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Rebecca

Rebecca has written 44 posts for Wine Optional

Quick Read – Summer Wines

I know some of you are always looking for recommendations and while they might not uber-experts, you might find this article helpful: http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/930/reviews-of-white-wines-for-summer/

What The…?! – The Perfect “It’s SO Hot” Dinner

Have you ever cooked dinner for some one only to have them look at you like, “what the heck did you just put in front of me?” I had that happen to me. My sister was in town. Her daughter, Beliza, has Celiacs disease and it was my daughter’s 3rd birthday. So, I needed a […]

Chicken For Crazy People!

My friends just had the cutest little lady in all the world. She’s an 8 pound bundle of curly-haired yumminess. As all of us mommies know, it is IMPOSSIBLE to hold the fort, diaper a baby, be a food supply and still maintain our sanity every day when we are trying to adjust to this […]

No Bake Bread – No crockin’ ya ;)

My friend lent me this book on how to make fresh baked bread in 5 minutes. I was like, ya right! But seriously, it’s awesome bread and I am totally in love. I will be sharing some of the recipes over the next couple of weeks, but I just found this on their website today […]

My world…Up-Side-Down!

Ok. So, it seems my world is forever in s state of “up-side-down-ed-ness”. No matter what I do, I can simply not keep up with things. I’ll spare you all the 101 excuses and just say I have a backlog of recipes that I have been itching to post. I hope you are ready. News […]

Sukuma Wiki – Huh??

In Kenya when you’re running low on cash and have lots of mouths to feed, you run down to the market and stock up on Sukuma Wiki. Sukuma-what! Su-koom-u-wee-kee…it literally means “to stretch the week”. It’s basically a collard green dish – only Kenyan style. No one makes Sukuma like a real Kenyan. But I […]

Bread Pudding with Salted Caramel Sauce

I love love love bread pudding – If it’s done right! It is not an easy thing to get the right combination of sweet and salty custardy firmness. As some of you may know, when I was 14 I landed my first job in the restaurant business. By the following year, I was the lead […]

Taking a Break

**We are going to take a break from our All Things Stuffed theme so that you can have these incredible cookies that my sister makes!!! Enjoy!!! Please be sure to leave feedback for her! She rocked this out with 2 kids hanging on her legs!! Love you, Kris.** Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies : Ingredients: […]

Stuffed Pumpkin French Toast – All Things Stuffed Part 3

I love french toast! I love it even more when it oozes and goozes. So, in honor of this stuffy theme and Thanksgiving, let’s get cookin’! ~Serves 4~ Food Stuffs: Texas toast or French Bread (my friend makes this insanely good Gluten Free french bread that rocks this recipe) 6 Eggs 1Quart of half and […]

Pumpkin Soup for The Fall-Loving Soul – All Things Stuffed Part 2

I love Fall. It happens to be my favorite time of the year. I think it’s the crispness that enters the air and the chance to don my favorite big baggy sweatshirt. Nothing makes me happier that a steaming cup of coffee, my fav sweatshirt, a good book and Fall! So, in keeping with our […]