Hi there! How many of you have leftover turkey, ham, vegetables or other foods from your Thanksgiving meal? What do you plan to do with those things?...Cause' there's only so many sandwiches you can make. :). What about turning some of the leftovers into soup/stew? And not some scripted recipe, but rather a bit of experimentation. I don't know about you, bu[...]
Well, my family has dubbed another recipe a keeper! My kids like most mild-tasting seafood, but have had a hard time adjusting to the stronger flavor of salmon. After trying the brown sugar version they were hooked! They did ask me to make it a little less spicy next time, so you might want to reduce the amount of pepper if you have little ones (or if you don't like it hot).[...]
Enter the classic american meal - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans. Who doesn't love the homey comfort this meal provides? I know my family does. They always ask "are you trying to knock us out (make us go to sleep) with this meal?". I always smile when they say it because it is their way of saying "thanks mom" for cooking one of our favorites. I us[...]
Oh My Goodness! I made homemade mozzarella cheese and it was so easy! Had I known how easy it would be I would have made it a long time ago. There are several websites that give the directions on how to make it, but I used Eat. Drink…Better’s instructions. I did not see the measurement for salt in the recipe so I just eye-balled it…probably less than ½ tsp. There are two items that[...]
It's been a while since I've made a post...sorry! While I have the best of intentions life tends to get in the way. Anyhoo, while outside today I noticed that I had several red tomatoes that needed to be picked and when I came inside of the house realized that my cherry tomatoes needed picking as well (I guess I have been out of it lately)! Since the tomatoes were a bit over-ripe I decided[...]
To say that I L.O.V.E. bread is putting it mildly. When I was little my dad worked for a national bread company so bread along with other treats were always around the house. I can remember calling my dad at work one day when my older brother was babysitting me to tell him that my brother wouldn't let me have any more bread (I had already had nearly half a loaf by myself). My dad asked me[...]
Sooo, I am doing this blogpost from my ipad and I can't find the stupid registered trademark symbol so I won't type the name of the candy bar. However, I can tell you that it s a copycat version of a candy bar whose name means the same as a "small laugh" :). I got the recipe from pintrest which was actually a link to a sugar manufacturer's website (hint: if you haven't gues[...]
It has been raining here for the last few days and has gotten much cooler...Perfect soup weather! Here's a souper :) simple recipe for taco soup. For those with concerns with using canned items or health issues you could absolutely do everything from scratch and/or buy the low salt variety for each item. Enjoy! Ingredients: 2 lbs ground turkey1/4 cup seasoning blend1 packet chili season[...]
I bought a pasta roller many months ago with the grand intention of making homemade pasta. Couple that with my growing desire to know what is in my family's food and you've got the perfect storm for actually getting my butt in gear and making it from scratch!Let me say, the recipe that I ended up using couldn't have been easier! I used the one from one of my favorite books "Make the Brea[...]
I really can't stand the texture of pecan pie, but my husband absolutely loves it. It is almost a sin to be a southerner and hate pecan pie (I get cross-eyed looks everytime I say it) :) Anyhoo...Enter the pecan pie bark, a yummy confection that is something between a pie and a cookie and has been approved by my entire family!Since I don't want to be "that blogger" I want to make sure to[...]