Butter makes the world go round. It’s love captured in a consumable. It enhances everything: the salve to a dry, forgotten piece of bread; the savior to a pot of plain ole mashed potatoes. Butter makes them all sing in a way that demands your attention. It’s the glamorous makeover for your ordinary, turning into … [Read more…]
Christmas time is cookie time in my family. Not only is it a tradition to gather in my mom’s kitchen and bake together, but we do it with a purpose–to share those treats with our extended family on Christmas Day. My sister and I have been doing this for nearly 20 years now and I … [Read more…]
Disclosure: OXO provided me with the potato ricer and zester used to prepare this recipe. No further compensation was received. All opinions remain my own. I have some exciting news! I may not be around much this weekend because I’ll be attending Big Summer Potluck in Bucks County, Pennsylvania! Yup, my first food bloggers’ conference! … [Read more…]
Those of you who have been following for a while now will know that I don’t have much patience for the prettying up of food. Presentation matters, but if you’re spending forever and a day making a meal look perfect and it will be devoured in 5 minutes or less, that seems like a little … [Read more…]
A Big storm requires a BIG thank you, especially when you rely entirely upon others to answer your call for help! 28 inches. That’s the official total for how much snow my area of the state received. Some were higher–my mother-in-law’s town struggled under 40 inches of the white stuff–but most of us were in … [Read more…]
You may recall my post a couple weeks ago utilizing the new Kerrygold Naturally Softer Pure Irish Butter for a contest sponsored by Kerrygold. In that post, I mentioned that Kerrygold sent me samples of two of their new products, but I only gave recipes for one of them. This time, I’m focusing on their … [Read more…]
Many times over, I’ve shared my love for Kerrygold butter on this blog–the gold standard of butters you can buy! So I was really excited when they contacted me recently about two new products they’ll be offering: Naturally Softer Pure Irish Butter and Reduced Fat Irish Butter. Swoon! I was lucky enough to be selected … [Read more…]