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Category Archives: Recipes
Some Holiday Yum and a Christmas Laugh from More Cowbell
Merry Christmas to all of you who celebrate it. I’ll be back here, ringing my Cowbell on Thoughty Thursday. Baby Girl is home all week so it’s gonna be wild at Chez Hansen. In the meantime, here are two links … Continue reading
Posted in More Cowbell, Recipes, Holidays
Tagged Christmas, Holiday Yum, Jenny Hansen, UPS Man video
12 Comments
Holly Candy: Christmas Baking Made Easy
It’s tradition in my family to bake for Christmas and all the recipes are handed down. My usual is to make Almond Roca, fudge, Russian Tea Cakes, several kinds of cookies and Holly Candy. The Holly Candy is the easiest … Continue reading
Holiday Yum: The 3 Lies In My Family Almond Roca Recipe
Every year, in the days after Thanksgiving, I open “the magic recipe folder” and start Christmas baking. I make 3 kinds of cookies, a couple different types of fudge, Russian Tea Cakes and mashed potato candy. Despite all those heaps … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Recipes
Tagged almond roca, baking, candymaking, Christmas, Holiday Yum, Jenny Hansen
59 Comments
Crossing the Line at Crossfit (aka The Moaning Workout)
Hubby and I have been doing Crossfit for about 6 weeks now. Actually, I took a three-week hiatus for shingles, but he’s been going the entire six weeks, 3x a week. Crossfit is kind of wild. He’ll come home and say stuff … Continue reading
Holiday Yum: A Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Meal Made Easy
For people that do a lot of cooking, eating gluten-free at home is not exceptionally hard. At least in my humble opinion. You eat less processed food, which is a good thing, and you have several smaller bags of flour, rather … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Wine, Holidays, Recipes
Tagged food, GF baking, gluten-free, Jenny Hansen, Thanksgiving
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When Candy-Making Isn’t So Sweet…
If you read my Sunday post, you know I made candy yesterday – Almond Roca to be exact. I have an old family recipe that my mother gave to me. I honestly don’t know how far back it goes – only … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Recipes
Tagged almond roca, baking, candymaking, Christmas, family, Holiday Traditions, Jenny Hansen, More Cowbell, Recipes
42 Comments
Love Is On The Menu!
Friday is about Love (with a capital “L”) here at More Cowbell. Sometimes that’s good and sometimes not so good. Today, the L-Word is fantastic. My honey has been out of commission for a few weeks and tonight we have … Continue reading
Posted in Dating for Dummies, Food & Wine, Recipes
Tagged Aaron Wines, champagne vs prosecco vs cava, cooking, d'Arenberg Footbolt Shiraz, Drink the Dream, fig recipes, food and wine pairings, Gelfand Vineyards, great Shiraz, Hi-Time Wines, Jenny Hansen, Jenny Hansen's Blog, Kim Crawford, More Cowbell, Mulderbosch, Opolo, Paso Robles, Paso Robles red wine, Petite Sirah and steak, plan a great date, Recipes, romance, romantic evening, romantic meal, Sauvignon Blanc, steal and mushrooms, wine pairings, wine recommendations, wine tasting, www.wine.com, Zinfandel
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Doing the Melon “Bootie Shake” at More Cowbell!
Many of you know that I’ve become a somewhat avid gardener in the last few months, reaping the rewards of my father-in-law, the green-thumbed magician who gave me splendid soil. I still don’t know what he did to my dirt, … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Humor, Recipes
Tagged Baby's Got Back, Betty White, bootie shake, first time gardener, garden, gardening, growing melon, how to grow canteloupe, humor, I Like Big Butts, Jenny Hansen, melon, melon recipes, More Cowbell, new gardener, organic gardening, Recipes, Sandra Bullock, Sir Mix-A-Lot, the Melon Dance, The Proposal
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“Edible Crack” on More Cowbell!
I’m giving away a trade secret on this fine More Cowbell Monday! Scores of my friends are going to start whispering, “The Edible Crack recipe is on More Cowbell” (a phrase that will make perfect sense by the end of this … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, More Cowbell, Recipes
Tagged baking, caramel frosting, cupcakes, Edible Crack, Jenny Hansen, learning from expert cooks, learning recipes, More Cowbell, Recipes
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