Month: October 2006

So what dumb person waits until the morning of Halloween to go get her son a costume. Yeah… that’s me. I didn’t think he was going to want a costume, I just figured he’d wear his pirate hat and be done with it. Well, last night Abigail asked Zander what […]

This is the time of year when my thoughts begin to turn to the holidays. One thing that I love to do during the holiday season is make candy. There is just something so wonderful about putting sugar, corn syrup, butter, and flavorings into a pot and cooking them in […]

These are officially my favorite brownie. They were so good the first time, and as it turns out, they are extremely versatile. I have many, many plans for these brownies. Tonight’s variation was a direct result of an unexpected find in the grocery store. When looking at the chocolate chip […]

Well, tonight was dance night, so that meant something quick and easy needed to be prepared for dinner. I have been staying away from the crock pot, as I have discovered I just am not liking what comes out of it. However, it has found fantastic use as a re-heater. […]

There’s been a pork tenderloin in my fridge for a few days that’s stumped me. I can turn chicken, beef, ham, and turkey into leftover magic, but pork is one that I have a hard time using in a repeat meal. The only thing I could come up with was […]

🙂 Lately, I’ve been making quite a few pies. Fall just inspires the pie-maker in me to come out and bake away. If it’s a fruit, I’m determined to toss it in a crust and call it pie. Tonight’s dinner, while technically in the pie family, could actually be more […]

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I tried to make this pie a few weeks back, and while my end result was good, I made some unintentional changes and I was certain it could be better. So when Andy asked for it for his birthday, I knew this was the opportunity to make it the right […]

Yesterday I was looking for something different for a side dish, but somethign convenient. I will confess that on occassion I like to peruse the noodle and rice convenience items. Things like Lipton’s noodles and Rice-A-Roni occasionally do make it to my table. As I was walking through the grocery […]

Here you see last night’s dinner. I bought it just like this at the butcher yesterday. It is a pork loin roast that has been stuffed with an apple/raisin/bread stuffing. It just called to me from the glass… so I picked one up, and on the label the suggested cooking […]

I guess it’s been a bit of a quiet week in my kitchen. I was on such a roll, and I just haven’t been cooking anything spectacular or noteworthy. The next few days should perk up a bit. I have something new to try tonight for dinner, so come back […]

These brownies are so close to being the perfect brownie. I am not kidding. I’m just not certain they are the perfect brownie, because I doubt there really is such a thing. But these… they are truly fantastic. They are the perfect texture- that is a certainty. I have always […]