Nov 30 2011
Homemade Hot Chocolate
Posted by Erica Lea in Step-by-Step Recipes
This is hot chocolate (or drinking chocolate), not hot cocoa. What’s the difference, you ask? Hot cocoa is made by adding hot water or hot milk to a powdered mix of cocoa, often containing sweeteners, dried milk, and flavoring. Hot chocolate is created by melting chocolate (either from a bar or chips) in milk. [...]View Post →
Nov 28 2011
Homemade Chicken and Dumplings
Posted by EatLiveRun in Step-by-Step Recipes
Homemade chicken and dumplings. Or, chicken n’ dumplins’ rather, as we like to say in the South. I had been eagerly searching for a recipe like the kind I enjoyed so much growing up and this one, from TIffany (TK member Eat at Home), nailed it. There are many different versions of chicken and [...]View Post →
Nov 25 2011
Happy Black Friday! (Winners Announced)
Posted by Ree in Giveaways
The winners of the red mixers are: #675 NativeNM: “A great day, perfect 10.” #3781 Bethany: “It was a 7 – more family drama than usual and an emptier table than we usually have… but still lots of good food!” Congrats, winners! Contact prizes@thepioneerwoman.com to claim your mixers. Today, because it’s Black Friday, because Christmas [...]View Post →
Nov 22 2011
Thanksgiving: The Supporting Cast
Posted by TK-Erika in The Theme Is...
While your holiday spread may already have its main star (who is probably already defrosting and maybe brining in your refrigerator right now), let’s take a moment to show some love to its supporting cast. We’ll do this quickly, too, before some big ol’ bird gets wise and starts crashing this post. Turkeys. They can [...]View Post →
Nov 21 2011
Apple Bourbon French Toast Casserole
Posted by missamy in Step-by-Step Recipes
Holidays are here and while we’re all planning for the big meals, what about breakfast? I don’t know about you, but I think about lunch and supper menus and then totally forget about breakfast until the last minute. And breakfast is important, especially if your family tends to eat a late lunch like mine [...]View Post →
Nov 18 2011
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars with a Salty Pretzel Crust
Posted by twopeasandtheirpod in Step-by-Step Recipes
When it comes to snacking, I am usually a sweet kind of gal, but once in awhile I do get a mad craving for something salty. There are also times when I crave both, it just depends on the day and my mood. Laurie (Tasty Kitchen user and fellow blog contributor Simply Scratch) created [...]View Post →
Nov 16 2011
Homemade Almond Milk
Posted by georgiapellegrini in Step-by-Step Recipes
One thing that is pretty much always in my refrigerator is almond milk. I love the nuttiness of the plain and vanilla flavors. And the chocolate almond milk? There’s just nothing like it in a tall glass of iced coffee. And even though I love making many things from scratch, it just never occurred [...]View Post →
Nov 14 2011
Coconut Granola
Posted by whatsgabycooking in Step-by-Step Recipes
I’m the kind of person who really likes to snack. I’m talking about a handful of something fabulous every 30 minutes or so. I keep telling myself it’s because I get grumpy if I don’t eat, but really, I just like snacking. There’s nothing wrong with that right? Granola is one of those snacks [...]View Post →








