Blissful Eats With Tina Jeffers: Brown Butter Cocoa Nib shortbread

Happy holidays!  This time of year it’s all about sharing home made gifts and treats and in our house that means cookies!  Between baking for friends, teachers and co-workers I am always on the lookout for a recipe that will stand apart from the usual sugar cookie.  I love shortbread but wanted something that utilized …

Blissful Eats With Tina Jeffers: Cardamom Roasted Persimmons With Vanilla yogurt

Happy Friday!  Me and the Mr. Snuck off for a little staycation this week  and we had some amazing meals out this week!  At this time of the year everything is about excess and decadence and sometimes it’s nice to have a dessert that is satisfyingly delicious and easy on your waistline.  After all the …

Blissful Eats With Tina Jeffers: Braised Beef Shanks With Cheesy polenta

I was never a big fan of my slow cooker.  It seems like such a great idea, throw a bunch of ingredients in a container hit a button and 6 to 8 hours later dinner is served.  What I failed to understand for a very long time was that slow cookers while wonderful timesavers do …