Yesterday I did some work on polishing up some recipes I’ve been developing for the local paper. They all turned out really good, I think, and I hope some of the readers try them! But since I made them earlier in the day, and they were going to be with […]

It seems like it wasn’t that long ago that I mastered the art of stock-making. After many failed attempts to produce delicious stocks, I finally made a chicken stock that was amazing. If you want to read about the day I conquered chicken stock, you need to back over two […]

With the holidays fast approaching, it’s time for me to think a little about making sure the wine cellar holds a bottle or two for when company comes calling. Personally, I don’t drink that much wine myself. I would love to have a glass with dinner every evening, but the […]

Yesterday’s planned dinner was a pork dish, simmered with apples and cranberries. It’s a dish I’d made once before, had forgotten about and then this week was reminded of it, as I have plenty of cranberries floating around. Well, I decided to look at the recipe, and wouldn’t you know, […]

Well, the kids had a blast yesterday. Last year, Zander didn’t know what was really going on- but this year he was all set and excited. The kids wanted to do both trick-or-treating and passing out of treats. So we settled that the first hour they would spend on the […]

I just should have known it was coming. You always hear these stories of kids coming home from school and waiting until bedtime to tell Mom that they need 2 dozen of something to bring to school. I just never expected that mom was going to be me someday. Although […]

We all have them. We carefully plan what we’ll be making for dinner. We make sure we have all the necessary ingredients on hand, check the recipes a few times, and wait for the clock to tell us it’s time to prepare dinner. By the time you start cooking, you’re […]

Two weeks ago I posted how I made a few “once a month cooking” meals to put in the freezer and put to the test. Well, it was time to test a few of them and see how they fared. Abigail had a sleepover, so I thought that would be […]

It was a little bit cool in my house yesterday, just enough to offer a slight chill. And purely on principle, I refuse to turn on the heat before November 1st. Which works perfectly fine, because then I just bake something. Turning on the oven for an hour or so […]

…in my garden! I haven’t talked about the garden since it pretty much tanked, but there are a few treasures still in there. I have some brussels sprouts going that I’m really waiting for it to hard frost a few more times before they’ll be ready. I have just a […]

It’s been a pumpkin filled week here in my kitchen. I’ve had several pie pumpkins to cook up and mash and put in the freezer for future use. And of course, I couldn’t cook up that pumpkin without doing a little something with it first. First I made those Spiced […]