Garlic Girl https://garlicgirl.com/ Creative, Colorful Cooking with a Sicilian Flair Sat, 11 Dec 2021 19:39:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Walnut Snowball Cookies https://garlicgirl.com/2021/12/10/walnut-snowball-cookies/ https://garlicgirl.com/2021/12/10/walnut-snowball-cookies/#comments Sat, 11 Dec 2021 06:41:00 +0000 http://garlicgirl.com/?p=4251 Whenever I make snowball cookies I always hear people say how much they love them! Whether you know them as Russian Tea Cake cookies, Mexican Wedding Cookies, or even Walnut Snowball Cookies, they sure are people-pleasers. What’s not to love? They are buttery, powdery and sweet, with that melt-in-your-mouth effect that most people crave! I’ve...

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]]> https://garlicgirl.com/2021/11/13/beer-broth-beef-stew/feed/ 2 Oven Roasted Garlic Cauliflower https://garlicgirl.com/2021/09/21/oven-roasted-garlic-cauliflower/ https://garlicgirl.com/2021/09/21/oven-roasted-garlic-cauliflower/#respond Tue, 21 Sep 2021 20:41:30 +0000 https://garlicgirl.com/?p=5708 If you have a head of cauliflower in the fridge and you’re wondering what to do with it, here’s an easy and delicious recipe for you. I’m a huge fan of cauliflower, but I don’t always love it if it’s not cooked right. In my opinion, the less steps it takes to prepare this versatile...

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]]> https://garlicgirl.com/2021/09/21/oven-roasted-garlic-cauliflower/feed/ 0 Heart-Shaped Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies https://garlicgirl.com/2021/02/13/heart-shaped-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies/ https://garlicgirl.com/2021/02/13/heart-shaped-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies/#respond Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:27:05 +0000 https://garlicgirl.com/?p=5627 It’s sort of weird that I’m sharing a Valentine’s Day recipe for Heart-Shaped Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies while going through major heart break like I’ve never felt before. But I made these cookies to celebrate my beautiful daughter and her new husband who just got married last week. So time to put aside sadness...

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]]> https://garlicgirl.com/2021/02/13/heart-shaped-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies/feed/ 0 Fluffy Vanilla Homemade Marshmallows https://garlicgirl.com/2021/01/25/fluffy-vanilla-homemade-marshmallows/ https://garlicgirl.com/2021/01/25/fluffy-vanilla-homemade-marshmallows/#respond Mon, 25 Jan 2021 23:48:21 +0000 https://garlicgirl.com/?p=5607 A couple years ago I made homemade marshmallows and couldn’t believe how easy they were to make and how wonderful they were to eat. For a marshmallow lover, this was such an important (yes, important) discovery. It seemed like a perfect time to make marshmallows again because I feel like marshmallows are such a happy...

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]]> https://garlicgirl.com/2021/01/25/fluffy-vanilla-homemade-marshmallows/feed/ 0 Tender and Moist Pumpkin Scones https://garlicgirl.com/2020/12/09/tender-and-moist-pumpkin-scones/ https://garlicgirl.com/2020/12/09/tender-and-moist-pumpkin-scones/#respond Wed, 09 Dec 2020 21:12:15 +0000 https://garlicgirl.com/?p=5582 Can I be honest? I know things aren’t going so great with me when I’m not taking the time to share recipes on my beloved blog. And it’s been a while since my last post. But here I am. Baking pumpkin scones. And sharing. There’s a side of me that wants to write about what’s...

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]]> https://garlicgirl.com/2020/12/09/tender-and-moist-pumpkin-scones/feed/ 0 Sicilian Potato Pesto Pasta https://garlicgirl.com/2020/07/10/sicilian-potato-pesto-pasta/ https://garlicgirl.com/2020/07/10/sicilian-potato-pesto-pasta/#respond Sat, 11 Jul 2020 00:19:32 +0000 https://garlicgirl.com/?p=5546 I love that most of us can blurt out, without taking time to think about it, the foods we loved as a kid. I know I can! One of my favorite foods was pesto pasta. I didn’t necessarily know what it was called back then, I just knew that I loved the “green pasta” my...

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]]> https://garlicgirl.com/2020/07/10/sicilian-potato-pesto-pasta/feed/ 0 Chocolate Cake & An Argument https://garlicgirl.com/2020/06/06/chocolate-cake-an-argument/ https://garlicgirl.com/2020/06/06/chocolate-cake-an-argument/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2020 04:45:11 +0000 https://garlicgirl.com/?p=5495 Last weekend I was at my daughter’s home and we were about to workout together. But then we had an argument and I left. Like most arguments, especially between a parent and child, there are layers of emotion and history that can make some disputes nearly impossible to understand, never mind resolve on our own....

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]]> https://garlicgirl.com/2020/06/06/chocolate-cake-an-argument/feed/ 10 Sicilian Style Stuffed Artichokes https://garlicgirl.com/2020/05/07/stuffed-artichokes/ https://garlicgirl.com/2020/05/07/stuffed-artichokes/#comments Thu, 07 May 2020 13:48:00 +0000 http://66.147.244.233/~garlicgi/?p=109 If there’s one taste, one dish, one recipe that reminds me of my mom’s cooking, it’s stuffed artichokes. You know how when you catch the scent of a certain perfume or cologne and it reminds you of the person who wears it? Well, the aroma of stuffed artichokes cooked with garlic, olive oil and bread crumbs reminds me of my mom...

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