My favorite that I made over the holidays was a cranberry cheesecake. I found this recipe in Cooking Light and it was delicious, definitely didn't taste calorie friendly, but it was!
I didn't take a picture of the cooked product, but let me say, I have never liked cheesecake, until this one.
I also found a great recipe from Barefoot Contessa for simple roasted brussel sprouts, just halved them, tossed with EVOO, salt and pepper and a little garlic salt, and voila! They were fabulous!
After this venture I decided I had enough time to make chicken stock from scratch and make Egg Drop Chicken Soup with Spinach. Took forever, but worth the effort.
I also baked a little bit over my hiatus. One of my best friends needed help with a cake so I didn't hesitate to help! It was a carrot cake with homemade cream cheese icing...it was heavenly...at least that was what I was told haha I will have to make it again to have a piece for myself!
On Christmas Eve, myself, the boyfriend and his family headed South...We went to West Palm Beach and Orlando to visit family and go to Disney! We went to a very popular cuban restaurant called Havana and we had some amazing food! I love tamales and had to try a homemade one! It was garlicky and so delicious!
We also went to a great Irish restaurant in Downtown Disney called Raglan Road, I had a portabello mushroom burger with Dubliner cheese (my favorite ever) and white truffle oil and parmesan infused french fries....beyond delicious.
Mike ordered Bangers and Mash with Guiness Stew and it was a close second to homemade.
And what is a great meal, without a cold bev? I had a Blue Moon with a juicy Florida orange slice...yum!
Hope everyone has a great week and a Happy Valentine's Day!
(P.S. - See that BMW commercial during the super bowl? That's where we live!)
If anyone wants a recipe seen here, just comment and I will post it! Just didn't want to post them all!
