Here is the original recipe, as found in Cooking Light magazine, and also in the Recipe Trove here. 2 bacon slices Cooking spray 1 pound skinned and boned chicken breast — cut into bite-size pieces 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup diced red bell pepper 2 garlic cloves — minced […]
Month: January 2007
The Pantry Challenge
All last year I spent a significant part of blogging talking about trimming my grocery budget. I never really succeeded, but there was a part of me that didn’t want to. When we can afford to spend a significant amount of money on groceries, why not? Then in September, my […]
That Raspberry Cake
I really had to hunt for this one. While most people know that I’m not a cake mix person- I was completely willing to go with a cake mix cake- if I could find the flavor that my son wanted. It was his birthday after all, and that meant that […]
Happy Birthday Zander!
Happy Birthday to my little Love Monkey! May 3 years old be even more fun than 2 years old! And for those who are curious, here are a couple of pictures of his birthday cake. It came together easier than I thought, but let me say that it does take […]
The Cereal Aisle
I love the cereal aisle at the store. I love cereal. What I really love about my favorite grocery store is that there are TWO cereal aisles. There is the standard General Mills, Post, Kellogs, Malt-O-Meal cereal aisle, and then there is the natural and organic cereal aisle. One could […]
Mutant Cookies
It started with most excellent intentions. My first thought this morning as I was enjoying a bowl of cereal and blueberries was to find a new recipe to make today. And since it’s been a while since I made cookies, they were calling. I reached for a cookbook. I have […]
Woo-Hoo!
Thanks to Anna from Cookie Madness for this news! Crisco products now boast of less than zero trans fats per serving. All of their products! That is fantastic news for bakers from all walks of life. According to the press release, the new zero trans fat products are on their […]
Weigh-In Wednesday
Need to lose that tiny handful of weight gained over the holidays? Just get sick for a few days! No, really, don’t get sick, but it did help. I was really not hungry, and forced myself to eat for about three days. As a result, I was very particular about […]
A Simple Accompaniment
This Sunday for Company Dinner, I made a big ole pot of white chicken chili. You can find the recipe for that right here in the Recipe Trove, since I’ve shared that before. I did make a few changes though that were really good- and inspired by my mother who […]
Honey on the Brain
This past Wednesday I was looking for something to do with a pork loin roast that I had in the freezer. Ideally, it would be something that I could at least finish in the crock pot. I toyed with the idea of making carnitas with it and turning that into […]
Still Here…
Honest, I am. I’ve been spending a bit of time fighting off a virus the last few days. So there hasn’t been much cooking, definitely not much eating, and well, I don’t think that me lying on the couch in a semi-comatose state is very interesting writing or reading. What […]
Is it Worthy?
The other day I wanted to braise a cut up chicken for dinner. I had pulled one out of the freezer, and I was busy going through my cookbooks, not quite finding what I was looking for. So I headed online to Recipezaar and typed in Braised Chicken. I read […]