Recipes

Cheesy Taco Soup with ground turkey | via MyOtherMoreExcitingSelf.wordpress.com #jennieo #SwitchToTurkey #eatmoreturkey

Turkey Tuesday: Cheesy Taco Soup

I am completely obsessed with soups right now. (Just ask Teacher Man – I’ve been making soups all winter.) When I found this Cheesy Taco Soup I knew I had a winner! Considering I live in the North Country, otherwise known as Minnesota, I suppose that makes sense. I am all about comfort food in […] Read more…

Barefoot Contessa's Salted Caramel Brownies | via MyOtherMoreExcitingSelf.wordpress.com

Salted Caramel Brownies

Anyone watching the Golden Globes right now? It’s a guilty pleasure of mine – although, truth be told, I think I like the pre-show red carpet coverage the best. Dresses, jewels, heels, tuxes … all that fanciness to watch and, let’s be honest, judge just a little bit! And of course, in preparation for watching all […] Read more…

Brown Sugar Pound Cake | via MyOtherMoreExcitingSelf.wordpress.com

Brown Sugar Pound Cake

Finally. I did a little baking tonight. And I can feel the stress roll right off me. Is that weird? Baking does that for me. It must be the measuring and the mixing and the anticipation of seeing the final product. And perhaps the peacefulness of being in the kitchen. Whatever it is, baking makes […] Read more…

Mom’s Best Caramels

I was starting to feel the rush of the holiday season last Friday. I had been gone a couple of days for work, came back and was trying to catch up in the office as well as get things done at home. I could feel the stress starting to creep into my psyche and I […] Read more…

Pomegranate Cosmopolitans | via MyOtherMoreExcitingSelf.wordpress.com

Cocktail Time: Cranberry Cosmopolitans

My signature cocktail is a cranberry cosmopolitan. As girly as it gets. And it wouldn’t be a girls weekend without one – or, ahem, two. A couple of weeks ago, my annual girls weekend commenced with my sister, sister-in-law and cousin. Instead of staying at a hotel somewhere (which, don’t get me wrong, is always […] Read more…

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