I'm back and introducing my new love....Ruby

I didn't share with most of you that I have been in mourning the last few months. My dear, faithful, and trusty Kitchen Aide died on me. My husband, who is very handy and mechanically inclined, stepped in while the poor thing was sputtering away and tried to no avail to save my favorite kitchen appliance. But, there was nothing that could be done. The motor was fried in a fluke accident when an interior bolt came loose.

As a result of losing my cooking companion, and life in general which includes three hunting trips, computer issues, kids going back to school, and me finishing my degree, I haven't been cooking much. But now, life is slowing down a little bit and for my birthday my mother in law gave to me Ruby, my new Kitchen Aide mixer (yes, I know it isn't really normal to name an appliance but I couldn't help it. I justify my actions by arguing that people name cars and boats and all kids of things so why not my shiny, new mixer?)

Ruby is RED, hence the name, and I can't wait to start making some of the recipes I having pinning on Pinterest. (If you haven't checked Pinterest out yet please go take a peak at my boards. It's a virtual pin board for all great things you love and slightly addicting!) Below is a picture I took when Ruby came out of the box and arrived at her new home on my counter top.

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The Best Ever Blueberry Muffins

Last week a co-worker's husband called work and when I answered the phone he started raving about the muffins his wife had made the night before. He told me they were the best muffins she had ever made, which is saying a lot because she is a fabulous cook. Later in the day I asked her for the recipe and she quickly printed it for me. Let's me just say, that these are definitely the best muffins I have ever made. They have a light, cake like texture that isn't too sweet. The best part about them is the wonderful blueberry swirl that combines with the whole berries. And let's not forget the lemon sugar topping or the streusel topping, I made both because I couldn't decide which would be better--both are equally wonderful on top of these muffins. Inadvertently, bought the wrong size container of blueberries at my store, so I didn't have as many as the recipe calls for, but it didn't matter they were still FABULOUS! I plan on making more of...

Balsamic and Onion Pot roast

Whenever we get a beef we go through the meat in a certain order, steaks are gone first, followed by the burger and stew meat, and lastly we always have roasts. It isn't that we don't like a good roast, but rather that I don't have a lot of experience producing a roast that is moist and juicy and flavorful. I don't want to waste a good cut of meat on experimenting, so I usually wait until there are no other choices left and then make the roasts. When this happened recently, I turned to Pinterest for inspiration. If you have not checked this site out I am urging you to do so very soon. It is a plethora of ideas of ALL kinds, but my favorite are the food boards. I found this recipe that someone pinned from Kalyn's Kitchen . It is a slow cooker roast recipe that is moist, tender, and full of flavor. I LOVE the depth of flavors created by the balsamic vinegar and beef broth along with the sweet roasted onions. We served it w...

Peanut Butter Pound Cake

This month's recipe for the Secret Recipe Club comes from the blog Loving Life written by Kirstin. What I enjoyed about reading through this blog is the personal aspect Kirstin brings to all of her posts. Not only are there recipes, but also daily life details of one family from the Pacific Northwest. I love learning about those who write the blogs and getting to know about their life and what is important to them. I have shared on my blog a time or two that my husband's favorite dessert flavors are chocolate and peanut butter, in fact I have a chocolate and peanut butter category on my blog just so I can quickly find a recipe whenever he has a craving. When I found this peanut butter pound cake at Loving Life I knew it was the recipe that I would be making for this month's reveal. As pound cakes go this one fits the bill. It is dense, but moist, and very full of flavor. Alone it reminds me of a peanut butter cookie in cake form, ...

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