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Grilled Asparagus and Feta Salad

Posted by Tamara Ford on July 28, 2013

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Mock Peach Cobbler

Posted by Tamara Ford on July 09, 2013

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Restaurant Rating Scale

5 forks: You absolutely MUST eat here.

4 forks: A great spot with great food.

3 forks: It's a good place to dine.

2 forks: It's okay, but I wouldn't recommend it.

1 fork: Gross…enough said.

Recipe Rating Scale

5 forks: Delish!!! Definitely added to the regular meal rotation!

4 forks: Yummy enough to be considered for our regular meal rotation.

3 forks: Decent, I may make it again in a the future and try tweaking the recipe.

2 forks: Edible. We ate it, but I won't make it again.

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Wine Braised Short Ribs

Happy New Year! I recently found out that my husband doesn't really like black eyed peas...odd since he ate it last year. Usually I cook black eyed peas, collard greens, corn bread and maybe coleslaw. None the less, I took this as my opportunity to cook something non traditional for New Years Day.

I decided on Wine Braised Short Ribs, Mashed Potatoes & Steamed Broccoli. I originally wanted roasted asparagus, but I couldn't find any good looking asparagus at the store, so the back up plan was broccoli.

This was my first time braising anything, and the results were wonderful! I actually looked at about 5 recipes before deciding on what to do. Below is the recipe that is the most basic version. I did add several things that I pulled in from various recipes, but this is the base.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/claire-robinson/red-wine-braised-short-ribs-recipe/index.html

Here's what I did in addition to the food network recipe.
1. First, I used 8 smaller s…

Bethenny Frankel's Skinny Girl Margarita

After watching Bethenny talk about this Skinny Girl Margarita week after week on her Bravo reality show I really wanted to see what all the hype was about. Turns out this stuff is hard to find in Michigan. It isn’t in the regular grocery stores or liquor stores. I got it from a store called Plum Market in West Bloomfield Township. Plum Market is high end (aka expensive) store that sells specialty items and foods that are natural, organic, and local. It was pretty pricey for a bottle that isn’t very big. This bottle retails for $16, I got it for $12.86 plus tax. Actually come to find out, a few days after I purchased it, I spotted a few bottles in the Meijers store. Same price.

I was able to check this out just in time for Cinco De Mayo!! For those who are obedient about reducing the calories in everything you consume you may want to check out this drink. Here’s the stats: 37.5 calories per serving, one serving is 1.5 ounces. Consider the size of a regular Margarita glass. The avera…

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