2010 - Eat at Home

Looking Forward to 2011

December 30, 2010 by Tiffany

It’s time to put our past behind us and look to the future!

~~Mayor Shelbourne of Swallow Falls aka Chewandswallow from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Writing Eat at Home is a joy to me. You all are the best readers on the internet! Thank you for sharing your recipes, cooking successes and frustrations with me. I appreciate all of you so much.

I am planning several new projects for 2011 that I hope you’ll like.

I’ve also got a new short series coming in January called “Resolutionize”.

Resolutionize: verb Enacting a mini revolution on your New Year’s Resolution. Small action with big impact.

This will be a series of 4 posts, once each week during January. We’ll focus on resolutions that center around the kitchen and cooking.

Speaking of posts and projects, if there is anything that you’d like to see more of or topics you would like me to address, please leave me a comment or send an email. I love hearing from readers!

I’ll be back Monday with a new Menu + Complete Grocery List. Tuesday will be the first in the Resolutionize series.

Happy New Year and Happy Cooking!

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French Bread Pizza

December 29, 2010 by Tiffany

This is a guest post from Crystal at Crystal and Comp.

We love this at our house. It is beyond simple, takes less than 30 minutes from prep to table, and is an excellent alternative to traditional pizza that is easy to personalize for everyone’s taste.

You’ll Need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish Tagged with cheese, french bread, garlic, green pepper, mozzarella, olives, onion, pepperoni, pizza sauce, sausage12 Comments

Bean and Bacon Soup – Ready in 10 Minutes

December 28, 2010 by Tiffany

This soup is really just assembly only, as long as you’ve got the bacon and onions in the freezer. It’s a good one to keep in mind for those nights when you really don’t have time to cook, but everyone needs to be fed.

The bacon, onion and tomatoes add a lot of flavor to the beans. It reminds me of the flavor of Italian Sausage and Bean Soup.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Soup Tagged with bacon, butter beans, chicken broth, diced tomatoes, kidney beans, onion, oregano, pinto beans, Soup16 Comments

Bacon and Onion cooking tip

December 27, 2010 by Tiffany

I hate to cook bacon. Even if I use the oven method and don’t have to stand over the skillet with it popping and sizzling. There’s just something about the process that I don’t like.

A few weeks ago, I made a recipe that called for diced bacon and onion. The recipe only required a few pieces of bacon, but I decided to cook up the whole pound.

Unfortunately, the recipe I was cooking the bacon for wasn’t very good. But it did turn out to be useful to cook and freeze the bacon and onion.

I froze it in zip top baggies, in about 1/2 cup quantities. I placed all the baggies inside a gallon size freezer bag to protect it and keep it organized.

Tomorrow I’ll share a soup recipe that uses the bacon and onion. If you’ve got that frozen, the soup can be finished quicker than you can make a grilled cheese sandwich.

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Merry Christmas

December 23, 2010 by Tiffany

Merry Christmas!

What a joy it is to celebrate the birth of our Savior!

“For God so loved the world that He sent His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” John 3:16 This is the true Christmas gift.

I pray you have a wonderful holiday sweetened with family and friends.

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Ingredient Spotlight: Nuts

December 22, 2010 by Tiffany

I bought a pound of mixed nuts in the shell so I could take a picture for this post. My family ended up eating most of them before I had a chance to photograph. That surprised me. I didn’t know they were so nuts for nuts.

They left the Brazil nuts and a few walnuts. We all agreed the hazel nuts were the best, with almonds coming in a close second.

Here are a few of my recipes that use nuts: [Read more...]

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Bramble Beans

December 21, 2010 by Tiffany

A friend gave me this recipe years ago. I make it every once in a while and we like it. The only reason I haven’t shared it with you before is that it isn’t very photogenic. Some of my past attempts to photograph it have been dismal.

One reason I like this dish is that it can be cooked on the stove top or in the oven. I’ve never tried it, but I bet it would work in the slow cooker too.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish Tagged with baked beans, brown sugar, ground beef, ketchup, kidney beans, mustard, onion, pork and beans, vinegar10 Comments

Potatoes and Ham ala Julia Child

December 20, 2010 by Tiffany

I’ve been reading Julia Child’s book My Life in France. That led me to order “The French Chef”, her cooking show on PBS, from Netflix. What fun!

I have to say that I’m surprised how many of the recipes she shares are accessible for the average cook at home. I’m not sure why it surprised me, because that is who she wrote for. She aimed to bring French cooking to American kitchens.

This dish is based on one that Julia Child shared on her TV program. She used smoked sausage in hers, but I substituted cubed ham. I don’t remember what kind of cheese she used. I admit that I have some more tweaking and trying to do on this recipe. The sauce didn’t thicken like I’d hoped. I’m pretty sure I did it like she said, but something didn’t work. It may have been that I used milk along with the half & half. Julia Child said that would work, but I only have 1% milk instead of whole.

However, the taste was wonderful! I could really taste the potatoes. You know how sometimes they are just there and you don’t really notice them? Not so with this dish. The ham was a nice complement and it was all underscored with Swiss cheese, garlic and onion.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

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Recipes for Christmas – Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Sweets and Gifts to Share

December 17, 2010 by Tiffany

If you’re still looking for recipes to make this season, this post is for you. I’ve gathered Holiday recipes from this past year so you can quickly find inspiration.

If you want more Christmas recipes, see the 2009 Big List of Holiday Food.

Breakfast and Brunch

Dinner Side Dishes [Read more...]

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Oatmeal White Chocolate Chip and Cranberry Cookies

December 16, 2010 by Tiffany

Last year, I saw recipes for cookies like this floating around the internet. A friend brought some to my house and they were so good. How can you go wrong with white chocolate chips and cranberries?

I decided to make them yesterday, but didn’t want to look up the recipe. Googling is so hard, you know?

So I tweaked the Oatmeal Chocolate Chip recipe from the back of the Walmart brand oat box. As soon as I finished making them, I noticed the recipe on the back of the Craisin package. Oh well. My tweaked recipe tasted buttery, with the sweet-tart flavors of the white chips and cranberries. And the recipe made a lot. Enough to munch and freeze some for later.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]