Ham & Smoked Gouda Pasta Salad
Main Dish Pasta Pork Salads Side Dish

Ham & Smoked Gouda Pasta Salad

Smoked Gouda is easily in my top 3 favorite cheeses. It’s pretty incredible by itself, fantastic in grits, and the star of the show in this Ham & Smoked Gouda Pasta Salad. If you can boil water, you can make this pasta salad in…

July 11, 2012
Key Lime Poke Cake
Cakes Desserts

Key Lime Poke Cake

If you’ve never heard of or tasted a poke cake, you’ve been missing out. It’s a cake you literally poke holes in so a filling can ooze down in it. I’ve been making a strawberry version for a long time, but for some odd…

July 9, 2012
Nutty Chocolate Hot Bites
Chocolate Cookies Desserts

Nutty Chocolate Hot Bites

I was looking for an individual-sized sweet treat to share with my classmates on our last day of class this past Monday. I wanted something fairly easy to make since I was running low on time last weekend. Searching through one of my favorite…

July 7, 2012
Honey Lime Fruit Salad
Salads Side Dish

Honey Lime Fruit Salad

I can easily eat a big bowl of fruit by itself, but adding a few more ingredients to make Honey Lime Fruit Salad really makes it a special side. You can choose any kind of fruit that you like, just be sure it’s fresh.…

July 5, 2012
Lemon Poppy Seed Madeleines
Cakes Desserts

Lemon Poppy Seed Madeleines

It’s been all about the madeleines on my blog lately. I wasn’t kidding when I said I went crazy baking them! I’ve shared Vanilla Madeleines and Chocolate Madeleines so far, but the flavor that sealed the deal on my love for these little cakes…

June 25, 2012
Dijon & Wild Rice Turkey Burger
Burgers Main Dish Poultry Sandwiches

Dijon & Wild Rice Turkey Burgers

Mmm, burgers! I eat them year round of course, but it’s during the summer you really start thinking about them. I don’t think there’s a burger that I’d turn down, and while I enjoy the classic, I like to experiment with different meats, toppings,…

June 22, 2012
Chocolate Madeleines
Cakes Chocolate Desserts

Chocolate Madeleines

Last week I shared Vanilla Madeleines with you. I bought my first madeleine pan and went crazy making them. I’m a girl that likes variety, so not only did I make the original vanilla, but also Chocolate Madeleines. I’m a chocoholic, so I was…

June 20, 2012
Cookie Dough Whoopie Pies
Cakes Chocolate Cookies Desserts

Cookie Dough Whoopie Pies

I know you’re not supposed to pick favorites, but come on, we all do it. I think it was just about a year ago when my friend Lindsay from Love & Olive Oil was testing recipes for her first cookbook, The Cookie Dough Lover’s…

June 18, 2012
Vanilla Madeleines
Cakes Desserts

Vanilla Madeleines

I know the song is “Sweet Caroline,” but I couldn’t help but sing “Sweet Madeleine” when I was making these Vanilla Madeleines. Yes, I get silly in the kitchen. iPod cranked, there may be dance moves involved and a big spoon that doubles as…

June 14, 2012