Utilizing A Pantry Find
Back in March, (was it that long ago already!) I participated in a blogging event honoring the humble baking mix. I bought myself a box of Heart Smart Bisquick for the occasion,...
Monthly Archive
November 2007
Leftover Re-Invention
One of the challenges to me over the last year while I’ve been watching my grocery budget is the dreaded leftovers. I’ve said it before and I’ll probably be saying it until...
A Mish-Mosh Equals Yum!
Saturday night I had planned to bake up some chicken leg quarters. Originally, it was going to be a devilled chicken, with a breading of sorts. But then I was digging through...
Thanksgiving is getting really close!
How did that happen? One minute it’s October and I’m thinking that I have plenty of time to think about Thanksgiving, and the next thing I know it’s almost here, and I’m...
About Those Pierogi…
Well, as promised, here is the dough recipe for you today. It’s a pretty straightforward recipe- it only has four ingredients, five if you count the water. But there are a few...
A Very Happy Accident
You know how sometimes something occurs to you and you decide to try it, and then the end result is something like “why didn’t anyone ever think of that before?” Last night,...
So Delicious…
Yesterday I did some work on polishing up some recipes I’ve been developing for the local paper. They all turned out really good, I think, and I hope some of the readers...
Mastering Beef Stock
It seems like it wasn’t that long ago that I mastered the art of stock-making. After many failed attempts to produce delicious stocks, I finally made a chicken stock that was amazing....
Weekend Extra: The Wine List
With the holidays fast approaching, it’s time for me to think a little about making sure the wine cellar holds a bottle or two for when company comes calling. Personally, I don’t...
Comforting and Addictive
Yesterday’s planned dinner was a pork dish, simmered with apples and cranberries. It’s a dish I’d made once before, had forgotten about and then this week was reminded of it, as I...
A Halloween Recap-And Some Pancakes
Well, the kids had a blast yesterday. Last year, Zander didn’t know what was really going on- but this year he was all set and excited. The kids wanted to do both...