A collections of recipes by category.
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 […]
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.
When Easter is hopping around the corner the first food that comes to mind for me is always eggs. More than any other food, eggs represent Easter. Colorfully dyed eggs, plastic filled eggs, cheap shiny grass as a nest for them. Eggs are a birth, a beginning so is Easter and so is Spring.
The humble little bean, one of the cheapest and most musical foods you can buy. For years the only beans in my life were navy beans, green beans, chili beans, refried beans and the horrid lima bean (never liked them as you can tell). What child didn’t sing the praises of the bean? Beans, beans, […]
It’s impossible for me to cook for less than an Army as evidenced by the inordinate amount of leftovers in my refrigerator. No wonder I’ve become a master at re-inventing the leftover. The problem is, my family is shrinking. I’m not talking about “Honey I Shrank the Kids”, I mean my babies are all growing […]
We’ve certainly had an unusual winter this year, not much snow but a lot more grey days. Deep dark depressing grey days. Days that make you want to cuddle up on the couch with a good book or movie and some hot tea and not leave the house (or couch) at all. It was one […]
Yesterday I posted homemade gnocchi, the incredibly pillow like gnocchi that melts in your mouth and forces you to over eat because you can’t stop yourself but somehow you can’t seem to make your self feel guilty abut it because it’s so good gnocchi. There is also a bonus, a bi-product of making the gnocchi […]
I must warn you, if you like gnocchi that is purchased from the store do not ever make your own, ever, ever make your own. I’m ruined, my life was easier when I picked up a pack of refrigerated gnocchi dropped in boiling water and almost like magic, it was ready. Why did I think […]
Today is the first day of Spring and I’m posting a pumpkin and applesauce recipe. First of all, those of you who know me, know that I’m either so far behind that I’m ahead or it’s my little rebel coming out, or in this case, the circumstances just led me to what would normally be […]
Every month I get so excited about my next Secret Recipe Club assignment. Secret what? If you haven’t already heard about the club, it’s a club where bloggers are assigned another club member’s blog. The idea is to cook one of their recipes and post on reveal day. This is the brain child of Amanda […]
