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Oven roasted standing rib roast is a cut of beef that is usually served on special occasions.  It’s expensive! I used to steer away from more expensive cuts of beef for the fear of screwing them up. My recipe is fool proof and will give you amazing results every time. How to Make a Standing Rib Roast in the Oven There are several methods, but...

My friend Justin posted a ramen soup yesterday and I decided to make my version of that soup.  Salt and Pepper Tofu Ramen! Justin turned me on to white miso pasta a couple years ago, and it gives this broth such a rich flavor, that it only tastes as if the broth took two days to make.  Typically ramen broth requires pork bones to be...

Homemade Ferrero Rocher My stepson Joe LOVES Ferrero Rocher.  It became a joke every birthday and Christmas to get him a giant package.  I think he’ll love my homemade Ferrero Rocher! What is Ferrero Rocher? Ferrero Rocher is a popular chocolate confection made by the Italian company Ferrero. It consists of a whole roasted hazelnut covered in a thin wafer shell, filled with hazelnut chocolate...

These hazelnut and dried cherry biscotti will be a hit at your next brunch, or great for gift giving! One of the first baking recipes on my blog was from October 2008 was a pistachio and dried cranberry biscotti.  I remember walking through my yard looking for a garnish (why?!) and landed on a branch from my pine tree, because doesn’t that go perfectly with...

I had the privilege of grilling at none other than Grillin with Dad’s house to make grilled buffalo chicken chili. It took my OG buffalo chicken chili to a whole new level!  Maciek even demonstrated how to spatchcock the chicken so it cooks in about 45 minutes.  We bought a Miller’s Amish chicken from Mariano’s – love that we shopped at our favorite grocery store...

Marion’s Kitchen Fried Chicken Bao Buns As soon as I got Marion’s Kitchens new cookbook, I knew I wanted to make Marion’s Kitchen Fried Chicken Bao Buns. I adapted her recipes to make them a bit more WW friendly, but the end result is still delicious. How do you make bao buns? Truth be told, that was the part of the recipe that intimidated me...

I will never be vegan or vegetarian, but I don’t mind a meatless meal now and again.  Falafel are one of my favorite things to make. What kind of beans are in falafel? To me, it’s up to your personal preference, but chickpeas are usually the beans of choice when making falafel.  You can soak dry chickpeas, but I prefer canned chickpeas.  Just be sure...

Did you think that I wouldn’t post any more delicata squash recipes this year?  Think again!  These delicata squash twice baked potatoes are divine. I added this recipe to my Thanksgiving Dinner Roundup for my monthly Daily Herald article that comes out later this week.  Dinner for four which consists of a sirloin tip roast, glazed carrots and my new brussels sprouts recipe with crispy...

Waking up this Sunday morning I had a taste for both pancakes and muffins.  So I decided to make banana pumpkin pancake muffins! How do you get muffin tops? The secret to getting a muffin top is baking the muffins at 425 for the first five minutes.  I used to bake the muffins at 425 the whole time, but I found that the muffins weren’t...

Brussels Sprouts with Crispy Pancetta and Apple Cider Gastrique will be the hit on your holiday table! Last weekend I had the privilege to have a delicious dinner with a new friend in . . . IDAHO! One of my instagram followers husband reached out to me several weeks ago and invited me to visit the weekend of his wife’s birthday. Without hesitation I said...