ok. ok. This is NOT food related. It is however the cutest thing. This is the daughter of my friends Will and Anne Nolen Howard...can we say future Carrie Underwood...with a little more soul!
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Blonde Appetit!
Welcome BACK ya'll! I am a forever food-loving gal down in South Carolina. I love food and drink. I love everything about it. The sound of the sprinklers going off in the produce section of the local grocery. The tarty taste of fresh squeezed lemonade from the State Fair. The subtle hint of salt and pepper on a juicy, just-picked garden tomato. The sugary frosting on a child's birthday cake. Ordering a fine bottle of champagne on girls' night out. Drinking tequila with hand's messy from all-you-can-eat crab legs. And I am absolutely over the moon for cheese. So, grab a knife and a fork, and a bottle and a cork...
Well...that was then and this is now. 2011 - We now have a two year old daughter named Lily. We are also the proud new owners of a high-end antique shop in West Columbia. To top it off, we are in an on-going process of renovating our older home. Whew!
Blonde Appetit will be more than just food and entertaining. It will include healthy recipes for children, fun party ideas for kids, stories from our adventures "picking" the best antiques, and exhausted cries for help about how to balance it all! Nonetheless, I still love cooking and enjoy a glass of wine more than I should. So, you can expect the content to remain the same as before...only enhanced due to the exciting additions and changes in lifestyle.
Kick back, relax, and enjoy reading:
-creative, simple, posh, casual, elegant ways to entertain
-decorating, designing, and re-designing
-tales from the Shop
-recipes - for adults and children
-and check out all the hotspots we visit on this adventure!
Mmmmmmm. Now I need a chocolate milk...this time it is in a sippy cup.
Well...that was then and this is now. 2011 - We now have a two year old daughter named Lily. We are also the proud new owners of a high-end antique shop in West Columbia. To top it off, we are in an on-going process of renovating our older home. Whew!
Blonde Appetit will be more than just food and entertaining. It will include healthy recipes for children, fun party ideas for kids, stories from our adventures "picking" the best antiques, and exhausted cries for help about how to balance it all! Nonetheless, I still love cooking and enjoy a glass of wine more than I should. So, you can expect the content to remain the same as before...only enhanced due to the exciting additions and changes in lifestyle.
Kick back, relax, and enjoy reading:
-creative, simple, posh, casual, elegant ways to entertain
-decorating, designing, and re-designing
-tales from the Shop
-recipes - for adults and children
-and check out all the hotspots we visit on this adventure!
Mmmmmmm. Now I need a chocolate milk...this time it is in a sippy cup.
mmm...mmm...good.
mmm...mmm...good.
- Amy Sedaris' Li'l Smokey Cheeseball
- Bacon and Pumpkin Pasta
- Baked Brown Rice
- Baked Tiger Toast
- Beer Can Chicken
- Black Eyed Pea Salsa
- Blonde Bombshell
- Blue Cheese Chips
- Blue Cheese Slaw
- Blueberry Lemon Pound Cake
- Boiled Peanuts
- Breaded Pork Chops
- Brie, Fig, and Candied Walnut Tart
- Buffalo Chicken Dip
- Carrot and Raisin Salad
- Cast Iron Cornbread
- Char-grilled Corn with Red Chile-Cilantro Butter
- Cheesy Stuffed Mushrooms
- Chick Pea and Feta Salad
- Chicken Lettuce cups
- Chicken Pot Pie
- Chili Dogs
- Chocolate Chunk Buckwheat Cookies
- Chocolate Dipped Apples
- Coconut Shrimp with Spicy Thai Dipping Sauce
- Collard and Black Eyed Pea Soup
- Copycat McDonalds's Cheeseburger Recipe
- Corn and Bean Salsa
- Corn Bread Stuffed Chicken Breasts, Congaree Grill
- Cranberry Pecan Salad
- Crock Pot Tortilla Soup
- Crock Pot White Bean Chili
- Curry in a Hurry
- Dad's Spaghetti Sauce with Meat (and Macaroni)
- Deep Fried Crabs
- Deep Fried Pickles
- Easy, Gourmet Pizza
- Emeril's Creole Seasoning
- Face Masks That Are Good Enough To Eat!
- Fancy-n-Easy Mixed Greens Salad
- Fiery Angel Hair Pasta
- Fried "Steve Spurrier" Gator
- Funnel Cakes
- Game Day Cupcakes
- Garlic Spaghetti
- Giant Turkey Legs
- Gossip Pizza
- Grape Jelly Meatballs
- Greek Cole Slaw
- Green Apple & Peanut Butter Enchiladas
- Grilled Brie and Goat Cheese with Bacon and Green Tomato
- Grilled Fish Kabobs and Couscous with Mint Pesto
- Grilled Romaine
- Grilled Turkey Panini
- Harvest Cole Slaw
- Herb-Feta Cheese Pasta Salad
- Herbed Pot Roast
- Hi, I'd like a Cheeseburger, please, a large fries and a Cosmopolitan.
