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Italian BBQ Marinade. This is one of the best pork tenderloins we've ever made.

Italian BBQ Marinade

We didn't have any leftovers; It was absolutely delicious! The marinade was a little sweet from the BBQ sauce and a little tangy from the Worcestershire sauce. I used Wishbone Italian Dressing and Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce. Recipe for Mall Food Court Buttery Homemade Pretzel Bites. I have a confession to make.

Recipe for Mall Food Court Buttery Homemade Pretzel Bites

I love mall food court food… Tartelette. I Am Now In The Muffin Loop. I am so sick.

I Am Now In The Muffin Loop

Of myself. Do you know what I mean? I'm just fed up TO HERE with me. I feel boring, uninspired, whiny, ridiculous, apathetic, and just TOTALLY BLEH. I feel like white bread looks. Three Safe-to-Eat Cookie Doughs: Chocolate Chip, Sugar, and Cake Batter! I’m siiiiick.

Three Safe-to-Eat Cookie Doughs: Chocolate Chip, Sugar, and Cake Batter!

If you follow Willow Bird Baking on Facebook or Twitter (you do, right?) , you’ve probably heard me whining about it lately (okay, maybe this isn’t the best way to encourage you to follow). It started with a sore throat and has turned into a beastly, phlegmatic ogre of a cold that has taken up residence in my chest and commenced hanging draperies and such. I have protested this development with various hot teas, soups, and my favorite home remedy suggested by readers: complaining. Three Safe-to-Eat Cookie Doughs: Chocolate Chip, Sugar, and Cake Batter! You stir me.: Freshly Squeezed. Enjoy the weekend, you beautiful people.

you stir me.: Freshly Squeezed

*Stirring Around* Soft Pretzel Tots. There’s this game…not sure if you’ve heard of it…but it seriously is all consuming.

Soft Pretzel Tots

Like, it swallows people for like 4 months out of the year. They join fantasy leagues. (We’ll get back to that in a second…) They scream at the television. Become depressed if their teams loses. Wear pieces of cheese on their heads. It’s called football. And fantasy leagues…really, boyz?! I do like boyz, though. And I dig football food, obvi. Enter…pretzel tots… Best Steak Marinade in Existence Recipe. Microwave Peanut Brittle. This is my Mom's recipe for peanut brittle.

Microwave Peanut Brittle

Make-Me-Crazy Grill Marinade. We grill year round. It doesn't matter if it is 100 degrees or 17 degrees outside. It doesn't bother me because I am inside making the side dishes; Chicken Legs is the one outside in the weather. He doesn't mind grilling in this frigid weather, but he certainly prefers to grill in the summer! Cheddar Bacon Ranch Pulls. A few weeks ago I shared my recipe for Cinnamon Roll Pulls, a sweet pull apart bread.

Cheddar Bacon Ranch Pulls

Pain perdu (real French toast) I first came across this dish at Landmarc in Tribeca.

Pain perdu (real French toast)

It’s somewhere between “French” toast and bread pudding and with a caramelized buttery exterior and a custardy interior it makes for a sinful Sunday morning brunch. I used some good sandwich bread this morning (pictured), but this really works best with a crusty baguette. If custard dipped, butter fried bread isn’t quite rich enough for you, try putting some crisp bacon on top and drizzle maple syrup over that during its last few minutes in the oven. 5 tips for making perfect crêpes (recipe for crêpes with buttered apples) Making light, airy, evenly browned crêpes that are just a little crisp around the edges is no harder than making pancakes (I actually think is easier).

5 tips for making perfect crêpes (recipe for crêpes with buttered apples)

Here are 5 tips to ensure things go smoothly. 5 tips for making perfect crêpes Refrigerate the batter for at least one hour. Gluten, a cross-linked chain of two proteins, forms when wheat flour and water are agitated. It’s a desirable reaction when you’re making things like bread, but is not so desirable in cakes, pie crusts and crêpes. The recipe below will make about 12-16 crêpes depending on what size pan you use. Crêpes with Buttered Applesfor crêpe 1 C flour 1 1/2 C milk 2 eggs pinch salt 1 Tbs sugar 1 tsp vanillafor buttered apples 1/4 C apple juice 1/4 C butter (1/2 stick) 1/2 C sugar 1/2 apple cut into 1/8″ cubes 2 Tbs Calvados or brandy 1 Tbs lemon juice Put everything in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.

Salted Caramel Sauce. Salted Caramel Sauce + Printable Labels. 60 Second Chocolate Chip Cookie A la Mode. I had so much fun developing this recipe. Talk about kinda dangerous though. This baby is baked in 60 seconds, no lie!! The cookie dough recipe is prepared right in your ramekin, so we are also talking about minimal dishes. Win win, right? You know those fabulous pizzookie’s you order at certain restaurants? In any case, Enjoy my friends!! Start by creaming your butter and sugars right in your ramekin. Crispy Parmesan Potato Puffs. Fleur de Sel Caramels. TGIF, friends. Hope that you all have had a lovely week, and that a relaxing weekend lies ahead. I’m looking forward to some friend’s-birthday-celebrating, farmers-marketing, coffee-(friends)-dating, cake-baking, church-enjoying, and sleeping-inning here in my little corner of the world this weekend.

Homemade cheez-it crackers. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip - What Megan's Making. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip. A Cozy Kitchen » Churro Tots. Happy Wednesday, beautiful people.Factoid for you: Getting my car serviced stresses me.To deal, I totally made Churro Tots.

Throw in stress eating and calls to dad, and it some how made everything okay. Crunchy Peanut Butter Dog Treats. Holding a Turtle at Boatswain’s Beach Turtle Farm After spending 24 days traveling to Miami, Key West, Cape Cod and the Cayman Islands it is finally back to reality for my husband and me.