As I continue to dig through my photo archives I keep running across dishes that I have made that I haven’t posted for one reason or another. This dish was pure inspiration for me, okay maybe not pure…but definitely inspired. I was reading a book that my partner in crime at work had loaned me. […]
During this last week of rewarming leftovers, and making basic leftover foods like Shepherd’s Pie and Turkey Noodle Soup, I’ve had time to browse through some old photos. I didn’t post them for one reason or another, maybe the photos weren’t that great, or they were disappointing recipes, or like this one…a failure (as originally […]
Ever get that feeling, you know that niggling little feeling that something is not good? The feeling you get when you watch, lets say a horror movie, and the person is about to open the door…don’t do it, don’t do it, there’s something baaad behind the door. You know they know it, but they do […]
Source Happy Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for? That question always looms on this day of thanks. If you were to ask random people, you would almost always get the same answers: my health, my family, my friends, my home, that I have a job, my pets, etc. We often take those things for granted […]
Keeping in line with our companies focus towards healthier eating in the month of November (oh why couldn’t it be January instead?), our Thanksgiving potluck organizer (read me) encouraged the staff to prepare something healthier. Oh the resistance, the moaning and the groaning. Thanksgiving is when you let it all hang out, consume huge quantities […]
Pies are as important to a Thanksgiving meal as the turkey is. Even for me, the non-baker/dessert maker. Even I feel compelled to make not just one, but at least three pies. The holy trinity of pies is pumpkin, apple and pecan. My usual repertoire is pumpkin, apple and a cran-cherry because I don’t much […]
I love mashed potatoes. I am always coming up with different variations. It’s so easy to mash some potatoes up and experiment. I love mashed potatoes so much that this is actually my second post within a week about them. Part of it may be the upcoming holiday. My Thanksgiving must always have a turkey, […]
It’s official, I can’t deny it. Winter is here and it’s here to stay. I almost believed it wouldn’t come, we had a very wet summer (which uncovered that our basement leaks and we have a nice crack in the foundation). Oh but the fall, the fall was perfectly warm, kind of balmy actually. We […]
As I mentioned earlier in the month, my company is focusing on eating healthier and has challenged each of the Plasma Centers to provide activities all month. I have wanted been dying to do a cooking demonstration for awhile and this seemed like the perfect opportunity. I wanted to do something easy, that didn’t require […]
Like my Pork Roast with Chimichurri, my Pepper Jack Mashed potatoes were basically thrown together on a whim. They are so flavorful and stupidly simple to make. I used Yukon Gold potatoes because they have a nice buttery flavor and I am trying to be a bit healthier. I felt like I could reduce the […]
