Annie’s Anecdotes

My life as the brunette version of Lucille Ball

Chestnuts Roasting Without an Open Fire?

Posted & filed under Dishin' with Annie, General, Recipes.

Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire, everyone knows this classic Nat King Cole Christmas carol (one of my personal favs – The Christmas Song!), but does everyone know how to roast their own chestnuts…sans the open fire?! Well, I am not going to fib, but this is the first year that I have ever (GASP)… Read more »

Eight Master Baking Tips

Posted & filed under Chef Annie's Tips, Dishin' with Annie.

For many people, the holiday season means tons and tons of baking! I mean, how else are we going to gain those 10 lbs. that we will vow to lose come January 1st, if we don’t bake lots of tasty treats?! Believe it or not, cooking and baking are NOT the same thing. Just look… Read more »

Turkey Remake: Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipe

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Thanksgiving has come and gone like THAT!! Hours and hours of menu planning, grocery list writing, shopping, prepping and cooking (hmmmm, sounds like a job for a personal chef! LOL), all for one 30-minute meal that is always certain to leave you with a fridge full of leftovers! The first day of leftovers is exciting,… Read more »

Lucky 7 – Seven things I’m thankful for

Posted & filed under Dishin' with Annie, My Faves.

And here we are guys! The biggest foodie-lovers day of the year, Thanksgiving! Of course, I have many, many things in my life to be ever so thankful for, from good family and friends, to simply a roof over my head and clean running water, to the more decadent things in life, like my electric… Read more »