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As Promised… those tacos!

I had my Rick Bayless returned to me yesterday. And right away I hunted for that pork recipe. We happened to have had it again just this past Sunday, and it was...

Is it a Salad? Or Dessert?

Or both? One of the many jobs I had was working in a grocery store deli. I really enjoyed that job. I worked in Green Bay at Festival Foods, so it was...

A Slice

Over the last few days on the CLBB, there has been a discussion about Australia and some of the foods there. One of these creatures is called A Slice. A slice in...

A Dud

I was so proud of myself for making a second recipe out of a cookbook for my challenge. But you know that feeling when you are assembling ingredients and you just know...

Why, Oh Why

So I thought I’d done my daily post, and that would be that. Then I was over on Recipezaar looking for a couple things, and something really annoyed me. When I look...

Herb-Roasted Pork Tenderloin

This was a treat for us. Lately, we’ve been doing a lot of one-dish type of meals, as those are more economical than a meat-n-three type of meal. So to have a...

On Weekend Posting…And Other Stuff

Sadly, this past weekend, Sunday Company Dinner did not happen. Abigail came down with the flu Friday night, spent Saturday on the couch, and then woke up feeling yucky again Sunday morning....

Product Review

While glancing at the yogurt aisle yesterday, my eyes caught something new. That’s quite a feat at Woodman’s where I shop, because the yogurt selection is amazing. They easily have 25 feet...

It’s Wednesday!

Welcome to the Valentine Edition of Weigh-In Wednesday. First the good news. Between being sick twice in the past several weeks and really paying attention to portion control, I am down a...

The Chocolate Chip Cookie of the Moment

I’m a Tollhouse girl. Always have been. Tollhouse cookies were what mom made, and that’s the chocolate chip cookie that I hold as the standard for all chocolate chip cookies. I do...

Love Is In The Air

And I’m not talking about the icky gooey mushy luuuuv stuff. The winds of change are afoot in the food blogosphere, and I for one, am rather excited about it. I’ve been...

The Dreaded Bechamel

A few days ago, someone posted in my comments about how they could not make a bechamel. That rose a flag for me, because although it sounds impressive and difficult, making a...