Cooking For Pleasure
I get asked quite often why I cook and how I became interested in cooking. I could say that for us cooking is a necessity- there’s no way we could afford to...
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Erika
Soup of The Week Times Two
This past Sunday for Sunday Company Dinner we had a soup night. It was really fun to do, each person brought a pot of soup, and I made some homemade bread to...
Apparently It’s Mark Bittman Week Here
Without intending to, I made two Mark Bittman recipes this week, where previously, I don’t know that I’d really made any before. Both recipes were extremely simple to put together and took...
A New Leftover Re-Invention
After last weeks wonderful black bean and pumpkin enchiladas, I had a lone cup of pumpkin puree sitting in the fridge waiting to be used. Part of me wanted to make muffins...
Let’s Kick Off The Week With A Brownie
A Peanut Butter brownie to be exact. When I first saw this recipe on the CLBB I was very intrigued. It called for demerera sugar to be in the brownie, and to...
Penzey’s Blends- My Favorites
Someone recently asked my what Penzey spice blends I could recommend. I thought it was a good question, and I admit that my first thought was that it was Penzeys, how could...
A Dish Worthy of a Wow
Last night’s dinner was a recipe that has been on my radar for…well, at least 3 years. It originally was featured in Everyday Food magazine, but was brought to my attention, and...
Soup of The Week: Simple Clam Chowder
Last week after grocery shopping by myself, I arrived home to find two children who were very willing to help me unpack groceries. They were very willing helpers, scrutinizing everything and putting...
This One Is Clean-Your-Plate Good!
Just ask Zander! My son never, ever cleans his plate at dinner time. He eats until he’s full, and no more- sometimes less, but no more. Last night, he literally wiped his...
Don’t You Hate It When…
You have an ingredient in your fridge that you know was on your most recent shopping list for a reason, and for the life of you cannot remember what it was? Why...
Reusable Bag Alert!
I don’t have a food post today… I have been cooking a few standbys, but I do have something in mind for tomorrow, so stay tuned.In the meantime though, for those of...
How To Serve A Trifle
Last night at Sunday Company Dinner we had a bit of a debate. 🙂 One of our friends was bringing dessert, and decided on a trifle. The problem ensued when the search...