April 2011 ~ Colie's Kitchen

Apr 27, 2011

Wordless Wednesday: Look What I Got For My Birthday!

Today is my birthday, and look what my wonderful husband got me ... a Canon Rebel EOS T2i plus an additional lens, bag, and memory card. I am so excited because I consider myself a wanna-be photographer trying to learn as I go. Now I have a really great camera to work with! This is the most wonderful gift I have ever received in my life. No one has ever done anything like...

Ranger India Pale Ale Cheesy Popcorn Soup and 1554 Enlightened Black Ale Battered Onion Rings @newbelgium @foodbuzz

I was given a challenge by New Belgium Brewing Company and Foodbuzz to come up with the ultimate recipe using one of the many types of beer produced by New Belgium Brewing Company. I was thrilled to take the challenge and I consider the challenge a great success! Not only did I come up with a main dish, but I also added a twisted side dish to accompany my Beer Cheese...

Happy Easter Peanut Butter Easter Eggs

This is such a great recipe! If you need a quick recipe for today and you want something easy and no bake here is a recipe for you. This is an excellent recipe that’s super-fast. I had them completely made in less than 1 hour. I threw all the ingredients except the chocolate chips and the shortening in the food process, and mixed it all up. I shaped the eggs (no very well...

Easy Fried Ravioli

I have to first start off by saying this recipe is great! I was able to pick up frozen ravioli for a really great price a few days ago now what to do with it? My husband loves fried ravioli so I decided to give making it homemade a try. If you buy it as an appetizer at a restaurant it’s a little expensive, but making it at home is not only easy, but it’s half...

Tartar Sauce

A few nights ago we had shrimp for dinner and I wanted to include a tartar sauce on the side. Typically the rule of thumb with a recipe like this is to allow the finished product to set over night to allow all the spices and flavors to mingle together thus creating the ultimate recipe. This tartar sauce recipe was no exception. I allow it to refrigerate overnight and...

Neely's Spicy Sweet Potato Fries (Chips)

One of my favorite cooking shows is Down Home with the Neely’s! I love this husband and wife dynamic duo! They have such amazing chemistry in the kitchen that I find watching their cooking show both educational and entertaining. I saw the Neely’s making spicy sweet potato chips that I later turned into fries and knew I had the try them because I love sweet potato fries and...

I love bacon, but I hate the mess that comes with frying bacon. I decided there had to be an easier way. I decided to figure out how to “fry” bacon in the oven, and now that’s the only way I do it. First off I don’t have to scrub down my kitchen after making bacon now, and I don’t smell like fried bacon after cooking it! That’s a huge plus! This is simple and fantastic! What...

I've Got the Need, the Need for Fried Cheese

I found this recipe while watching Guy Fieri’s “Guy’s Big Bites” on Television. He made this recipe look easy and in truth it really was. The flavor is fantastic, and these cheese sticks make great appetizers. I had fun making them, and loved eating them. No doubt you will too! Ingredients: 4 cups canola oil 2 eggs 1/4 cup milk 3/4 cup panko bread...

Potato Cups

This is a fantastic recipe! It’s so simple to put together and then all you do is pop it into the oven and the potato cups are done. I waited until mine were crispy on the outside before I took then out of the oven and they came out perfect. I used a cheese grater to shred the potatoes and I also used it to for the onions. It was super easy and went quickly. I needed...

Wordless Wednesday - Cereal Runneth Over

I really was wordless or even speechless when I realized how many boxes of cereal we had in the pantry when I decided to organize the pantry this past weekend. Most of these boxes are not even open. In truth I believe only two boxes were open. These are the 13 I kept. The remaining boxes were just bits and pieces that I ended up throwing away. If all else fails we always...

Pull-Apart Peazer Bread

This is a really great recipe. Not only is is dirt cheap to make, but it's easy, requires very few ingredients, and tastes great. It also makes a great presentation. It's my version of a monkey bread. The great part about this concept is you can do just about anything with the recipe. Keep the margarine and lose everything else, add a little cinnamon and sugar then you...