Good morning! How's your week going? Are you managing to keep cool? Today's not supposed to be TOO bad here in middle Tennessee; we'll see, though. :)

Today's recipe comes from Dinners & Dreams, and is for Mushroom Skewers.

I requested we make these for my birthday dinner, and my mom readily agreed; we really do like mushrooms around here. And what could be better than starting with baby bellas?

We doubled the recipe, because the original said she'd used them in sandwiches in following days. And that sounded good to us! So on we went.

The ONLY tweak I did on this recipe was to use red curry paste instead of the harissa; we didn't have any on-hand, we needed such a small amount, and it's really nothing any of us would use for anything else. The red curry paste is very mild, so it didn't make a huge impact on the recipe.

The baby bellas were very fresh; the skewers split some of the stems, as you can see from my picture. But they marinated beautifully, and grilled up very nicely.

Unfortunately, no one was knocked out by them. I really didn't care much for them; everyone else said they were "ok". Frankly, I'd much rather have them done in a pan with garlic and butter. The balsamic stained my fingernails for two days, too! :D

So, these are getting a NO, THANKS from me. If you like strong vinegar taste with mushrooms, go for it! I love balsamic vinegar, but not in this usage.

Have a wonderful day! Let me know if you try anything! :) Be blessed!

My goodness, the day's passing me by! Sorry I'm a bit later than usual. :)

Today's review is of these rolls at Eat Cake For Dinner. :D Now, the first thing I need to tell you is Mom made them. That's right. That means she followed the recipe to the letter. My dad formed the rolls, because Mom says she doesn't do it right. :D We also baked them together, because I don't like crusty bread. I know. I'm strange. But there you go. :D

These were for my birthday celebration on Friday night. They rate a YES, PLEASE!

If you're not going to use them all - it makes a HUGE batch! - then I'd either form and freeze the dough, or give rolls away. But do it quickly; these rolls didn't like being saved for very long. They were beautiful; my parents did a wonderful job on them! :)

Be sure and let me know if you try them - or anything else I've reviewed! :) Have a WONDERFUL day! Eat something GOOD! :) Be blessed....

Good afternoon! Did you have a good weekend? I'm still trying to recuperate from my busy week last week. Oooh, LA! :D

Today's review is for Strawberry Napoleons from Six Sisters' Stuff. I chose this for my celebration with my family, obviously for dessert. My dad doesn't like anything chocolate, so I chose this so he could enjoy it, too. :D


YES, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

Ok, so I can't make ANYTHING without tweaking the recipe; my mom made most of this, so she followed the recipe *almost* exactly. We had discussed the type of pudding earlier, so she did use sugar-free cheesecake pudding. However, she also used straight milk instead of half and half lower-carb milk, and almond extract when I wished for vanilla. <sigh> :D

This was SO good. I baked off the puff pastry in the morning before going to get my hair cut and run errands, and left them on the cooling rack until we used them. (You can put baked puff pastry in a container for about 24 hours, and then it really starts to get soggy again.) Each person assembled their own; this one's MINE. :D

The puff pastry is a crispy, flaky compliment to the creamy pudding filling. And fresh strawberries just take it to heavenly! :D

Please let me know if you try the recipe, and if you tweak it. Next time, I'm changing the vanilla and milks! :D

Have a wonderful day! Be BLESSED!