The Artichoke Dip I linked you to recently (Artichoke Dip With Pretzels) is amazing! It was a blind link, which I really don’t like to do (linking you to something I haven’t tried yet) - but it was from Lifestyle MSN, and they’re about as Can’t Miss as Food TV. So I felt safe……..

Here’s a link (Artichoke Dip With Pretzels) to an Artichoke Dip with Pretzels recipe that’ll be making an appearance in my house tonight.
While I’m cheering on my faves at the Oscars……If Jennifer Hudson doesn’t win, I’ll insist on having a melt down…..we’ll be wrapping our faces around this dip. It’s the first [...]

1 lb Crabmeat
1 lb. Cooked and Peeled Shrimp
1/2 to 2 Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine crabmeat, shrimp and sauce (Recipe below.). Pour into casserole dish and to with grated cheese. Bake about 30 minutes or until bubbly.

SAUCE:
2 Cups Milk
1/2 Cup Cheez Whiz
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/4 Cup All-Purpose Flour
1/2 Cup Grated Cheddar Cheese
Dash of Black Pepper

Mix 1-1/2 cups milk with cheese, Cheese Whiz, salt and pepper in heavy saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until cheese———-

There are only a few ways the Food Network could appease me if they gave me an evening with no Alton, Paula OR Rachael: One would be a lifetime supply of chocolate, another would be my own personal Starbuck’s in my backyard, and yet another would be a night devoted to garlic.

They chose to go with the latter - which is, oddly enough, fine with me. Besides, my other faves - Emeril and Jim O’Connor will be there. Check out some of the recipes that’ll be featured in tonight’s line-up:———

Have you ever browsed around the deliciously fabulous website Chef’s Corner? If you answer anything but yes….don’t even finish reading this, skip to the button at the end of the post and off with you!
Nah, on second thought I’m not ready to let you go yet….I like your face.
Chef’s [...]

There’s nothing in the world quite like a great cup of coffee is there? I was out yesterday with my youngest daughter, walking and enjoying every second of the beautiful weather. I started mentally going over all the web publishing work I needed to do when I got home - this blog needed this, that blog needed that, this post needed typing, that post needed editing (when you have over 12, there’s never a day without at least that many thises and thats).

Before my mind planned out the work load, it set the stage. My desk would have to be primed and ready: My favorite pink pen, my favorite planner, and (most importantly) a mug of hot coffee……

3 cups salted Peanuts, without skins (divided)
3 TBS Butter or Margarine
2 cups (12 oz.) Peanut Butter chips
1 can (14 oz.) Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 cups Miniature Marshmallows

Place half of the peanuts in an ungreased 11 x 7 x 2 inch baking pan and set aside. In a saucepan, melt the butter and chips over low heat. ——–

The good looking guy above is the
Cobalt Bean Pot from Gourmet.org. If you have beans and/or bean soup as often as my family, it’s probably already speaking to you.
This bean pot puts a newer, more modern spin on the old fashioned bean pot. This beautiful line of Reco’s bean pots [...]

Peter Pan Peanut Butter is the latest threat for Salmonella. It seems like there’s always something, doesn’t it? Not long ago it was Spinach and Taco Bell.

As luck would have it, Peter Pan’s the brand I’ve always bought! I had two containers in my pantry I threw out yesterday - although if they’d been contaminated, we’d have surely known by now. Be that as it may, they lost their appeal, so out they went!

U.S. health officials have not yet determined the precise source of the contaminated peanut butter. But it’s believed to have caused almost 300 people in 39 states to get sick with Salmonella food poisoning, which causes diarrhea, fever, dehydration, abdominal pain, vomiting, and sometimes even death……

Consumer Reports recently had my kind of taste-teste: A Coffee Off. They tested four popular brands of coffee - McDonald’s, Burger King, Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts - to determine where one could find the best coffee in the country.
USA Today had recently done a similar test and awarded the title [...]