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Cape Cod Chicken Salad with Honey Yogurt Dressing

May 23, 2016 By Aly 4 Comments

This delicious Cape Cod Chicken Salad with Honey Yogurt Dressing is fabulous for a summer picnic or potluck. Oven baked chicken, dried cherries, cranberries and pecans are tossed in a sweetly tangy yogurt dressing that will have even the pickiest eater asking for seconds.

Disclosure: I was sent the OXO 14 Piece Glass Bake, Serve & Store Set to assist with this post. No compensation was received. My opinions and adoration for OXO are my own.

Memorial Day is just around the corner and with that comes summer fun, get togethers and, of course, outdoor entertaining. One of my favorite things to bring to a summer picnic or potluck is a delicious salad recipe and this Cape Cod Chicken Salad with Honey Yogurt Dressing is not only delicious, packed with flavor, but also a bit lighter thanks to a tangy and sweet Honey Yogurt Dressing.

OXO sent me their new 14 Piece Glass Bake, Serve & Store Set and I can’t tell you how smitten I am. I often use glass storage for various dishes and I love the clean look of these dishes. Look at everything you get in this set!

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Cranberry Pumpkin Cookies For #FBCookieSwap

December 16, 2015 By Aly 3 Comments

These festive Cranberry Pumpkin Cookies, studded with pecans and fresh cranberries and drizzled with a sweetly spiced glaze, are a delicious addition to the holiday cookie plate.

The holidays call for lots of cookies and this year I am thrilled to take part in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap again. Last year, I made my favorite Orange Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies which are a must every year for the holidays. The year prior, I made Cinnamon Peanut Butter Cup Cookies. This is a cause I adore as it helps raise funds for Cookies for Kids’ Cancer which is a fabulous charity to support in their fight against pediatric cancer.

For the past 5 years, The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap has been hosted by two of my favorite bloggers, Julie of The Little Kitchen and Lindsay of Love & Olive Oil. Brand Partners, Land O’Lakes, OXO and Dixie Crystals, partnered with the event and are matching donations. Last year alone, this event raised almost $14,000 for Cookies for Kids’ Cancer and I can’t wait to see what this year’s tally will be. Talk about a feel good moment! Plus – who doesn’t love cookies, right?…

Toast The Holidays With A Cranberry Honey Blossom Cocktail

December 8, 2015 By Aly 4 Comments

Toast the holidays with a festive Cranberry Honey Blossom Cocktail – the flavors of cranberry and orange meld with tequila and a kiss of honey sweetness!

Disclosure: This post has been sponsored by Hornitos® Tequila.

The holiday season is here and today I have a delicious holiday cocktail for you to ring in the holidays with – my Cranberry Honey Blossom Cocktail. This festive sip will be the toast of your holiday party.

Holiday planning has commenced and I will be having a homemade holiday with well-thought out gifts and treats for those that I adore. Just between you and I, for a few of my favorite peeps, I will be crafting gift baskets filled with some of my favorite spirits and mixers and, for my tequila aficionados, it will be a Hornitos® holiday with the makings for this delicious sip….

Homemade Cranberry Sauce with Orange and Apple

November 23, 2015 By Aly 2 Comments

I have a confession – my wallet has me on a timeout. Earlier in the month, I visited the windy city of Chicago for BlogHerFood. In true conference fashion, there was much laughter, great food (like – Frontera Grill and their baja queso fundido, Giordano’s Chicago pizza, and Al’s Italian beef), and, of course, a bit of shopping. I think my gal Kim was ready to slap me with my sassy red stiletto boots after my wallet did a little damage on the Magnificent Mile. Needless to say, I came home with some cute finds and a slight case of buyer’s remorse which only increased when a couple extra boxes from my shopping jaunt arrived at the house shortly thereafter.

When it came time to plot out my Thanksgiving menu this week, I went to the pantry and realized I had never stocked up on my favorite Apple Orange Cranberry Relish from a certain store that I tend to spend a good portion of my stiletto fund at. Yes, I know, I have made cranberry sauce before, like my Spiced Cranberry Cherry Chutney, but there was something about the flavors of this one that I wanted to go with my menu. My wallet apparently had enough and staged a protest, essentially saying “For the love of all things culinary, MAKE. IT. YOURSELF!”…

Homemade Holiday: Double Chocolate Cranberry Bread #BIGSeason #BigLots

November 18, 2015 By Aly 5 Comments

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This year, for the holidays, I’m leaning towards gifts that are more of a homemade holiday vibe. Sure, there will be gifts under the tree but for friends, family and neighbors, there will also be some delicious treats studding their stockings, gift bags and mailboxes. I find that homemade treats go over well with friends and family and is a thoughtful gesture for neighbors and coworkers. Plus, what says I care more than something that is delicious and made from scratch, right? Now – we’re not going down the road with leaving cookies for the mailman ala Monica in Friends, but you know what I mean.

Y’all know I am a shopping ninja and I leave no find uncovered. I am always on the hunt for great deals and I’m about to share something with you that I haven’t disclosed to my closest gal pals… specifically, one of my favorite shopping haunts – Big Lots!

Big Lots! and I began our torrid shopping flirtation back in the Orlando days but when I moved up here to Philly, I happened to discover the Big Lots! in King of Prussia and it’s been true love ever since.

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