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Erika

Sweet and Sour Goodness

I kind of keep a mental checklist of recipes that I’ve made recently and need to blog about yet.  Sometimes I get in a cook it and then blog it mode, but...

An Oldie But A Goodie

Today’s recipe is one that I don’t make nearly often enough.  It fits so many categories- it’s quick, it’s easy, it’s delicious, it’s a kid pleaser, and it’s a crowd pleaser.   The...

Worthy of The Clean Plate Club

Last night’s scheduled dinner was supposed to be pumpkin spiced waffles.  The closer it crept to dinner to time though, the less I really wanted waffles.  I didn’t want sweet and delicious,...

Cooking Overnight!

But first, I have to apologize!  It seems the Blogger forwarding was not working correctly!  I’m sorry if you’ve had some troubles getting here, I’ve taken off the forwarding, so make sure...

A Rare Treat

Something I have never made from scratch is fried chicken.  First of all, it involves deep fat frying, and I seldom do that.  It’s obviously not the most healthy way to cook,...

Never Enough Recipes for Brownies

There just never can be. There’s the brownies which are my everyday go-to brownies, because they never fail and always taste like Mom’s. (Well, they are Mom’s which would explain that.) And...

Super Simple Salmon

Salmon is one of those things that if it’s prepared the right way, the whole family will enjoy it. The kids seem to enjoy the fish most of the time, but not...

Exploring Oatmeal’s Savory Side

A few weeks back I had a gift card to the bookstore burning a hole in my pocket.  Gift card plus bookstore equals cookbooks, and with so many out there that I...

Dreaming Of Spring

*sigh* Two weeks ago I was still glad it was winter food-wise. There are still soups, stews, and braises to be made, and I’m just not ready for grill food. Recently though,...

I Can’t Post This One Enough

As a food blogger, I have found that I frequently get asked two questions by those around me.  One is if I have a source for good, local meat products.  I’m still...

As Good As It Looks

I’ve really been racking my brain lately trying to come up with things to cook for our regular Sunday Company Dinner. Our crowd has swelled a bit, and now if everyone came...

Getting To Know My Wok

I’m still learning the ins and outs of using the wok I received for Christmas. I was all gung-ho about using it for a few weeks, trying out all sorts of stir-fry’s...