Bringing "back in the day" back to today
In August (I know, who eats chowder in August?), I had a surplus of fresh corn and decided to search for a corn chowder recipe. Presenting a hot steamy dish of chowder in August without getting a round of complaints from the family was going to take pure magic. This chicken and corn chowder recipe …
I came to love mushroom risotto after a series of dinner misfires while we were away on vacation. Kelly was attending a conference at one of the resorts at Disney World and the rest of the family came along for a nice mid-winter getaway. Since we stayed right on Disney property we spent a fair …
I am pretty lucky to have kids that will eat almost anything. So when my daughter invited a friend (a “picky eater”) to stay for dinner, I placed the bowl in front of her and held my breath. Imagine my surprise when she gobbled it all up and asked for more! Did you read my earlier post …
It was 8 PM and I wanted cookies. This was after a major snowstorm and in the middle of a cold snap. Food supplies were getting low and the grocery store just called to say they couldn’t deliver my groceries. That’s okay, I thought. I can make snickerdoodles because I always have those ingredients …
Living less than a half a mile from Dunkin Donuts means that my kids clamour for a greasy, nasty breakfast all too often. For the most part I’m a pretty mean mom, but there are days when a fresh banana nut muffin would really hit the spot. So when Eric pointed out that our …
Too many people think that Jell-O “no bake” is an acceptable method of making cheesecake. It is NOT for two reasons: It is not from scratch. It is not good! Stop being intimidated by cheesecake people! This is one of the easiest desserts on the planet. If you can follow directions, you can make this …
We ended up with almost 2 pounds of left over chuck roast and root vegetables from our Christmas day meal, recipe can be found here. Roasts and vegetables don’t often reheat well in the microwave and it dries out in the oven. I am a big breakfast fan, I mean, I LOVE it! I love …
It was inevitable during this time of year… you get the invited to the neighborhood get together and you need to bring a dish to pass. You don’t have the time to make a main dish or an elaborate salad, and they already have enough desserts. You can offer to bring an appetizer, but you …
As a working mom, I have always wanted the slow cooker to be my secret weapon. Unfortunately, for years I had trouble finding recipes that didn’t leave me constantly reaching for a salty can of cream of (fill-in-the-blank here) soup. Well now that we don’t eat that junk, soup mixes and cream of crap aren’t options anymore. …
Once upon a time, I was a newlywed, a new mom, and a terrible cook. For me, cooking consisted of one of the following options: Breading and frying something Throwing meat into Italian dressing and then pan frying it later Assembling some sort of boxed meal While on maternity leave with my oldest daughter, I …