Sweet Dash of Sass

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Perfect Homemade Salsa for Canning

2020 has been an interesting year, and I'm sure most of you agree - I'm so over it.   I wasn't able to do my full garden that I wanted to at the start of the season, but was excited to plant a few varieties of tomatoes, banana peppers, jalapenos, zucchini, and cucumber.  I also planted my usual herbs like parsley, mint, cilantro, basil, and oregano.  My garden started out strong, but then later on this summer it became a bust for a few.  We were also battling a few chipmunks from snacking on all

Grandma’s Poppyseed Cake

This was a post I started writing about a few months ago and I am finally getting around to posting it.  The old laptop was giving me MAJOR issues and pretty much kicked the can.  I spent a month trying to backup and save everything I had on the hard drive before it completely crashed and lost everything.   The exciting news to share, I purchased a new laptop.  WOO HOO!  It was long overdue and excited to get back into the swing of things. One of the plus sides to this whole quarantine / social

White Chocolate Cranberry Scones

I love scones.  I love the Cinnamon Crunch ones from Panera Bread and the Petite Vanilla Bean ones from Starbucks.  Surprisingly, I have never attempted to make a scone from scratch.  I wanted to make a quick on-the-go breakfast snack and figure I would attempt a cranberry / white chocolate combo. What's the difference between a scone and a biscuit? Scones typically have eggs in them and biscuits do not. Scones also tend to be a little denser, drier, and not as flaky. I actually attempted

Cranberry Chicken & Rice

During college, one of my roommates (Becca) made a chicken and rice dish that incorporated cranberry sauce, bottle of french dressing, and a packet of Onion Soup Mix.  It was always one of my favorites and whenever I have it, it immediately takes me back to my college days. I was craving that dish during our crazy pandemic days but didn't have all the ingredients.  So I decided to take a new spin on the dish using fresh, frozen cranberries from Cape Cod Select®.  It turned out super delicious. 

Cranberry Banana Bread with Cinnamon Sugar Topping

The last few months have been a whirlwind with this whole COVID-19 / social distancing situation.  With the stay-at-home orders in Ohio and not traveling for work, it gave me an opportunity to cook more at home.  However, back in April, I ended up with a concussion and I was out of commission for 2 weeks.  The little guy and I were playing around and bonked heads.  Luckily, he was totally fine, but he must have hit me in the right spot. I've also had some laptop issues the last few weeks, so

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