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| Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast Sliders |

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| Cap’n Crunch French Toast |
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| Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast Sliders |

Bacon and Brown Sugar Mini Filets Looking for some easy and fun appetizers to make that will wow any crowd? Check out these fun recipes I created for Twin Cities Live. Click here to watch the December 9, 2011 Twin Cities Live segment when I made these recipes. Pecan Chicken Caramel Rolls Ingredients: 1 package Caramel … Continue reading
Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies (Far Right) During the holidays we always think about the blessings of family-those we have here and those that have passed. Around Christmas, I always think about Will’s Great Aunt Marie and her love of chocolate covered cherries. She loved those candies and would end up with multiple boxes at the end … Continue reading
This year, Twin Cities Live got all their favorite chefs together to create a Thanksgiving dinner! What an honor to cook among such talented and absolutely wonderful people! I had such a great time! Laurie Crowell made a beautifully brined turkey Mary Jane Miller made streusel-topped squash Antigoni Sander McCloud made a cranberry, fig and pistachio chutney John Michael Lerma made pumpkin pie And for my … Continue reading
I remember when my single mom used to come home from work and she’d barely have her shoes off before all three of us kids asked in unison, “what’s for dinner?” Even at a young age, I could sense the stress my mom was under, working full time, keeping us in our house after my parent’s … Continue reading
Stella the Bagel Halloween is such a fun food holiday-it’s all about figuring out how you make a meal, snack or dessert look creepy and disgusting. Besides all of the crazy food, I love Halloween costumes. My daughter spent her first Halloween, only a month old, dressed as an ear of corn. Last year, I liked the vegetable … Continue reading
Want a fast dinner that doesn’t involve delivery or going through the drive-through window? These two recipes are meals kids and “big kids” love and something you can feel good about. Chicken nuggets are something that even adults admit to secretly loving. This recipe is only 5 ingredients and makes 30 nuggets so you can have enough for … Continue reading
A few times a year, Twin Cities Live asks their favorite chefs to compete against each other in a food challenge. I’ve participated in their Mother’s Day Challenge, Cream of Mushroom Soup Challenge and the Minnesota State Fair Food on a Stick Challenge. I was the runner up in both the Mother’s Day and Soup contest and won the Food on … Continue reading
Twin Cities Live asked me to do a segment on hosting a Harry Potter Party, pretty simple right? Well simple except for this muggle didn’t know very much about Harry Potter. Always up for a challenge, I started asking friends about the memorable foods in the movies and my friend Nicole was willing to lend me … Continue reading

A good friend of mine who is expecting said she recently asked a bartender to make her a “mocktail” and he responded by saying “Like, club soda and lime?” What a disappointment! I’ve been there too. When I was pregnant I remember wanting something fruity, delicious and adorned with an umbrella-that was just as good as the real … Continue reading
As a child I would bolt out of the house as soon as I heard the ice cream truck bell ringing and was quick to pick out the brightest bubblegum laden treat. Now almost 2, my daughter Stella is too young to know about the ice cream man but she knows she has an “ice … Continue reading
Summer is finally here in Minnesota; we’ve only waited 8 months for it to happen. I think being cooped up for so long makes us crazy for getting outdoors, especially to grill. I recently checked out Nate Dogs, you can read that post here and was inspired to come up with a creative hot dog … Continue reading
Ready for Spring? Grilling? And Margaritas? Here’s a great recipe to start off the grilling season! This is a great, light and refreshing recipe for Spring. I serve it family style and let people make their own sandwiches. Click here to watch the Friday, April 15, 2011 segment of Twin Cities Live when I made … Continue reading
It’s not everyday a girl gets to make pancakes for a supermodel! Well I got to do just that on Friday, March 25 on Twin Cities Live for Cheryl Tiegs! Twin Cities Live was doing a spring break special and asked that I create a Hawaiian-inspired recipe. My thoughts immediately turned to the Hawaiian pancakes … Continue reading