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Greek Chicken Salad With Cucumber Dressing

I found this recipe from my local grocery store's free magazine. It seemed like something I could easily make for one person. I must admit I did go out and buy skewers because of this, but I figured I would use the skewers more than once anyway. I have the space, so I'm thinking about investing in an outdoor grill. ... more
By ChocolateMoosey a few hours ago

Brief Summary Of New Place

A lazy Sunday afternoon, complete with rain. I love rain (minus driving in it). If I'm not caught off-guard, I love walking in it. Figured I would take this time to update and attempt to get back into the foodie world. I moved alone - no family, no friends, no cat. Murray stayed behind because he is so used to ... more
By ChocolateMoosey 2 days ago

Black Raspberry Cupcakes

Anybody watch Cupcake Wars? I'm sitting here watching the Good Cause episode where it benefits a children's foundation. After several episodes, the show can get kinda boring - focus on flavor, focus on decorating, focus on display. What doesn't get boring is how many flavors people can invent. Kinda makes me wish I went into cupcake baking for a living! ... more
By ChocolateMoosey 3 days ago

Foodie Friends In My Area?

It's almost the end of week two at my new job. I now have internet, cable, and blinds in my (brand new) apartment. I think I'm going to like it out here, but because I'm out here all alone - no family, no friends - it's going to be a rough few months. I did find someone who has a ... more
By ChocolateMoosey 5 days ago

Hiatus…Kinda…

I know I haven't been that great at updating my blog. Truth is, I have pictures and posts, just not the time. What makes it even harder is now that I moved, I currently don't have internet at my place. Right now I'm going to the library to check my email, so until I get things situated, I probably won't ... more
By ChocolateMoosey 1 week ago

Recipe Inspirations Winner

Eek! Why didn't anyone remind me that I never picked a winner for <a href="http://chocolatemoosey.blogspot.com/2010/06/recipe-inspirations-giveaway.html" target=give>McCormick's Recipe Inspirations Giveaway?? Sorry about the delay! With me moving next weekend, I've had a lot of my mind. The random generator I used online picked number 2, so Sweet and Savory is the winner!! more
By ChocolateMoosey a few months ago

Black Raspberry Ribbon Cheesecake

I have so much to do and people to see, yet I'm running out of time. I'm moving July 3 and starting work July 12. That means I have to use up all the perishable food my parents won't use. That includes the freshly picked black raspberries from Sunday. What better way to use up stale Oreo cookies, ... more
By ChocolateMoosey a few months ago

Simple Black Raspberry Sauce

Black raspberry season is here!! I went back to the local farm where I previously picked strawberries and picked a nice amount of gorgeous, juicy raspberries. Because it was so hot out, I wanted ice cream. Not just any ice cream. Vanilla ice cream with raspberry sauce. Every year around July 4, I go to this arts festival and get ... more
By ChocolateMoosey a few months ago

13 Months Later…

I have an exciting announcement to make!! Yesterday, I put my two weeks in at Target because I accepted a job as a multimedia developer!! Yay I get to put my degree and video skills to use!! As you can imagine, these next few weeks are going to be crazy between finishing up at Target, packing, finding an apartment, and ... more
By ChocolateMoosey a few months ago

Strawberry and White Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Strawberry season is here!! The local farm opened their strawberry bushes to the public for picking. You can't get any fresher than this! So many thoughts running through my head - what should I make?? Jam? Pie? Cupcakes? How about cheesecake? Not only is it cheesecake, it has strawberry puree and white chocolate chips.... more
By ChocolateMoosey a few months ago

Foodbuzz Daily Special - Mesh Colanders

Today's Daily Special, brought to you by Foodbuzz, is a stainless steel mesh colander set. Call me silly, but I love colanders. For the longest time we had our regular large one for draining everything, from pasta and veggies to tuna and defrosting shrimp. However, there were times where having a second colander came in handy when I ... more
By ChocolateMoosey a few months ago

Recipe Inspirations Giveaway

How many of you are in a hurry when you cook or don't take advantage of adding spices to your meal? Tired of making bland chicken or wishing the porkchops had better flavor? Well, McCormick has done it again! They found a way to successfully combine convenient cooking with bold flavors. ... more
By ChocolateMoosey a few months ago

