French toast is one of the best inventions ever. I adore French toast. Usually when I make it, it’s one of those “toss a few things in” and I’m done with it. The usual suspects are milk, eggs, cinnamon, salt, pepper, and sometimes a drop or two of vanilla. But […]
Month: April 2008
In Love with Chai
The first time I had a cup of Chai it made me want to spit it back out. Andy and I were dating, and he had a box of Chai tea in his apartment, I gave it a try and I thought it was disgusting- too many spices, and I […]
Playing With Biscotti
I decided I was in the mood to bake. I had a pair of bananas on top of the fridge that have been slowly ripening beyond edibility, and I thought it was time that I put them to use. My immediate thought was banana bread, since I also had a […]
Are You Serious?
This first picture was this past Friday. Abigail got it in her mind to make this huge quilted heart on the driveway. About 1/6 of the way in, she realized just how big of a task she had before her and called in the reinforcements. Zander made one square and […]
It’s Game Night!
I haven’t been cooking much this week. While that’s bad news if you’re here looking for a recipe today, it’s great news because I get to fill in today with a few new recommendations for board games. Now that our kids are older, we’ve been getting more into trying to […]
Caramelized Bananas *Swoon*
I used to see this on dessert menus and in cookbooks and wonder why someone would eat that. I mean, really, bananas? For dessert? Come on, bananas are breakfast, they’re a mid-afternoon energy boost, they are so not dessert material. Then I was pregnant, and craving anything sweet like you […]
Another Quick Bread? Chocolate Chips?
Recently I saw on one of the bulletin boards I frequent a thread titled “Cranberry Chocolate Chip Bread.” I was drawn to it instantly. Cranberries and chocolate chips- how could that be bad on any planet!? The recipe posted required quite a few ingredients that I didn’t have on hand, […]
A Favorite Springtime Salad
Nope. 🙂 Not this one. This is a sneak peak of one to come. Yesterday I put the finishing touches on a pair of recipes for the paper, so this is kind of a teaser for the local readers. Doesn’t it look fantastic! Trust me when I say it really […]
Happy Earth Day!
Whew, I almost forgot it was earth day, even though some earth day thoughts have been on my mind. I do have a food post for later today, but since it is Earth Day, I thought this would be a perfect time to talk about what’s on my mind. And […]
A Gardening Update
I know, it may be a little early to start, but I figure I should get into the habit of blogging about the garden. I’m trying all kinds of crazy and new things this year- both the method and the vegetables I’m growing. About a month ago I finally got […]
The Million-Dollar Cookie
I had to try them! I simply had to know what kind of a cookie would win one million dollars. A cookie that good, regardless of how many pre-made products it uses should be quite good. I only made one change to the recipe as written, and that was with […]
The Ultimate Multi-Taskers
This week I had the opportunity to do something a little different. I broke out of my comfort zone and did a little recipe demonstration this week. It’s not the first time I’ve done such a thing, but let me tell you, it was much easier to do it for […]