My Mommy-Radar Was Off…
I just should have known it was coming. You always hear these stories of kids coming home from school and waiting until bedtime to tell Mom that they need 2 dozen of...
Monthly Archive
October 2007
One of Those Days…
We all have them. We carefully plan what we’ll be making for dinner. We make sure we have all the necessary ingredients on hand, check the recipes a few times, and wait...
A Nice and Simple Chicken Marinade
Two weeks ago I posted how I made a few “once a month cooking” meals to put in the freezer and put to the test. Well, it was time to test a...
These should really be called Blondies
It was a little bit cool in my house yesterday, just enough to offer a slight chill. And purely on principle, I refuse to turn on the heat before November 1st. Which...
Wait…There’s Still Something Growing…
…in my garden! I haven’t talked about the garden since it pretty much tanked, but there are a few treasures still in there. I have some brussels sprouts going that I’m really...
A Quicker Caramel
I think I’ve posted about my caramel before. In the past it’s brought me angst as I became familiar with my electric stove and the pots I had available to me. I’ve...
Playing with Pumpkin
It’s been a pumpkin filled week here in my kitchen. I’ve had several pie pumpkins to cook up and mash and put in the freezer for future use. And of course, I...
The Cinnamon Rolls I Didn’t Make
But I did get to eat them. A friend of mine took the time the other day to make Pioneer Woman’s Cinnamon Rolls. And lucky me, I got one of the pans...
Menu Plan Change :-)
The problem with making a menu plan is sticking to it. I think I’ve gotten pretty good at my menu planning, but sometimes what you had planned to make, and what you...
This Week’s Menu Plan
**Welcome to those of you tuning in from the Seymour area! I hope you’ll poke around and visit for awhile and then come back and visit some more! I post regularly at...
Weekend Extra: Once A Month Cooking
Do you do this? Or are you at least familiar with it? I’ve been interested in the concept of Once A Month Cooking for a long time now. It fascinates me. The...
Chicken and Dumplings- Step by Step
Today’s recipe is one I found recently on Recipezaar. (I seem to be spending a bit of time there lately!) I will never forget the first time I had the proverbial chicken...