I am linking up to Tuesday at the Table over at A Quilter's Table. Head on over to check out everyone's delicious recipes and stories associated with them!
I honestly haven't been doing much cooking lately, just ask my husband! By the end of the day, I'm usually too tired, and too sick feeling to cook, and not really having any sort of appetite has led me to detest eating. I have had the random odd food craving, which usually my sweet husband does oblige. So today, I decided to share some links to great recipes of some food items that I have been seriously craving. Caramel apples are one of my favorite items come this time of year, pregnant or not. I made a batch a few weeks ago, and have all the ingredients to make another round soon. I love that this version uses twigs as the "handle" and since I am currently out of Popsicle sticks, I might just have to try this one out! Click on the image to see the recipe. My mouth is watering! Technically, I have been craving plain old pumpkin pie, and most probably will make one tonight, but as I was checking out at Walmart, Sunday night, the cashier noticed my ingredients and suggested I try the cake version instead. She then proceeded to list all the ingredients and how to make it, which I promptly forgot. Once I got home, I went ahead and looked it up, and decided to share the recipe with you guys. Like I said, I have not tried this one, but it sure does seem yummy, and a good new take on a classic Thanksgiving item. Last but not least, as I was sorta watching TV on Monday, more specifically the new show on ABC called The Chew (which I really enjoy, by the way.) I tuned in toward the end of this dish being prepared. The picture does nothing for it, and on a whole, it is an unattractive dish, but boy did it sound tasty. Good comfort food. It is called, Cast Iron Pork Pie, and includes ground pork, bacon, kale (plus other stuff) all topped with mashed potatoes and cheese. I haven't made this one yet (only because I don't have all the ingredients) but plan to make it real soon!
I am linking up to Tuesday at the Table over at A Quilter's Table. Head on over to check out everyone's delicious recipes and stories associated with them!
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My favorite beverage has to be sweet tea, I grew up loving it, make pitchers of it all the time, and now my son even loves it. But, let me clarify, I don't really like hot tea that much, and unsweetened iced tea is a joke. I can remember visiting my grandmother every year, and going next door to visit my great-grandmother, and her letting me spoon in as much sugar as I wanted into my tea. I was spooning sugar into already cold tea, so it never dissolved, sat at the bottom and I usually added somewhere around 6 tablespoons! Great memories! So I thought I would share my perfected sweet tea recipe with you guys, so you can experience true Southern sweet tea, made just the way I like it, cold and oh so sweet! Once again, I am linking up to Tuesday at the Table over at A Quilter's Table, make sure to jump over there and visit everyone's great recipes and blogs! For an extra treat, click on the photo below, which will take you to the Southern Living website, where you will learn how to deep fry sweet tea! It actually seems like it would taste pretty darn good! Marci's Southern Sweet Iced Tea This recipe is for a full two quart pitcher. Easily 8-12 servings. Ingredients: 4 single serve black tea bags (decaf or regular) 1 cup sugar water Directions: In a medium sauce pan boil around 4-6 cups of water. The amount of water does not need to be an exact amount. Once the water comes to a roiling boil, drop in the four tea bags, stir, and remove from heat. Let the tea bags steep for 10-12 minutes and no longer. Remove tea bags and discard. In a two quart pitcher, add 1 cup of sugar, and carefully pour the tea into the pitcher. Stir until the sugar is well dissolved into the tea. Add cold water to fill the pitcher. Stir well. Serve over ice. If you have access to fresh mint leaves, add a few to the glass and crush slightly. Enjoy! ![]() Another week inspired by Debbie over at A Quilter's Table, and this week she added a linky thingy (what do you call that thing?) so you can join in the fun too! I love that every week Debbie shares stories, memories and a great recipe! So here goes my story and recipe this week.... A long, long time ago....before the days of Starbucks on every corner, there was this fabulous place called Orange Julius located in a mall near you. Apparently Orange Julius does still exist, it has just been 10+ years since I have personally seen one! Anyways.... back to the point. Back in the day, I thought this "Orange Julius" drink was possibly the best thing ever invented, and it was a major treat to get one. I'm talking about once a year if I was lucky. I can remember going to the mall and begging to get one, I think this drink may have been the only reason I liked the mall! Who cares about shopping when you can drink something so heavenly. You can see where my priorities are.... When my husband and I started dating about 12 years ago, there was still a location at our local mall, and being that my then "new boyfriend" had never had one, I suggested we go and try it out and have a "date" at the mall. So we are sitting in the food court sharing our Orange Julius, I have a mouthful, and my "then boyfriend, now husband" says something that I find to be hilarious. So you can just about imagine where this goes. Yes, I couldn't contain myself and literally spit the lovely drink all in his face. He sat mortified, and alas I just laughed it off, wiped down his face and apologized profusely. I mean seriously, what else can you do? What is the moral to this story? Ladies if you find a man that lets you spit a drink in his face on the second or third date, and he doesn't promptly leave you, he might just be a keeper. In my case, he was. But every now and then he says "Do you remember that time you spit Orange Julius in my face?" Yes dear, who could forget. P.S. Sadly, that was the last time I experienced an actual Orange Julius, and not because of that incident, but rather our local location closed, and I have yet to find another. At least I can make one at home... Orange Julius (At Home) Recipe Ingredients: 3 oz. or 1/3 cup Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate 1/2 cup Milk 1/4 - 1/2 cup Sugar (Depending upon how sweet you like it!) 1/2 cup Water 3/4 tsp. Vanilla 6 Ice Cubes Directions: Add all ingredients in a blender, cover and blend until smooth. Enjoy! Inspired by Debbie over at A Quilter's Table, I decided to do my own version of Tuesday at the Table, today. Lately my days revolve around food, and alas, I wish I could say this was a good thing, but in my 23rd week of pregnancy, it is not. Most days are spent trying to decide what is appealing, won't make me sick, or simply what food doesn't disgust me today. I really do look forward to enjoying the eating process again. Usually my day does consist of...I am craving "this or that" and must have it now, which is not very practical for a girl who doesn't want to drag her three year old to the store every single day in search of that odd item like "Cajun Krab Dip." And yes, that has been a recent crazy craving. Back to the point...this weekend I started craving Muffulettas (a traditional New Orleans sandwich) and just couldn't stop thinking about them. After enough talk, I convinced my husband that I "had to have it or else" and he immediately drove me to the store in search of all the ingredients. Thankfully, this is an item that he also really enjoys, so there wasn't much convincing needed on his part! So, what is a Muffuletta you ask? Basically a sandwich consisting of 2 meats, 2 cheeses, a crusty roll and Italian Olive Salad. Our favorite brand of Italian Olive Salad is shown below, and basically is a mixture of pickled vegetables, olives, capers, olive oil and spices. If you have never eaten this product, it is something to try for sure, and I'm sure you will never taste anything else quite like it. Three days later, I have now eaten Muffulettas every single day since, and probably will eat another for lunch today. So good! Oh and on a side note, my husband has also eaten them every day since, it just seems we can't get enough! Do you now have the hankering for this delicious sandwich? See my recipe below! The hardest part is collecting the ingredients, I promise! |
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