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Garlic Dill Refrigerator Pickles

August 4, 2015 by Lindsay 2 Comments

Pickles!

It's been a goal of mine over the past few months to try project food - homemade ingredients, condiments, etc. A big goal of mine is to try something that involves yeast but so far I haven't had the drive. I did make those biscuits, but that was pretty easy and didn't involve yeast. Why am I so scared of it? I don't know.

BUT, when Jay and I were in Denver we had a few homemade pickles at different restaurants, and just loved all of them. Googling taught me that they're EASY to make, and so I did. This is the perfect time of year for pickles because cucumbers are at every market and store and are CHEAP, so get a bunch and make pickles for days! They'll keep in the fridge for at least a month, maybe more, and if you can them or process the jars in some way they'll last indefinitely in the pantry. You could also pickle okra, green beans, squash, or any summer veggie that you love.

So, we pickle. Let's go.

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Bacon Ranch Chicken Salad

July 31, 2014 by Lindsay Leave a Comment

You've got to work with me here.

This is not some kind of green thing with healthy grilled chicken and a little bacon and ranch.

Nope. NOPE. This is creamy, decadent, SEXY chicken salad that happens to taste like homemade ranch dressing with bacon pieces mixed in.

Oh sh*t yeah, we did it.

This was actually Jay's idea - sometimes he does this thing where he says words and then I make them into food. It works great, and this is a serious winner. The ranch dressing is super similar to the spread I made for the monster sub I shared a few months ago, and would be delicious just as a dip for veggies. Homemade ranch is great! The packet is delicious too, though, so don't feel bad if you're a packet ranch person. I feel you. This salad is great over greens, or with crackers, or on a sandwich, or just straight out of the bowl with a spoon. It's GOOD.

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Bacon Brie Biscuit Bites

December 30, 2013 by Lindsay Leave a Comment

....with onion jam, but that didn't work with my alliterative title.

Happy Monday of a holiday week! Mondays are just SO much nicer when you get a day off mid-way, right?

As you know, I'm on day one of unemployment, and since we haven't defaulted on our mortgage yet I'm feeling OK about it. I also have a grody cold, but that's another story.

What are you doing for New Year's? Anything? Are you one of those ones that really goes for it, or do you get takeout Chinese and sit on the couch and watch Ryan Seacrest?

We're kind of both. I love to go out on NYE in theory, but by the time I start getting dressed I get tired and usually drunk by 7pm and then want to stay in and go to bed. THIS YEAR, though, our friends Addie and Rick are getting married! On New Year's Eve! You remember them - they got engaged at our baseball stadium, so a NYE wedding seemed fitting for these two. It's going to be GREAT, and a wonderful excuse to actually look nice until midnight on New Year's. We're super psyched.

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Roasted Garlic Crostini

November 15, 2013 by Lindsay Leave a Comment

Happy Friday! FINALLY, right? I have this thing where the weeks leading up to the holidays are just....LONG, in my brain, and then suddenly YAY! Lots of short weeks in a row! I'm ready for the short weeks to start NOW, please and thank you. For the weekend, let's make an appetizer, ok? This is REALLY simple, but incredibly delicious. Once you master the basic roasted garlic paste you can add herbs, cheese, or anything you can think of to the crostini! ...

Bacon-Wrapped + Cream Cheese-Filled Jalapeno Bites

April 5, 2013 by Lindsay 3 Comments

OMG finally Friday.

You know what's dumb?

Today is Jay's last day of work. He's taking a new job, and to celebrate I'm taking Monday/Tuesday off and we're having a staycation in which I'll cook a lot and make him do yard work.

It'll be great. For me. The problem with that is that, in order to take said staycation, I've been SLAMMED this week trying to get ready to miss Monday and Tuesday. It's like....now I HAVE to take time off to make up for the insanity that I created trying to take time off?

That makes no sense at all.

You know what does make sense, though? These little babies. They're SUPER simple, and epically delicious. Do you need to know any more than that? Nope, you don't.

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