Who loves Chinese take-out? I do, I do! Actually I love Chinese take-out, Chinese to-go, Chinese sit-down, and on rare occasion a good Chinese buffet. What I don’t love is super greasy Chinese, which seems to be the standard in my local area. We recently had a decent Chinese restaurant called Umami open downtown; it’s […]
Ever wish you could get a do over? Where you could magically go back in time and right the wrong? Burnt biscuits…do over. Doing 80 mph in a 65 mph zone…sorry Mr. Policeman…do over. How about that conversation where you should have had a great comeback, but it only comes to you later. Wouldn’t it […]
I love photo props. Some of you other bloggers apply the KISS principle (keep it simple stupid), but me, I can’t help myself, I keep finding adorable little things. I really love vintage things (including McGyver). My children will attest to my love for vintage items, I think I spent a good portion of all […]
You might as well go get my crown and schedule my coronation now. I have just become the casserole queen! This casserole was so good that I could have my own network show based on this casserole alone! Seriously. The most important criteria for a casserole is comfort. What speaks better to comfort than chicken […]
When it comes to cooking, I pretty much just cook the everyday stuff. The typical American hodge podge, melting pot of meals. I cook Mexican/TexMex but don’t make my own tortillas. I cook Italian but I don’t make my own pasta. I cook French but don’t make fancy pastries. I cook German but don’t make […]
Mmmm, mmmm, good, that’s what chicken noodle soup is! CREAMY CHICKEN NOODLE Stock 1 roasted chicken, picked clean, reserve meat, discard skins 1 onion, quartered 3 cloves garlic, halved 2 carrots 3 stalks celery Sprigs of Parsley 10 Peppercorns 2 Bay leaves 3 Chicken bouillon cubes The Soup 2 cups chopped chicken 3 carrots, peeled […]
