Cookie Me Up: Sweet & Salty

by zesty January 13, 2012

Happy Friday to you!  Another week gone by and it is Friday the 13th.  Good luck for some bad luck for others.. lets hope for some good luck.  So let me start into a little story behind these cookies. A while back we attended a benefit dance/bake sale on  for a colleague of Mrs. Zesty [...]

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Simple Pan Seared Salmon

by zesty January 11, 2012

Good day to you!  Sometimes dinners can be rushed and you need a quick and easy solution but still keep the food “somewhat” healthy.  Today’s feature is dead easy and if I might add quite tasty.  I might be biased as I love salmon – especially fresh Atlantic salmon. However, any salmon will work and [...]

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Kicked Up Barley Not in a Stew

by zesty January 9, 2012

Happy Monday!  Hope you had a good weekend.  I wanted to share with you a simple side dish that can replace your normal run of the mill grains such as rice or pasta.  I find, for me anyway we tend to get in a rut of only choosing rice and pasta as our grains.  I [...]

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Roasted Brussel Sprouts w/ Parmesan and Pine Nuts

by zesty January 6, 2012

Happy Friday! Tis’ the season to roast vegetables and today is no exception. Lately I have been turning into a huge brussel sprout fan and I am loving it. Many years have passed in my life where I never tried a brussel sprout let alone thought about roasting it in the oven. Well my friends [...]

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Italian Stampede Chili

by zesty January 4, 2012

Crazy name  I know… but I can explain.  Once you see a few of the ingredients you will catch on to the Italian part… oregano being the dead giveaway.  And for the stampede portion, I went with the stampede seasoning I have used in past on ribs.  The flavor is great, a little heat but [...]

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A New Year Blueberry Muffin

by zesty January 2, 2012

Momma zesty has baked her fair share of blueberry muffins and all of them inspire this post.  I love blueberries and as you likely heard before anything like “bread” I adore.  Some years when I was smaller we would pick and freeze blueberries in the summer, then take them out of the freezer and jam [...]

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Flex Your Mussels

by zesty December 30, 2011

Haha, you thought I meant my muscles….Oh dear no. I meant the mussels from the water. Thanks to the folks from Mussel King we had a feed of mussels on Christmas Eve as well as the day after as there were so many. But talk about delicious! When I made them on Christmas eve, the [...]

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AND THE WINNER IS…

by zesty December 28, 2011

Hey there and Happy Wednesday to you!  Before I announce the winner of the Kitchen Aid Professional 6000 series I wanted to thank everyone over the last month who came by and participated.  This was the longest giveaway I ever hosted and by far the most fun. I am really excited to be able to [...]

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The Final Day of Zesty’s 12 Days of Christmas

by zesty December 26, 2011

Get your entries in today! The final deadline is Tuesday night at 5:00 EST. Wednesday the winner of the Kitchen Aid Professional will be announced! Happy Holidays to everyone reading this today.  I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and were able to spend time with your family and friends.  We had a great time [...]

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