Monthly Archive

July 2007

A Garden Oddity

It’s been a while since I’ve done a garden update. Every day I feel like I learn something new. Yesterday I learned that I need to read my seed packets BEFORE I...

Anyone Can Cook!

Last Friday was an event for our family. We decided it was time to take our kids to their first ever big screen movie experience. Going to see a movie is just...

Missing Post

Sorry All. I had to delete the post from the other day about Pesto and all the comments. I had the worst spam I’ve ever seen and for some reason Blogger would...

A New Convenience Product

We have become huge fans of tostadas in our house. They make an excellent way to use up leftovers, and are also extremely quick to put together. I couldn’t tell you what...

Everyday Pasta

I returned to my cookbook challenge this week and didn’t even realize it. Everyday Pasta by Giada De Laurentiis is a book I picked up simply because. I enjoy both of Giada’s...

A Poll For My Readers

I have a poll off to the right here. I’m mostly just curious if there’s something specific my blog-readers would like to see more of here. Please pick the one that appeals...

Zucchini, Zucchini

I really do enjoy zucchini. I keep waiting for my zucchini plants to start going crazy, but so far I have been able to keep up. I’ve even let a few fruits...

A Perfect Day for a BBQ

Yesterday was the perfect summer day to have friends over. It wasn’t hot, and it wasn’t cold. There was a fantastic breeze that kept it from getting too sticky, and Andy wanted...

Oatmeal Scotchies

My first experience with oatmeal scotchies was as a young teenager. I had a friend who was 2 years younger than I, and we started hanging out Sunday afternoons for quite a...

More on Being Green

Recently I decided to look into what else we could do as a family to continue greening up our lives and being more eco-friendly. We’ve been doing what we can as far...

My Kind of Bouquet

Some people get excited about flowers. Some people get excited about more exotic bouquets, like fruit or cookies. For myself, nothing fills me with delight like that of the herbal variety. And...

G is for Green Bean

The Cooking Light Bulletin Board is my favorite place to gather recipes. I’ve been on the board for so long that I know who’s tastes match mine and I can always count...