This is not your normal dinner pie. I had planned to make a Chicken Pot Pie for dinner this past Saturday, utilizing some leftover chicken from another night. My planned pie failed though when I realized I was missing quite a few requisite ingredients, and I really, really just wanted […]
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Friday Night Fish: Something Different
I’ve been thinking for a while about these tilapia fillets that have been in the freezer. The last time I fried fish I bought a big package from Sam’s Club, and ended up wrapping up three of the fillets and tucking them in the freezer. I like the tilapia from […]
Bacon Fat: A Must-Have
It really is a must-have for every home cook. Bacon fat is an incredible way to add a TON of flavor to a dish with just a teaspoon or two of something that would normally be discarded anyway! I keep a small half-pint mason jar of bacon fat in my […]
Apple Pie Filling
One of the new recipes I tried this canning season was a recipe for Canned Apple Pie Filling. I absolutely love the idea of pie filling, but I have never purchased a pie filling that was really and truly delicious. They are okay, and fit the bill sometimes, but they […]
Nutcracker Pictures
We’re very tired… The kids are already snoring away upstairs, with literal visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads. They love the Nutcracker so much. I love hearing what parts they loved watching best, what parts they hope to get next year, and what parts they’d maybe love down the […]
The Feeding Frenzy
Yesterday was one of those days that completely got away from me. It started out usual enough, we woke up at a decent time, had a spot of breakfast and got rolling on schoolwork. I was trying to remember why I said that last year we’d take it easy on […]
Well, Well, Well.
Here we are, day 30! To be honest, I’m a little stunned that I actually managed to get a bit of blogging done every single day in November. This included some seriously sick (or sick kid) days as well as several days of Thanksgiving. And Sundays! Sundays are one of […]
Do You REALLY Know Where Your Food Comes From?
Today I read a pretty disturbing article on MSN about the process of reconditioning food. The mere idea is… just appalling. One of the examples given was of moldy applesauce, where the mold is scraped off, and then the remaining applesauce reheated and reprocessed and then served up all over […]
Instead of Cool Whip?
I can’t remember the last time I bought a tub of Cool Whip, but I know for a fact that when I did, it was because it was a required ingredient in something. I definitely haven’t bought it for topping desserts, because that’s what real whipped cream is for. One […]
Corn Syrup Free Pecan Pie
I went back and forth on trying this pie for Thanksgiving. I had never seen a pecan pie recipe that didn’t call for corn syrup, and I wasn’t entirely convinced it would work out. I have pretty high standards when it comes to pecan pie! After mulling it over for […]
Post-Thanksgiving Thoughts
As I’ve been going through my month of NaBloPoMo, I’ve been reminded of one of the major reasons I started blogging in the first place. And that is because it is a way to look back and remember things gone by. A sort of journaling, only better, because I can […]
The Best Of Thanksgiving 2011
Just two quick pictures here to share! First, the turkey. Seriously. Why do I make this turkey only ONCE a year? It’s so FREAKING delicious, that it should come out more than once. Secondly, Pie Hour. Look at all these luscious pies. Each and every one turned out spectacular. Oh […]