Monthly Archive

March 2007

Coffee Talk

I swear, just about everyone I know right now is eschewing coffee. Why? That humble little cup of joe has gotten a bad rap, and it’s such a travesty. I for one,...

7-Up Cake

We had a nice weekend. Saturday we took the kids to the school playground so they could get some practice in with their wheels. Abigail her bicycle, Zander his big wheel. We...

A Weekend Off

There is a benefit of being broke and not having extra money to go spend on crazy things. You rediscover the simple pleasures that have been set aside.The Kitchen at Tummy Treasure...

Something New

I’ve spent a lot of time leafing through my older cookbooks as of late. Right now, while we’re still on a severe budget with no end in sight, I am constantly looking...

A Nod To Convenience

This week, all across the blogosphere, food bloggers (and some not-so-food-bloggers) are re-discovering the joys of a humble kitchen workhorse. That of the baking mix. Most specifically, in this case, biscuit baking...

Revisiting Brownies

I’ve posted about these brownies before. However, I posted about them at Christmas time when we are all inundated with sweets and goodies, and it’s so easy for a brownie to be...

A Little Lovin from the Philippines

You know how there are some things that transport you to a moment? A bite of cake for some takes them back to their wedding day. The scent of a campfire can...

Bonus Points

Yesterday I earned bonus points towards my Cookbook Challenge. I have a list of all my cookbooks- 66 of them to be exact, but there is a small group of cookbooks not...

Baking with Zander

Yesterday Zander told me he wanted to cook with me. That’s about the last thing I want to turn down, so I spied some browning bananas on the counter and told him...

Kids and Eating Out

I don’t have a food post today. Last night being ballet night, I resorted to a simple supper of hot dogs (locally made) and fresh pineapple. And I did attempt to make...

Smoked Salmon

Part of this past Sunday’s Company Dinner was some wild caught salmon. This was given to Andy with the instructions to try smoking it…in 20 degree weather. Even though the weather wasn’t...