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,...
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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...
The Sweet Taste of Summer
The other day I sat down to do some menu planning, and was trying to figure out a good sandwich that we could have for dinner, that would travel well with Abigail...
An Old Friend
Every once in a while, as of late, it seems that I find myself wistfully thinking of recipes from days gone by. I can easily rattle off dozens of recipes that I...
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...
Craving Spring
I admit it, I am. While I would love for it to warm up and actually be spring, I’m totally unprepared, and it’s good that it is a few months away. But...
Popcorn Balls
About two weeks ago, the kids and I were walking through the grocery store when Zander’s eyes lighted upon a package of popcorn balls. His eyes were full of desire, and I...
Patty-Pan Squash, Who Knew?
Have you ever bought, grown or eaten a patty-pan squash? We discovered them a few years ago, and enjoy them on and off. What I’ve always particularly liked about them is their...
Teriyaki-Pineapple Chicken
Tonight’s dinner was inspired by a recipe from Eating Well magazine. I don’t cook out of Eating Well nearly enough, and I tell myself that every time I make a recipe that...
No End In Sight…
For salad season, that is. Here we were, having a cooler than normal, mild summer, and now that we’re in the last few weeks of it, it’s letting loose like you wouldn’t...
Fun With Homemade Ice Pops
Lately, Abigail has been picking up the different magazines I bring in to the house and reading through them. Or at least, flipping through them and finding pictures of food that looks...
Recycled Pizza
It may be hot and toasty outside, but after a while, a person gets kind of tired of the usual hot-n-toasty food. You can only eat salad so many days in a...