Friday, January 7, 2011

2010 - Some of my favorite recipes

Well... as much as I love Ina Garten and Martha Stewart, most of my favorite recipes from 2010 were from the Pioneer Woman. Good thing I wasn't on a diet! Ha ha! Listed below are some of my favorite recipes.




The Pioneer Woman's Beef with Snow Peas: This is hands down, amazing! The only changes that I make to this dish are that I use less cornstarch and I usually substitute broccoli for the snow peas. For a really quick dinner I will use steamfresh broccoli florets from the freezer section. I steam them in the microwave and then add them at the end. I serve this with jasmine rice.


Bourbon BBQ Baby Back Ribs: This recipe is from Southern Living and is now my favorite way to make ribs. They are tender and very, very easy to make! You can also substitute another sauce for the homemade Bourbon BBQ sauce.

Pot Roast: This is a recipe that I put together which I absolutely love. I usually serve this with mashed potatoes and some kind of roasted vegetable - carrots, asparagus, etc. Just toss the vegetables with olive oil, salt, and pepper, and cook in a 425 degree oven for 10-15 minutes.

Favorite Pimiento Cheese: I love, love, love pimiento cheese. It's good on french bread rounds, sandwiches, celery, etc. This recipe was from Southern Living and I made a few tweaks to their published recipe.

Scallops Provencal: This recipe is from Ina Garten, the queen of simple, beautiful food. This dish is very easy to make and delicious. I like to serve this with brown rice and roasted vegetable. This is also a great recipe to make for company because it is quick and easy but it still looks very nice.

Spaghetti and Meatballs: This is Pioneer Woman's recipe and I have made this time and time again. It's very flavorful and relatively easy to make.

Bon appetit!

6 comments:

Newlywed Hostess said...

I love Pioneer woman. In fact this week I made both her Chicken Pot Pie and Chicken Spaghetti!

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LaurasBlondeMoments said...

Hey Lauren-

I'm Laura and I have been following your blog for awhile under lifewithlauraalison, but recently changed blog names. I love all of the yummy recipes that you post and I too think I would substitute the broccoli for the snow peas in the pioneer woman recipe. Happy New Year !!

Lily said...

I loveeee Pioneer Woman!!!! I haven't seen that beef and snow peas recipe though, might have to give it a try this week because it looks amazing!!!

Home Is Where the Hart Is said...

LOVE these menu ideas/recipes!!! Must try them ALL! Pat would love the bourbon rips and scallops...I want the pimiento cheese and pot roast!!!
So glad you're back to blogging...I've missed reading! :)

Kelly said...

The beef and snow peas is phenomenal, isn't it? PW makes sure I won't be too skinny (ha!)

penny lane designs said...

Just found your blog- love this list of recipes! Thank you for sharing. :) I have made the The Pioneer Woman's Beef with Snow Peas before and you are right...it was AMAZING!