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Hummus-Crusted Chicken
I love doing some quick and easy dinners now that I have a baby and it’s even better when you get to use up leftovers from a party. I had some garlic roasted hummus leftover so I decided to use it as a crust on chicken. The recipe is written for chicken breast, but...
Roasted Green Beans with Mushrooms, Balsamic, and Parmesan
This wasn’t my favorite side dishes I’ve ever made. The green beans take a lot longer to get tender then then mushrooms so I think if I made this again I would boil the green beans to cut down on the baking time so they would cook more evenly with the mushrooms....
Chicken Diablo
As usual grilling the chicken made all the difference. I think I might inject some of the sauce in the chicken next time, but we really liked the sauce with it’s sweet heat. If we didn’t grill the chicken I would have baked it in the oven instead of stovetop. Chicken...
Crab Rangoon Tart
I recently served this at my Stella & Dot party and it was a huge hit. Of course I doubled the filling recipe to use both sheets of the puff pastry in the box and we had it for dinner with a bottle of wine. It’s filling and easy to prep ahead of time. The only...
High Heel Cupcakes and My Stella & Dot Party
Recently I hosted a Stella & Dot trunk show. This is one of the first parties I’ve done where you have something out to play with and purchase. I had been to a neighbors in the past and fell in love with their jewelry, so I decided since I’m hooked might as well...
Balsamic Roasted Carrots
This is a super easy side dish. It does take a while in the oven to soften the carrots, but if you need a no fuss dish this is it. Balsamic Roasted Carrots (Adapted from Flat Belly Diet Recipes) Printer Friendly Version 1 small bag of baby carrots 1/4 cup extra virgin...
Garlic Pesto Chicken with Tomato Cream Penne
I really loved this recipe. I didn’t care for the chicken and pasta together, because it overwhelmed each other and you really loose the flavors. Separate they where each awesome. I doubled the sauce recipe and just used one box of pasta. The pasta soaked up the sauce...
Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole
We were not overly impressed with Ruth Chris Steakhouse, but some people swear it’s the best. I think it’s because we have so many places to pick from in Houston and even when we travel I’ve come across better places. Anyway, I had seen this recipe pop up a lot and...
Orange Teriyaki Chicken
I love having fruit in entrees. This dish reminds me of the Asian restaurants, but we had to add a little more red pepper to give it that kick it needed. I wish I would have gone the extra mile making fried rice too it would have been better then the steamed rice....
Nutella Rice Krispie Balls
Instead of using a small cookie sheet I used an ice cream scoop. Come on, you know you would have done the same thing, might as well eat one large ball then sneaking 5 or 6 little ones haha. I found these new sugar free chocolate chips from Hershey’s and since we...
Blue Pina Colada Punch
I love a yummy summer cocktail and this is yummy like a pina colada, but not as heavy feeling. I blended mine and added some rum to make it more it last longer by the pool in our 100 degree Texas heat. Blue Pina Colada Punch (Adapted from The High Heeled Hostess)...
Coconut Pie Cocktail
Instead of making a pie to satisfy my craving I found a quick cocktail to try. It did taste like a coconut pie, but I had to add little more rum because the Kahlua took over a little. Sometimes it needs a little tweak, but it’s good when you get it just right. Coconut...
