Soup and salad recipes from local chefs & restaurants. Gigi Wilson: Healthy Kale Minestrone Ingredients (serves 4-6) 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 2 carrots, sliced in 1/4 inch rounds 1 stalk celery, diced 1 teaspoon dried oregano 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon red…

My kids are not breakfast eaters first thing in the morning but I've found that if I make bite-sized versions of some breakfast treats, they will eat them. As a result, these itty bitty cinnamon rolls were born. I took a short cut and used frozen bread dough so it really didn't take long at all to be able to serve hot, fresh cinnamon rolls instead of another cold breakfast. I'll be honest and tell you that I made these rolls on a weekend morning --I did not get up before the birds on a school day to roll out bread dough. I know that there are plenty of you out there who do get up in the wee morning hours to prepare breakfasts every morning and I commend you for doing so but that's not me. I'm NOT a morning person, no matter how hard I try to be. Had I been making these for a school morning, I would've prepared the rolls ahead of time the night before, stopping right before cutting them into pieces, and then I would've wrapped the long roll up tightly in plastic wrap and stuck it in the refrigerator. Then all that would have to been done the next morning would be to cut and bake the little rolls. Even the glaze could be made ahead of time but it really doesn't take much effort to whip it up while the rolls are baking. The rolls are best if eaten hot, right out of the oven. I had just a few left over from the batch that I made and even after storing them in a tightly sealed container, they turned sort of rubbery and hard. So there you have it...a simple yet very satisfying breakfast treat for days when you think that you don't have time to eat anything. Itty Bitty Cinnamon Rolls 1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed 1/2 c. brown sugar 3 tbsp. cinnamon 1/4 c. butter, room temperature The directions are pretty simple: Thaw frozen bread. Preheat oven to 350*. Lightly coat a mini muffin pan with non stick cooking spray and set aside. Roll out bread dough until flat and as close to a rectangle as possible - doesn't have to be perfect. Spread butter over the entire area of the dough. Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon together and then sprinkle all of it over the buttered dough. Starting on the long end, roll up the log, tucking in the short end edges as you go along. To cut: Slice the long log in half. Slice each half in half, giving you four mini logs. You should be able to cut 6-8 mini rolls from each of the 4 mini logs. Lay each cinnamon roll into a mini muffin hole in the pan. Bake for approx. 15 minutes or until the rolls are golden brown. Remove the hot rolls to a cooling rack. Drizzle with glaze (recipe below), if desired. Aren't they just the cutest little things?!? Glaze for Itty Bitty Cinnamon Rolls 1 c. powdered sugar 2 tbsp. milk 1/4 tsp. vanilla Stir all ingredients together until smooth. Generously drizzle the glaze over the warm cinnamon rolls.

Skip the delivery! Our 20-minute Better Than Takeout Fried Rice brings the sizzle of restaurant-style flavors right to your kitchen table.

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Good Morning, Stampers! Another card I created using some NEW products from the upcoming catalog! I adore these little flowers with coordinating punch! See the little leaves? They are just the flowers cut in 4ths. The flower along with the sentiments are all part of the same stamp set called Something To Say. Add it to your "wishlist"! SU!pplies: Stamps: Something To Say, Hardwood Ink: Jet Black Stazon, Whisper White, Hello Honey (coming soon!), Soft Suede, Old Olive Paper: Lost Lagoon (coming soon!), Whisper White, Old Olive, Lost Lagoon Accessories: Neutrals Candy Dots, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (coming soon!), Basic Rhinestones, Daffodil Delight Blendabilities (coming soon!), Blender Pen Happy Stampin'! ~Melissa

Your late garden left with humungous cukes? Try this delicious recipe! This recipe is a must for most Northern Maine and New Brunswich picklers. Taken from a museum article 2007: Lady Ashburnham:She was born Maria Anderson in Fredericton on November 25, 1858, and grew up in a spacious home on Brunswick Street. When the New Brunswick Telephone Company was created in 1888, she became night operator at the Central Exchange. It was her lovely voice and soft laughter that first beguiled Thomas Ashburnham. They married in 1903, and a decade later, after his older brothers had all died, Thomas inherited an English title. Except for a brief sojourn in the Old Country just before the First World War, Lord and Lady Ashburnham lived their days on Brunswick Street, where she loved to entertain. No devotee to domesticity herself, Lady Ashburnham was fortunate in having a sister, Lucy, who made wonderfully tasty mustard pickles. These were regularly served as a special treat at the Ashburnham gatherings and also donated for charity functions. Somewhat unfairly, they became known as Lady Ashburnham’s Pickles, and their fame—and the recipe for them—has since traveled far beyond the kitchens of Fredericton.

This Easy Almond Chicken Gravy Recipe will turn your boneless crispy chicken into an authentic homemade Chinese American meal in minutes! Healthy~not fried! #chicken #dinner #chinese #easy #quickdinner

This card is inspired by Christyne . I wanted to make a nice card for my aunt's birthday coming up. It's not good to have so much white ...

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