Every Saturday morning through mid-October, we have a super fabulous local farmer’s market in downtown Appleton. The whole market is local vendors- local producers and farmers and artisans, and I just love it. There are no wholesalers, no out-of-area produce, and every single vendor is so friendly and excited to […]
Month: July 2010
Finger Lickin’ Peanut Sauce
Many, many years ago, I stumbled across a recipe for Fettuccine and Tofu In Finger-Licking Peanut Sauce. I loved thinking about the idea of a peanut sauce for a stir fry, but at the time, I was a non-tofu person and completely discarded the recipe as something I could use. […]
Fun With Homemade Ice Pops
Lately, Abigail has been picking up the different magazines I bring in to the house and reading through them. Or at least, flipping through them and finding pictures of food that looks good. Last week I picked up a copy of the newest Everyday Food because it had a headline […]
Recycled Pizza
It may be hot and toasty outside, but after a while, a person gets kind of tired of the usual hot-n-toasty food. You can only eat salad so many days in a row before you just can’t take another bite. Those are the times where I try to take something […]
Blueberry Spice Jam
Every year, when the blueberries arrive, we end up with more and more berries. We’ve discovered we love having blueberries on hand. They store in the freezer with very little trouble- seriously. Have some blueberries? Put them in a freezer bag, zip it shut and label the bag. No washing, […]
Meatball Sandwiches
Our schedule has changed drastically around the dinner hour several nights a week. We’re going to be coming and going a lot, and I am DETERMINED to avoid the convenience of the drive-thru as much as possible. When you’ve moved to the land of opportunity, where there is a different […]
Two-Cracker Party Bars
I don’t know what to call these things. I found them at Pioneer Woman’s Tasty Kitchen website- were there are so many drool-worthy recipes, it’s hard to pick just one. They were called Kit Kat Bars, and based on the title alone, I had to make them. But when I […]