The next time I decide to start a cookbook challenge during the holiday season- someone please remind me that it’s the holiday season. Busy-ness aside though, I was determined to not let this week get away without a second recipe from my Woman’s Day Collector’s Cookbook Challenge. I decided to […]
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Savory Pork Tenderloin
This week as I look through my challenge cookbook, I’m noticing more that a lot of the recipes in this book are repeats. There will be a recipe for chicken, that given a new name, becomes a recipe for pork and then beef and maybe even shrimp. That’s going to […]
Some Thanksgiving Suggestions
Can I just put a big suggestion out there to anyone who could do it, that celebrating Thanksgiving on Friday is a wonderful thing? When Thanksgiving week rolls around, I immediately get into “the mode” and start thinking about all the things that need to be done before we celebrate. […]
Turkey PSA!
Today is Monday, the 22nd of November, and your turkey should be moved from the freezer to the fridge by today at the latest. If you still haven’t bought your turkey, do it today and get it in the fridge to thaw, or you’ll have issues come Thanksgiving morning when […]
Lunchbox Inspiration
I know, I know! Don’t fall out of your seats, because this is three posts in three days. On Saturday no less. But I feel like I’m getting my mojo back, and I suspect I’ll have plenty to blog about in the days to come. A few weeks ago, as […]
The Challenge Begins With Chicken Chow Mein
Chicken Chow Mein. This is one of those recipes that is so not what it is pretending to be. 1960 was a time when cooking with any Asian influence was new on the scene, and the homemade version of chow mein was about as close as a 1960’s housewife could […]
Lost, And Then Found: Inspiration
It’s been a while my friends, and I’m sorry about that. It’s amazing how this time of year, life gets busy, and so very little new cooking gets done. There just hasn’t been time to shop for new ingredients and hunt down new recipes, and that bothers me. As I […]
This May Just Be Your Upcoming Holiday Ham
It could be that we just haven’t had a good baked ham in a while, but this ham was really delicious, and worth considering for the upcoming holiday festivities. I found the recipe in my cookbook Quick Fix Meals by Robin Miller. It’s a book I had to have the […]
Enough Chili To Feed An Army
Seriously. This is some serious chili making my friends! After living here in our beautiful new city for six months, we decided it was finally time to be social and invite some people over. The dilemma we were facing was who to invite? Well, a month ago we held our […]
Can You Stand Just One More Salsa?
I think this is the last one, anyway. I wanted to make sure I shared about this fantastic salsa for a few reasons. One, being that it is extremely delicious- it has an amazing depth of flavor from the chipotle and the roasted vegetables. But the second being that a […]
Abigail Cooks
Almost every day during school, Abigail has a window of time that I call Recess. It’s recess, because she has completed her independent school work, but she’s waiting for me to finish working with Zander before I turn my attention to her. On any given day, this amount of time […]
Pumpkin, Pumpkin
Pumpkins are everywhere right now! Every corner farm-stand and grocery store and superstore are selling pumpkins in assorted shapes and sizes. I’ve also read from several sources that we need not fear a canned pumpkin shortage this year, as there was a successful pumpkin harvest this year by the major […]