Monthly Archive

May 2011

The Smallest Creature…

Ants. The ants are at it again.  Only this time, we are fortunate that our ants are the kind that only come out at night.   These are far preferable to those horrible...

Ten Minute Mashed Potatoes

I never would have thought it possible, and yet, I did just that last night. Cooking Light magazine was the magazine I cut my cooking teeth on.  It taught me how to...

Another Crock-Pot Winner

Clearly, I have to purchase this cookbook.  I’ve renewed “Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Family Favorites” the maximum that our library allows, and I’m still enjoying it.   I opened it up yesterday...

Sloppy Chicken Parmesan Sandwiches

Today’s recipe is one of those things that came about simply because everything else just didn’t sound particularly appealing to me.  Last weekend we’d done up a few rotisserie chickens on the...

Scratch Cherry Pie

It is most definitely the year of the pie for me.  Pie is one of those things that makes everyone happy, and is actually one of the healthier options when it comes...

A Super Quick Non-Recipe

Last night as I loaded dinner into the crock-pot, I thought that I should share it here on the blog.  It’s one of those things that is so easy, it’s almost embarrassing...

He Cleaned His Plate And Asked For Seconds

Anyone who knows my son, knows how that NEVER happens.  And I truly mean never!  Oh, he’ll ask for seconds on fruit or dessert, or something sweet, but never, never the “real...