Homemade Buttery Spread
I’m not sure what to call this stuff. My post the other day about eating real food caused me to reflect on what we spread on bread. Traditionally, we don’t use butter...
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Erika
Real Food.
This is a post I’ve been mulling over for a while now. Every time I think about writing it, I discard the idea because it just sounds too preachy to me. (At...
Leftover Mashed Potatoes
If you’re anything like me, you always make too many mashed potatoes. Always. Most often, they end up just hanging out in the fridge until they grow fuzz and turn colors, and...
Back To Basics: A Perfect Bowl of Oatmeal
This last week I heard some of the most wonderful words from my son… “Mommy, could you make some oatmeal for breakfast today? With red raisins?” Be still my heart. Was he...
Easy, Delicious Beans
Last week at the library I picked up a copy of Rick Bayless’s cookbooks, Mexico, One Plate At A Time. I just adore Rick Bayless- his recipes, while they may seem long...
Company Worthy Bars With Little Effort
The other day I spent some time visiting some of the blogs in my sidebar. I don’t do that near often enough, and I had some spare time, so I puttered about...
Very Tasty Coffee Cake
I should preface this by saying that I am not normally a coffee cake type of person. I’ve really just never been a big fun- unless they are loaded with things like...
Old Favorites Week
This week I was really stumped when it came to a menu plan. I had no clue what I was in the mood for or felt like making. Fortunately for me, Andy...
Wickedly Easy Breadsticks
I need to stop making addictive baked goods. Much like those pancakes I’ve been swooning over- these breadsticks did the exact same thing to me. I had to keep going back into...
Pancake Tuesday
It’s Pancake Day! I wasn’t sure if I was going to have something to post about this morning, but then I saw those words- Pancake Day and I just knew I would...
Uh, It’s Still Split Pea Soup
One of the soups that I generally avoid like the plague is split pea soup. I’ve never liked it- not the texture, and not the flavor. Yet every once in a while,...
You Can Thank Me Later
Yesterday’s soup came about simply because of the random supply of ingredients I had in the fridge. Well, it wasn’t exactly random, but I found myself with an ample supply of vegetables...