Holiday

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

When a 13 year old boy tells you they taste like Cinnabon and a colleague enters your classroom sniffing the air like a bloodhound, you know the recipe is a keeper. I brought this recipe back this week and had trouble finding it online which left me a bit panicked. What if it disappeared one day? SO . . . here it is to be preserved forever in my notes. From Tasty.co where this is also a video. ½ cup unsalted butter, melted 2 cups whole milk, warm to the touch ½ cup granulated

Powerhouse Pot Roast

The reason this is a powerhouse is because it "freezes beautifully" and tastes just as tender from freezer to oven. I've started buying chuck roast when it's on sale, make a Sunday supper of the pot roast, and freeze half of it for company. The other added bonus is I can make the gravy gluten free by pureeing whatever root veggies I use. OR as in the pic above, I can add vegetables later in the braise and add a slurry to thicken the gravy. 4 lb chuck roast 1 T olive oil 1 oni

Pistachio Brie Bites

These are stupid easy and yet look smart fancy. Another versatile recipe, they are great with whatever cheese you want, whatever jam you want, whatever nut you want. I'm simply listing what is in the pic above. 1 sheet thawed packaged puff pastry 1/4 cup of whatever jam you like (Above is an orange cranberry jam.) 3 oz brie cut into 1/2 inch x 1/2 inch slices (or goat cheese or Boursin or whatever soft cheese you like) 1/4 cup chopped pistachios ~ Preheat oven to 400 degrees.