Italian Tortellini Soup

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What is your favorite food to whip up when you have a hungry crowd?  Lately, my go-to quick fix is some kind of soup.  It’s the perfect meal to warm you up on these cold days.  I mentioned the other day that my dad was visiting to help me and my husband with a few household chores.  I don’t know about you, but I tend to procrastinate on the house chores.  These chores weren’t fun by any means (not that they ever are), but my awesome dad is always happy to assist, even if it’s something as mundane as re potting a ginormous jade plant! …

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Tomato Chickpeas Over Dried Fig Infused Rice

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I enjoy eating a variety of ethnic foods and I love cooking them in my kitchen because it’s a way for me to feel like I’m traveling around the world while remaining in the comfort of my own home.  If you’re not familiar with my blog, just take a peak at my recipe index and you’ll see what I mean.  I haven’t made many middle eastern recipes (although I have made the same Hummus a bazillion times) so I thought I’d venture out and try something new. This sweet and savory meal is warm and comforting, ideal for this time of year.  The …

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Mini Cinnamon Crumb Cups

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Crumb cakes are one of my favorite things on earth.  I always say that I could eat the crumbs by themselves because I love them so much.  Can you see where I’m going with this?  Oh no she didn’t?  Um, yes, I did.  I decided to make a crumb cake that skips the cake part.  Don’t get me wrong, cake is yummy, but sometimes a girl just wants the crumb part. These bite size cups are filled with 100% crumbs and topped with miniature cinnamon chips to make them a little more interesting. Mini Cinnamon Crumb Cups Recipe (Makes 24 mini muffin cups) Ingredients: 1/3 cup …

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Ham and Potato Soup

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This past weekend was cool and I was in the mood for a cozy soup to warm me up.  I seem to be on a soup kick lately.  If you love a classic baked potato with toppings then you’ll love this creamy soup loaded with chunks of potatoes and ham. Ham and Potato Soup Recipe (About 8 servings) Ingredients: 3 and 1/2 cups potatoes, peeled and diced 1/3 cup celery, diced 1/3 cup onion, diced 7 ounces cooked ham, diced 3 and 1/4 cups water 2 cups chicken broth 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 5 tablespoons butter 5 tablespoons all-purpose …

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Cornbread and Spanish Olive Spread

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What goes better with soup, crackers or bread?  This has been an ongoing discussion between me and my husband for the past few months.  I can go both ways, but when we have guests over I like to put out bread because I feel funny putting out a basket of crackers.  I’ve been making a lot of soups lately (if you couldn’t tell from previous blog posts) so I figured this was a good time to whip up some cornbread to go along with it.  With this delicious cornbread in the house, neither one of us is reaching for boring …

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