Bringing "back in the day" back to today
Over the past three years we have been working on getting our hands on better vegetables. Three years ago we bought a half-share in a CSA (community-support agriculture). If you are not familiar with the concept of a CSA, you pay up front for a share in a farmer’s crop and you receive weekly baskets …
Do you like bread? Do you like bread with jam? If you like eating bread with jam then you’re going to want to try this recipe out. It’s quite delicious and makes some top notch toast. My first order of bread making business was to get a rock solid white bread recipe for my oldest …
This is not the recipe you remember from your childhood. The complex flavors share little resemblance to a braised beef with gravy that may or may not have had some sour cream happen to fall into it. The fact that this is a crock pot meal makes it even better. Spend 15 minutes before you …
This is one of those recipes. The ones that comes up after you eat the same meals over and over again. With high hopes you add it to your menu. And as sure as the sun rises and sets it gets skipped that week. I can’t really say why, it’s not like it is complicated …
OK, I don’t have much to say about this recipe other than I’ve been making these muffins since I was twelve years old. This recipe hails from some ancient version of the Betty Crocker cookbook and is still my favorite muffin recipe.
This recipe represents my first attempt at a homemade yeast bread item and it’s success is largely to blame for the insanity that ensued. Had these rolls been disgusting, I do believe we may have never moved forward with our quest to rid our house of store bought breads. I LOVE rolls and always have …
Growing up just outside of Utica means that chicken riggies were a must have at picnics, family functions, and on restaurant menus. Interestingly, if you stray too far from the Utica/Rome region people don’t know what the heck you’re talking about. Over the past few years, I have seen Utica chicken riggies popping up on menus …
With the holiday season behind us, everyone is back into the normal routine. Eating from scratch is not easy and I added the challenge of giving up soda to my list this week. It doesn’t get more unnatural and toxic than soda but I’m hooked on the stuff! I’ve been drinking copious amounts of water …
Things got busier around here this week since my oldest got invited to play indoor soccer with a second team. So with all the different activities we now have something going on every weeknight and on Saturdays. I’m looking to the crock pot, quick meals, and left overs to keep us on track this week! Pictures and …
If you are in need of comfort food, this is it! This chicken and rice soup is creamy, flavorful, and mmm, mmm, good. Make it once and you’ll say good-bye to Campbell’s. Obviously, this is not going to be as easy or as quick as popping open canned soup. Bear with me here. I did …
