This week I had the pleasure of teaching a class at our nearby USAF base, Malmstrom. The housing activities director, Amber Gardner arranges for fun activities all through out the month every month , she helps the families settle into the community.
Author Archive | Giggles
I heart Strawberries
It’s been an unusually warm past few days, it felt more like the dog days of summer than the usual dreary spring so oft experienced here. Something about the warmth, the thought of picking a fresh strawberry and eating it immediately, unwashed, made me feel nostalgic.
Gougères–Secret Recipe Club Reveal
It’s hard to believe that it’s time for the Secret Recipe Club reveal. Each month passes by faster and faster! If you haven’t heard of SRC before, it’s a way for other bloggers to secretly cook another bloggers recipe and then post about the experience. Amanda from Amanda’s Cookin started it, there are four groups […]
Pan Seared Salmon with Maple Chipotle Sauce
Here is the last of my dishes from The Daring Cooks Challenge. The mandatory ingredients I selected for this one was: maple, chipotle and parsnips. Although this dish wasn’t at the same show stopper level as the Cowboy Steak with Red Eye Gravy, if I would have made this first I probably would have thought […]
Cowboy Steak with Cauliflower Goat Cheese Puree and Red Eye Gravy
Last Saturday I posted my Daring Cooks Challenge dishes with promises that I would post this very manly recipe and another dish this week. For this part of the challenge my mandatory ingredients I selected were: Instant coffee, cauliflower and goat cheese. The goat cheese and cauliflower were a perfect foil for the rich rib […]
Hawaiian Salmon Burgers and Pineapple Pepper Poppers
Oh my don’t those look good! Smoky salmon burgers topped with juicy pineapple salsa. If you want the recipe, you’ll have to head over to Little Ferraro Kitchen. I did a guest post for Samantha. When Samantha, a college student, made a cry out for help because school was taking up her time, I couldn’t […]
National Eggs Benedict Day
Today is National Eggs Benedict Day. Eggs Benedict is my all time favorite breakfast! There,s nothing that I don’t like about it. The traditional version starts with a crunchy sour base of English muffins topped with BACON, followed a poached egg and then smothered in a silky buttery lemony cream sauce. Heaven on plate that’s […]
Daring Cooks Challenge a Medley of Ingredients!
Our Daring Cooks challenge this month was more like a scene from “Chopped”, contestants, open your baskets. In basket 1 you have Parsnips, Eggplant, and Cauliflower In basket 2 you have Balsamic Vinegar, Goat cheese and chipotle peppers In basket 3 you have maple syrup, instant coffee, and bananas The challenge was to pick one […]
Impossible Egg Muffins
Raise your hand if you grew up with a box of Bisquick in your pantry. We used it for biscuits, pancakes and the popular Impossible pie.
Motorcycle Monday: Anniversary Run
McGyver and I have been traveling from Washington State to Shiloh, Illinois. McGyver has finally returned from Germany, after a year’s separation from me. He purchased a brand new 2003 Road King while in Germany and had it shipped to Seattle. His dad kept it for him (and did the break in miles, plus some) […]