Foodbuzz Daily Special - Madagascar Vanilla

Today's Daily Special, brought to you by Foodbuzz, is Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Vanilla. As the name suggests, this vanilla is made from vanilla beans grown on Madagascar. There are several varieties of vanilla beans, based on where they are grown - Madagascar, Bourbon, Mexico, Tonga, Papau New Guinea, Tahiti, India, Indonesia, probably some more I forgot. ... more
By ChocolateMoosey a few months ago

Tuesdays With Dorie - White Chocolate Brownies

So I'm sitting at my kitchen table yesterday morning and decided "hey I should prob look up the latest TwD challenges, especially since today is Tuesday." I realized yesterday's challenge was white chocolate brownies and knew if I ran out to the store, I could make them in the evening. Plus I had ... more
By ChocolateMoosey a few months ago

Foodbuzz Daily Special - Burton Induction Cooktop

Eek! I think I'm a little late for posting Foodbuzz's daily special, but here goes! For the next few weeks, I will (hopefully) be posting about any one of the five given daily specials from Foodbuzz. Today's daily special is the Burton Induction Cooktop, Athena 6000. The way induction cooking works is with electromagnetically, meaning no flames to ... more
By ChocolateMoosey a few months ago

Goat Cheese Pizza

If you were to ask me what my favorite cheese is, I'd immediately say goat cheese. Some people are turned off just by the name, but it's just cheese made with goat's milk rather than cow's milk and tastes like a savory cream cheese. There's really nothing wrong with goat; I've even had goat curry before. ... more
By ChocolateMoosey a few months ago

Duets by The Madelaine Chocolate Company

Last week, I was contacted on behalf of The Madelaine Chocolate Company to sample and review a new product - double-filled chocolate truffles known as Duets. Not wanting to miss this opportunity, of course I said yes.A few days later, my package arrived. Inside, I found a cute little gift ... more
By ChocolateMoosey a few months ago

Stuffed French Toast

"For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour." - Mary Kay AshSorry I haven't been responding very well online, both blogging and email. I'm just trying to get through one day at a time, hoping one day I'll wake up and the ... more
By ChocolateMoosey a few months ago

Ready For My Close-Up

New camera. Poor cat haha more
By ChocolateMoosey a few months ago

Tuesdays With Dorie - Swedish Visiting Cake

Yes, I know today is Wednesday. I baked this cake last night and was too tired to post. I'm still at Target, but I switched work centers to in-stocks, so now I have a steady schedule - 5 days a week, rotating weekends, start at 6-6:30 am and leave at 1:30-2 pm. Still ... more
By ChocolateMoosey a few months ago

Live Recipe Taps

Idk what time I'm cooking yet.. I'm still struggling to get out the house .. Details coming soon for those who got 5 on it lol view
Boah und das war auch wieder so lecker! @Schluesselkind: Lammcurry mit Reis #cooking http://twitpic.com/29res9 view
Lovely day outside. Great day for cooking things on the pavement. view
Both contenders are done prep. 4 racks of ribs officially cooking. Now, we wait. view
GOING on TODAY ☛ Blood Drives ♦ Norwood Day Tryouts ♦ Not Cooking ♦ Concerts on the Common ♦ Bands Playing Locally ♦ http://bit.ly/localfun view
Ditto! Congrats, you two! RT @KBestOliver My friends @STLPhoto and @cupcakeproject are on @SAVEURMAG today. http://bit.ly/co5ZIE view
RT @Home_Recipes: Apple Butter Wheat Bread Recipe : http://bit.ly/d1SuMY #recipes #kitchen #cook view
no recipes, but here is my favourite plum song! http://youtu.be/MJwdKMYMMuM @Imageobscura view
RT @troptraditions: If you missed #coconutoil chat last night come catch up on the tweets! We talked about Coconut Flour recipes & how to use it in recipes! view
Gourmet Recipes for One http://bit.ly/9egZOV view
Ditto! Congrats, you two! RT @KBestOliver My friends @STLPhoto and @cupcakeproject are on @SAVEURMAG today. http://bit.ly/co5ZIE view
RT @Home_Recipes: Apple Butter Wheat Bread Recipe : http://bit.ly/d1SuMY #recipes #kitchen #cook view
@renh77 please make me these! RT @locodiner: Just made another batch of spicy refrigerator #pickles! #recipe http://ow.ly/2irHz view