- Hurricanes
- I Shop Therefore I Am Pomegranate Martin
- Jalapeno and Cilantro Corn Bread
- Jimmy Carter's Peanut Butter Pie
- Jr.'s Hot-n-Spicy Burgers
- Kid Friendly Recipes
- Lemon Orzo with Pine Nuts
- Lemon-Ginger Iced Tea with Berry Cubes
- Mac and Cheese
- Magic Cookie Bars
- McCain's Ribs
- Melanie's Infamous Poo Poo Patties
- Mexican Doves
- Mr. Friendly's Tailgate Potato Salad
- Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe
- Newcastle Brine (for chops)
- Nuts for Nutella
- Nutty Sweet Potato Pie
- Obama Family Chili Recipe
- Once Bitten, Twice Shy Tomato Pie
- Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe, Clams and Sweet Italian Sausage
- Orzo with Feta and Tomatoes
- Paula Deen's House Seasoning
- Pineapple Mimosa
- Pork Chop Marinade (for sandwiches)
- Portobello Mushroom Melts
- Potato Gnocchi with Wild Mushroom Sugo
- Proscuitto Wrapped Asparagus
- Pumpkin Corn Bread
- Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cakes
- Punch I Stole From Grayson
- Quiet Slaw
- Raita (Cucumber and Mint Yogurt Dip)
- Red Kidney Bean Dip
- Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
- Rule the Roost 'Roni Dip
- Salmon with Lemon, Capers, and Rosemary
- SC State Smashed Dogs
- Scallion Creme Fraiche
- Sicilian Chicken
- Simple Tomato Sauce
- Smashed Cauliflower
- Southern Peach ‘n’ Pulled Pork Pizza
- Southwestern Pasta Salad
- Spiced Apple Pork Tenderloin
- Spicy Sausage and Kale Soup
- Spicy Venison Cheese Dip
- Sweet and Spicy Pepitas Popcorn Balls
- Sweet Potato Fries with Avocado Dip
- Sweet Potatoes with Garlic and Sage
- Tailgating Crawfish Boil
- Thanksgiving Rice Krispie Treats
- The Calvert (grilled cheese)
- The Great Pumpkin Chili
- Tina's Apple "Of My Eye" Pie
- To Close To Call Cocktails
- Tomato Mozzarella Salad
- Tuna Mac Salad
- Tuna Noodle Casserole
- Turkey and Cranberry Ravioli
- Turkey Cheesesteaks with Cranberry Mayo
- Virgin Collard Greens
- Vodka Sauce with Sundried Tomato and Basil Chicken Sausage
- Walkin' In Memphis Baby Back Ribs
- White Bean Chili
- Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Lemon, Basil, and Salmon
- Wicked Hot Chocolate Mousse
- Wofford Terrier Touchdown Tea
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Estimated Times:Preparation - 10 min Cooking - 20 min Yields - 16 bars
Ingredients:
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
8 oz. NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Premier White Baking Bar, broken into pieces
Directions:PREHEAT oven to 350º F. Grease 8- or 9-inch-square baking pan.COMBINE flour, baking powder and salt in small mixing bowl. Beat butter, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in egg. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in broken baking bars. Press into prepared baking pan.BAKE for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.
www.verybestbaking.com
Ingredients:
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
8 oz. NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Premier White Baking Bar, broken into pieces
Directions:PREHEAT oven to 350º F. Grease 8- or 9-inch-square baking pan.COMBINE flour, baking powder and salt in small mixing bowl. Beat butter, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in egg. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in broken baking bars. Press into prepared baking pan.BAKE for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.
www.verybestbaking.com
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Where to shop, what to buy, and where to go to lunch! Link to The Shop Tart!
making reservations or dining in?
- 256-TOGO
- Blonde Restaurant
- Cellar on Greene
- Columbia Museum of Art
- Congaree Grill - cutest, blond bartender in town..don't touch!
- Dragonfly Wellness
- Drink Mixer
- Epicurious
- Food Network
- Free Times
- Garden Bistro
- Gervais and Vine
- Gourmet Shop
- Heather Lahaise
- Hudson's Smokehouse
- Joes to Goes - great, reliable catering, burgers, etc.
- Lady and Sons
- M Cafe, et al
- Mr. Friendly's
- Perez Hilton
- Saks - because it's not all about food.
- Solstice
- Taste Spotting
- The Fresh Market
- The Mellow Mushroom
- The New Whole Grains Cookbook by Robin Asbell
- The Oyster Bar
- The Salty Nut
- The Weekly Beet
- Tom Ruff
- Trader Joes - In NC, get a case of Two Buck Chuck, and get me one too.
- Yo Burrito!
blonde appetit's fav blogs
- 101 Cookbooks
- A Colorful Blog
- Baan Sawan
- Buff Chickpea
- By the Light of the Leg Lamp
- Closet Cooking
- Columbi-yeah!
- Cooking Habit
- Debbie Martin Gallery
- Fig and Cherry
- Fleur de Lee
- KStreetKate
- Meghan and Josh's Great Adventures
- Mrs. Blanding's
- OH MY GOFF - Traffic Angie from WUSA9...the original OMG
- Once Upon A Tart
- Sushi Day
- Test Kitchenette
- Texas to Mexico
- The Causey 3
- The Columbia Foodie
- The Daily Digress
- The Shop Tart
- The Yum Diary
- use real butter
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