Stewed Lima Beans
A week or so ago, Andy was gone for a few days, and the kids requested some simple food for dinner. They asked for hamburgers and pancakes, so I decided to see...
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Dinner In A Flash
You Must Make This
And that’s a fact. Last night I followed my own advice and headed over to the Noble Pig blog for dinner inspiration. Vietnamese-Style Beef with Garlic, Black Pepper and Lime was simply...
Time For A New Sandwich
We’re still under seige from the ants, though I think we’re finally gaining on them. I still find one on the counter here and there though, so cooking is still minimal in...
Ten Minute Mashed Potatoes
I never would have thought it possible, and yet, I did just that last night. Cooking Light magazine was the magazine I cut my cooking teeth on. It taught me how to...
Sloppy Chicken Parmesan Sandwiches
Today’s recipe is one of those things that came about simply because everything else just didn’t sound particularly appealing to me. Last weekend we’d done up a few rotisserie chickens on the...
A Super Quick Non-Recipe
Last night as I loaded dinner into the crock-pot, I thought that I should share it here on the blog. It’s one of those things that is so easy, it’s almost embarrassing...
He Cleaned His Plate And Asked For Seconds
Anyone who knows my son, knows how that NEVER happens. And I truly mean never! Oh, he’ll ask for seconds on fruit or dessert, or something sweet, but never, never the “real...
Music To My Ears
“Mommy, I wish I could have more of that chicken sauce stuff.” Huh? Did my son just ask for seconds? Of real food? Of dinner? Of something that I cooked? Why yes,...
Dinner In Fifteen
I swear to you, this dinner took me just fifteen minutes start-to-finish, and was delicious to boot. This last week, while at the library, I was wandering up and down the cookbook...
Easy, Easy Baked Pasta
Delicious to boot, THIS is the type of food I’m talking about when I’m talking about Real Food. Today I have a recipe to share for Baked Rigatoni With Ham, Tomatoes and...
Carrots Parmesan
Here is one wickedly easy recipe from The Woman’s Day Collector’s Cookbook that packed a punch as far as flavor is concerned. I was looking for something really simple to accompany some...
Meatball Sandwiches
Our schedule has changed drastically around the dinner hour several nights a week. We’re going to be coming and going a lot, and I am DETERMINED to avoid the convenience of the...