For my brother-in-law, James’ recent birthday I was tasked with the honor of birthday cake bringer. James luuuuuuvs cheesecake so I set out on a mission… Cheesecake, in its many and varied forms has existed pretty much since man first made cheese. After all…cheese AND pie. Right???? I’ll admit it – I’m hard to impress … Continue reading
Merry Christmas to all you bloggers, followers, likers, pintresters, tweeter, facebookers and foodies! Today we gathered a few of the nieces, lay our fingers aside our noses and give a nod to an ages old tradition – the Christmas cookie! After all, we have to keep the big guy full of energy on Christmas Eve. … Continue reading
Quiche is a really simple, awesomely versatile “comfort food” dish. If you can buy a pie crust and crack eggs, you can make Quiche. And, given the gobs of food people generally prepare this time of year, Quiche is also a great way to repurpose leftovers! I had some leftover breakfast sausage and potatoes so … Continue reading
For those of you who liked my post “So You Say You Don’t Like Brussels Sprouts“, you are going to love this. I personally love Brussels sprouts but I’ve found that if I add bacon, I can get pretty much anyone to eat them. These are good as an appetizer or a side dish, and … Continue reading
It’s crab season here in Northern California and that means beautiful, rich Dungeness Crab! Crab cakes have to be one of my favorite dishes, but when you can eat them without also consuming the guilt of having them fried, it makes them all the better! The inspiration for this dish comes from Ferry Plaza Seafood … Continue reading
Did you know that Quaker Oats changed the classic cookie recipe on the inside of the oatmeal box? Lucky for us I still have the original recipe! A few weeks ago, Amelia asked me what recipe I used to make some Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. I told her to just use the recipe in the Quaker … Continue reading
This is a really easy pizza dough to make that bakes into a nice crisp crust with bubbly softness in the edges. If you like to have pizza dough on hand, simply portion out the dough, roll into balls, wrap in plastic wrap or Ziploc bag and refrigerate or freeze until you are ready to use … Continue reading
Or, as I like to call them “hello flaky layers of yum yum.” Seriously, these flaky biscuits are a snap to put together, rival any pop-n-fresh on the market and the ingredients are simple and fresh. While this recipe calls for cheddar and green onion, you can always omit those flavors for a “plain” biscuit or you … Continue reading
I have to give a big shout out to Manas Ranch in Esparto, CA. They specialize in peaches and every year, I make sure to get at least one box of their juicy, flavorful O’Henry peaches when they come into season. (They are the best!) Another cool thing about Manas Ranch is that you can sign up … Continue reading
Hap-pie Birthday to us! Hap-pie Birthday to us! That’s right, Friday was cookplantmeditate’s first birthday! Thank you to all who have read, followed, liked, tweeted, facebooked, googled, yahoo’d, pinterested, reposted, emailed and just generally supported us. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Cheers to another year! And just how did we celebrate our first birthday? … Continue reading
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