Lately Abigail has been taking hot lunch at school. Despite the cool Laptop Lunchbox and all it contained, she still came to me around Thanksgiving time and asked if she could take hot lunch for awhile. I didn’t think that was such a bad idea for many reasons. First of […]
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Out of the sick ward
Wow. That one knocked me out for a few days! I still don’t have my usual amount of energy, but it’s getting better. At least I’m not sleeping or laying on the couch being a vegetable. On the plus side, I had a hard time finding an appetite. I did […]
Cookbook Challenge MasterList
Here is my Masterlist of all my Cookbooks to be used for my year-long challenge. The ones I have completed are in blue. Sara Moulton Cooks At Home The NYT Chicken Cookbook Everyday Italian Candymaking Food Network Favorites Fresh Every Day Giada’s Family Dinners Sara’s Secrets For Weeknight Meals Molto […]
Humble Beginnings
I made last night’s dinner before coming down with a very sudden case of the flu. It was kind of creepy, sitting down at the computer, and all of the sudden getting the shivers, which of course led to a snowball effect with which I am currently enduring. Of course […]
Potato Comfort
Last night for dinner I was going to make a stir-fry. At the last minute I asked Andy if that’s what he wanted, or if he’d rather have scalloped potatoes with ham. It just was one of those days where the planned meal didn’t sound too appealing. But one for […]
A Disaster
It isn’t very often that I have a true disaster in the kitchen. Last night was one of those nights. While we were at ballet class last night, Andy casually mentioned that he would love chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. Sorry dear, not on the menu was what I basically […]
Cheddar Chicken Chowder- Redux
Here is the original recipe, as found in Cooking Light magazine, and also in the Recipe Trove here. 2 bacon slices Cooking spray 1 pound skinned and boned chicken breast — cut into bite-size pieces 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup diced red bell pepper 2 garlic cloves — minced […]
The Pantry Challenge
All last year I spent a significant part of blogging talking about trimming my grocery budget. I never really succeeded, but there was a part of me that didn’t want to. When we can afford to spend a significant amount of money on groceries, why not? Then in September, my […]
That Raspberry Cake
I really had to hunt for this one. While most people know that I’m not a cake mix person- I was completely willing to go with a cake mix cake- if I could find the flavor that my son wanted. It was his birthday after all, and that meant that […]
Happy Birthday Zander!
Happy Birthday to my little Love Monkey! May 3 years old be even more fun than 2 years old! And for those who are curious, here are a couple of pictures of his birthday cake. It came together easier than I thought, but let me say that it does take […]
The Cereal Aisle
I love the cereal aisle at the store. I love cereal. What I really love about my favorite grocery store is that there are TWO cereal aisles. There is the standard General Mills, Post, Kellogs, Malt-O-Meal cereal aisle, and then there is the natural and organic cereal aisle. One could […]
Mutant Cookies
It started with most excellent intentions. My first thought this morning as I was enjoying a bowl of cereal and blueberries was to find a new recipe to make today. And since it’s been a while since I made cookies, they were calling. I reached for a cookbook. I have […]