Rachel's Recipes

Buffalo Mash

December 29, 2011

Hello there! Boy do I have a treat for you guys today. You may remember back when I had my JMU Foodbuzz dinner that I made buffalo mash. Now I will dive into how amazing this really is and how easy it is to make at home. This dish was a specialty where I went [...]

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Homemade Bleu Cheese Dressing

December 14, 2011

I love a good salad as much as the next person but sometimes the dressing is really what makes the dish instead of the healthy foods that hide under the dressing. This is one of those dressings. I can’t believe I haven’t been making my own dressings. Well, I can. I don’t usually make them [...]

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Peanut Butter Blossoms

December 13, 2011

These are my favorite cookies. Ever. The end. Just kidding! How could I not share the recipe to pure bliss?! I was checking out recipes for these babies online when I called my mom to double check proportions and then she was all like, “USE MINE!” how dare I not use hers?! Sheesh. Oh and [...]

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Restaurant Review: Wicked Waffle

December 12, 2011

You are looking at a waffle sandwich. Not just any waffle sandwich, a Wicked Waffle sandwich. What you see here is turkey, bacon, cheese, and russian dressing all on a crispy waffle. Lucky for me LivingSocial had a deal recently for Wicked Waffle and I picked one up as I found myself wanting to try [...]

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Broccoli & Cheese Mashed Potatoes

November 29, 2011

We all know it takes one good day of planning and prepping to make a great week of meals. That’s all you need. Just a few hours on a Sunday and you’re set. Luckily I found a great mashed tater side dish to go with my chicken for lunch a few times a few weeks [...]

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stuffed shells

November 16, 2011

Stuffed shells are one of my most favorite dishes on the planet. Pasta, cheese, and sauce?? Yes please! I can’t believe I’ve never made them before. They were pretty easy and the hardest part for me was draining the spinach since I had to use up a giant bunch of the fresh stuff in my [...]

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tea time!

November 15, 2011

A few weeks ago my friends and I gathered for our friend Emily’s wedding shower. The shower was hosted at Pinkadilly Tea in Fredericksburg, VA. The tea house was precious and I can’t even tell you how delicious the food and tea they served was. Hopefully the pictures will do everything justice. Even though the [...]

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“I made it!”

November 9, 2011

The most amazing thing happened yesterday… a recipe I submitted to The Frisky was featured on their site. I can’t believe it. I was utterly stunned. The best part about it, is that a very old friend of mine that I’m friends with on Facebook saw the post and added it to my page when [...]

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Godiva Coffee Cupcakes!

November 7, 2011

As part of Foodbuzz’s Tastemaker program I was selected to try out their new line of coffee for the Fall/ Holidays. I do love me some coffee but I thought it would be even more fun to turn it into a food item. We all know I have a sweet tooth and I saw a [...]

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Saffron Risotto with Butternut Squash

November 1, 2011

also know as the BEST MEAL YOU WILL EVER MAKE! You know what’s sad? When you write an entire blog post and somehow forget to save a draft. Yeah. That happened. Let me try and remember… The gist is this: Butternut squash risotto. Make it. Tonight. The recipe I used is from Ina Garten. I’ve [...]