and Food Gawker in the same day! And now, we are in Wisconsin visiting family! Just waiting for a sensible…
Memorial Day is all about grilling right? So we spent the weekend using our grill as much as we could! Brats, hot dogs, chicken, ribs, potatoes – pretty much every meal! It was great to get out of the “kitchen” and be outside! Ribs have to be one our favorites, and have been for awhile. …
Oreo Muffins – Tender muffins with a Oreo Cookies n’ Cream Streusel My son loves muffins, if I haven’t mentioned it before. I think I have 5 different kinds in the freezer right now. I make a batch, we eat them for breakfast, and they immediately go in the freezer. Works great! Then when he…
I hope everyone had a great long weekend. We got lots done around our house, our yard, and spent time with friends. It was a good weekend, but now back to reality! At least until Friday when we go to see family for a few days! My Sister-in-Law will be up with her kids from…
My second week in review, and I think I am hooked! I love the idea of sharing ideas from other sites that I have bookmarked and am excited to try. There are SO many bloggers out there, it is great to get introduced to new ones all the time. I am going to have to…
Guess what?!?!?! I am now a Featured Publisher with Foodbuzz (check it out on the right)!! Super excited to start this journey, and see where it leads. Now to the muffins…. In case you missed it, rhubarb season arrived a couple weeks ago, and everyone in the food blogging world has been posting recipes like…
I have seen these week in review type posts on a few blogs, and I like the idea. So I am going to give it a try! The highlight of my week – this picture got accepted to Tastespotting! It has been a busy week here. My husband had a business dinner here one night…
If you have ever wondered if there was a way to add more calories and make a more delicious Chocolate Chip Cookie – I have the answer for you. It is a resounding YES!! Thanks to everyone in the blogosphere who have published cookies like this on their site, I couldn’t resist. You take an…
I love bread of all kinds, especially if it is freshly baked. So when my husband suggested I make Naan bread to go with our Indian food, I was all over it. I had never had Naan before, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I had seen it on cooking shows, and it sounded…
Chicken Vindaloo – A spicy Indian curry you can make at home. Lots of spices some together for a super flavorful dinner. Serve over rice or with naan bread. Indian food is relatively new to me. I have been experimenting with it more and more like Easy Coconut Chicken Curry. I grew up in a…
