An Excellent Fish Dish!
Last night’s dinner was the second success out of the latest issue of Eating Well. So many recipes caught my eye this time, and I’m thrilled that many of them use pantry...
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Quick Muffins
After the success of that Olive Oil Salt bread, I flipped a page or two and came upon a few recipes for muffins as well. I am a sucker for a good...
Olive Oil Bread?
But first, yesterday I briefly mentioned my latest brain-child. I’ve had soooo many people ask me lately about menu planning, or tell me how they’ve been doing with it. It’s taken me...
Coming Soon!
Menu Planning 101. Watch for it… This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Are You Sick of Squash Yet?
Apparently I’m on a bit of a squash kick. Whether it’s pumpkin or squash, I’ve really been enjoying discovering them over the last month or so. I’ve discovered versatility that I didn’t...
Grocery Budget Tools: The Price Book
I thought I’d share more on the grocery budget this week for my Weekend Extra posting. I received a very nice e-mail after my last budget post, sharing a tool that I...
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...
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...