Author Archives: Kellie

About Kellie

For the love of food and cooking, and the adventures both inspire...

Maple Raspberry Pork Loin

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Kellie

This dish was easy to prepare as part of a special dinner for my parents.  The pork loin was sliced in 1.5 inch thick pieces, then pan-seared in a small amount of butter with pure maple syrup (about 3 tbsp), … Continue reading →

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Giant Whoopie Pie Cake

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Kellie

In the past when I’ve used my grandmother’s whoopie pie recipe to make a giant whoopie pie cake, the filling was too soft and the cake top sort of slid off to the side shortly after assembly.  This time I … Continue reading →

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Easy Corn Chowder

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Kellie

I cannot believe it’s mid-June, and I feel compelled to make soup, or even blog about it.  Let’s hope for some warmer weather in Maine soon, but until then… Corn chowder is an easy cold day dinner made with ingredients … Continue reading →

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Molasses Whoopie Pies

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Kellie

I love molasses cookies.  I love whoopie pies.  I found this recipe in a book I received as a Christmas gift: Making Whoopies by Nancy Griffin. I liked the combination of the soft molasses cookie with the sweet frosting filling, … Continue reading →

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Cool Pineapple Tool

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Kellie

I have my mother to thank for this lovely tool, which I received in my Christmas stocking.

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Spicy Peanut Noodles

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Kellie

This dinner represents my second adventure with Peanut Butter & Company’s The Heat Is On peanut butter. It is also a very easy dinner to throw together on a work night. The recipe ingredients I used are shown below, with … Continue reading →

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The First Spring BBQ

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Kellie

This Spring has not been very BBQ-friendly with all of the rain we have been getting in Maine.  While we have not grilled at home since our February Maine Winter Grilling Adventure, we had our first real Spring barbecue while … Continue reading →

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Barley Bake

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Kellie

For the past couple of months I have been ripping through a huge pile of Taste of Home magazines that were given to me.  For some reason I feel compelled to browse each of them, and tear out pages that … Continue reading →

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Red Cabbage Soup = Science AND Supper…

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Kellie

This soup was inspired by my preparation of concentrated red cabbage juice for a lab I had planned for my 8th grade science students.  I boiled half a head of red cabbage to obtain the dark purple juice, which we … Continue reading →

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Marilee’s Famous Cheese-Carrot Casserole

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Kellie

My first tasting of this delicious casserole was nearly a decade ago when I was the lucky recipient of a specially prepared lunch by my “Secret Santa” Marilee.  I still remember the note I received, informing me not to bring … Continue reading →

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