Monthly Archive

May 2010

Cheesecake Brownie Bars

Last week while the kids and I were waiting in line to check out at the grocery store, we were looking at the magazine covers.  Most of them really made me wish...

Red Beans & Rice

I don’t know if I’ve ever made red beans and rice, per se.  I guess in my mind, it’s always been a dish that is more like a pilaf- a rice dish...

This Is NOT Sausage And Peppers

At least not in a traditional sense.  But this was one of those dinners that just came together so easily, and turned out much more tasty than I thought possible.  I mean,...

Effortless, Delicious Rhubarb Crisp

Last week I was delighted to receive a bundle of freshly picked rhubarb from my mom.  I’ve quickly discovered that one of the problems with moving half-an-hour away from mom is that...

I Think We Need Some Cake

But first, check this out! We move to the city, and now we seem to have a duck!  This is the second rainy day that we’ve sighted her in our driveway.   We...

Another Homemade Mac-N-Cheese

I found myself in a predicament the other day.  We were standing in the grocery store, the kids and I, and we were discussing what we wanted for dinner that night.  I...

The Conscious Decisions We Make

Last night the kids had a movie night to go to.  They were very, very excited to go, and their instructions were to bring a snack and a drink.  Popcorn was going...

The First Asparagus Of The Season

It was a very exciting day this past weekend when my mom dropped off a plastic bag holding our first taste of the new spring asparagus!   The only problem was that I...

Everyday Fish Tacos

Unpacking is a whole lot of work.  When I get an opportunity to take a break, I relish it, and over the last week I’ve been spending a lot of my down...