January 2012 – This Carolina Girl

Basil Babies

By the looks of these sprouts, I’ll be eating a basil salad at my desk in no time! As long as the nursery cats keep off… Last night, we helped a good friend of ours paint the inside his apartment so he could move out, because he is getting married this Friday. Which was notContinue reading “Basil Babies”

Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

Source: The Girl Who Ate Everything Being the awful wife that I am, I passed my god awful sickness on to my husband this past week. I knew he would eventually catch it, but I was hoping he would make it through the weekend before it hit…the weekends are the busiest nights at the restaurant,Continue reading “Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup”

Simplest Pizza…EVER!

We’ve been sick with a nasty cold all week, which means Maple has been rather bored! Yesterday was gorgeous, so I decided to take her to the dog park. It has been a while since we’ve been to one, but Maple used to love going so I didn’t think anything of it. Well, it wasContinue reading “Simplest Pizza…EVER!”

$50 Bed Bath & Beyond Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to MarzBarz for winning the giveaway! Her favorite dish is homemade chicken pot pie! If only I could send that along with the giftcard, but I think the giftcard will do just fine. Thanks to EVERYONE who entered and all of the feedback is great! The favorite dishes were so unique and I wasContinue reading “$50 Bed Bath & Beyond Giveaway Winner!”

My Basil Babies

Aren’t they cute? I was given this as a Christmas gift from a co-worker, so I thought it was only appropriate to start an herb garden…on my desk. The basil seeds have already sprouted! Now, to keep the nursery cats away from my seedlings!

Vegetable Tortellini Alfredo

Sometimes you get in the mood to just dump a bunch of ingredients into a casserole dish and hope for the best. That was me last night. Being in the middle of fighting off a cold, and not cooking dinner for 4 nights strait, I needed to make something…but didn’t want to put in muchContinue reading “Vegetable Tortellini Alfredo”

Chocolate Strawberry Bark

Chocolate. The hard part about cooking with chocolate is you have to be super careful not to burn it. Because if you burn it, there is no going back. The easy part is, you can remelt it and start all over…as long as you don’t burn it! I went from this: To this: SimplyContinue reading “Chocolate Strawberry Bark”

Zucchini Bread with Blueberries

Holy moly mother of meatballs does my house smell good. Zucchini bread is in the oven as I’m typing this post. When I think of zucchini bread I think of warm fuzzies in the winter time. It is supposed to be 66 degrees here on Saturday, so think of this as my version of aContinue reading “Zucchini Bread with Blueberries”

$50 Bed Bath and Beyond Gift Card Giveaway!

**Giveaway is now over, and the winner has been announced in a post above. Thank you to ALL of the entries!!! Feel free to still leave a comment with your favorite dish :)** I was so excited when I hit 100 followers that I wanted to do something to say thank you. Well Thanksgiving, Christmas,Continue reading “$50 Bed Bath and Beyond Gift Card Giveaway!”

Salsa Verde Stuffed Peppers

I got a hankering for stuffed peppers last night. I went to the store with a list written and came out with something totally different! When I think of stuffed peppers, I think of ground beef, mozzarella cheese, and marinara sauce…think again for this recipe! These little bundles of joy are sweet, spicy, and coveredContinue reading “Salsa Verde Stuffed Peppers”