Category Archives: Dinner

The Chunkiest Shepherd

Posted on September 17, 2011 by sparecake

The spelling of the word shepherd doesn’t make sense at all. Should it not have two ‘e’s, if it’s sheep-herd? Or else ditch the h, since my 3rd grade reading skills tell me to pronounce it as sheferd? I can’t … Continue reading →

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The Most Whitebread Samosas Ever

Posted on September 5, 2011 by sparecake

Happy Labor Day, let’s Americanize some food!… When I first saw this recipe, I was excited because I thought these samosas looked good. I told my Indian friend I was going to make samosas, and she immediately asked to see … Continue reading →

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Impossible to Wreck Chicken

Posted on August 31, 2011 by sparecake

My friend James and I made this Cooking Light recipe recently and did basically every thing wrong possible, but it still came out great. We used canned pineapple and corn instead of fresh, used some garlic pepper grinder thing because … Continue reading →

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Maple-Brined Pork

Posted on August 27, 2011 by sparecake

Dinner! Delicious, delicious dinner! I’ve never cooked pork before (bacon so doesn’t count, that’s practically another animal!), but I’m glad I tried this recipe, as it was really good and quite easy. The only hard part was finding a friend … Continue reading →

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Lasagna Cupcakes

Posted on August 21, 2011 by sparecake

Last February a friend sent me an article about lasagna cupcakes. That idea’s been bouncing around in my head since then, but this week I finally made them. I used this as a reason to make tomato sauce for the … Continue reading →

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Buffalo Chicken Bread

Posted on August 8, 2011 by sparecake

A few people have asked me what the mess in the middle of my header image is. It was a braided bread full of chicken parmesan that I made with Ted a year or two ago. I made it again … Continue reading →

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Beach Pie

Posted on July 28, 2011 by sparecake

Nothing to do with beaches here, but “Beef Peach Pie” sounds aaaawful! I was looking for a simple meatloaf recipe this weekend, and found this instead. Step up? I think so. It’s delicious, and tasted sort of familiar, like something … Continue reading →

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Greek Orzo Salad

Posted on July 9, 2011 by sparecake

This recipe would be good to bring to a cookout. Unfortunately,I was bringing it to was work – my temp project didn’t let us work on the 4th, but wanted us to make up the hours over the rest of … Continue reading →

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Sausage Balls

Posted on June 26, 2011 by sparecake

I’m currently full up with cake, chocolate, and frosting (from Ted’s chocolate wedding hearts, which I’ll post ASAP) to the point where just thinking about eating these sausage balls makes me tired, but at the time, they were exactly what … Continue reading →

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Pineapple Brown Sugar Chicken

Posted on June 15, 2011 by sparecake

This dish used to be my go-to, only-thing-I-was-confident-enough-to-serve-to-others dish. Not sure what happened, but I don’t think I’d made it in a few years. It’s still just as good, sweet, and fruity as before. It’s also easy – not much … Continue reading →

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