Author: Alicia

12 Days of Goodies: Oreo Truffles

:: Day Two of the 12 Days of Christmas Goodies 2010 :: Oreo Truffles never cease to be a favorite of mine.  I mean, Oreo cookies and cream cheese?  How could that go wrong?!  These are so yummy and easy to put together that I make them several times a year, not just…

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12 Days of Goodies: Honey Cookies

:: Day One of the 12 Days of Christmas Goodies 2010 :: This recipe is probably one of the oldest family recipes from my husband’s family.  Generations upon generations have enjoyed these cookies at Christmastime.  Traditionally, the honey cookies are made weeks in advance of family gatherings, as the flavor really develops as…

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Christmas 2010: 12 Days of Goodies

This Christmas season, I am featuring  “12 Days of Goodies”.  I will be linking up each of the posts back to this main post as the season continues.  If you bookmark this page, it will be updated with the new link to each recipe as they are published on Everyday Home Cook. Day…

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Welcome Home!

I am so excited to share my brand new kitchen with you all! I wish I could have had the pictures up sooner, but I’m sure you all know what a big chore it is to move your entire life in to a new house. Getting everything just in its place is quite…

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Slow Cooked Pot Roast

Growing up, my sister and I had any choice we wanted for our “birthday meal” on the day we celebrated our birthday.  It was always the same thing… homemade fried chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, corn, and some variation of a jello salad.  We only ate homemade fried chicken twice a year.  Why…

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Fried Noodles

Fried noodles are the best accompaniment to pot roast.  We’re not talking about fried noodles in the sense of Pad Thai or another similar dish.  We’re talking about egg noodles fried in butter.  They are chewy and crunchy, and perfect for soaking up extra gravy on a plate.

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Homemade Brown Gravy

A holiday meal is not complete without homemade gravy.  Whether you’re making turkey or slow cooked pot roast, you need this simple sauce to complete the meal!  The best gravies come from the cooking liquids, so don’t let them go to waste.

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Gooey Butter Cake

The name of this cake says it all.  It’s gooey.  It’s buttery.  And oh boy, is it rich!  It had been a few years since I’d made the cake, and I was excited when my husband suggested it.

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White Bean Chicken Chili

It’s that time of year again!  Time to break out the hearty soup recipes which have been waiting patiently in your cupboard since the weather started warming up.  Now that there’s a crispness to the air, it’s time to make a good soup and snuggle up on the couch with the ones you…

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Homemade Taco Seasoning

Most everyday cooks like me have used convenience items like packets of taco seasoning.  Quick, easy, tasty, done.   But, you’ve probably been here:  everyone wants tacos for dinner and you don’t have a packet of seasoning on hand.  What’s a home cook to do? Make your own!  It’s easy, economical, and extremely customizable…

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