I haven’t posted anything in honor of mon mari’s favorite day in a long time.
Friday, aka: Fish H*ll Day, is legend in our family.
He actually does like some fish and he loves most seafood. It’s just taken a bit of adjustment for … Continue reading.....
I did this in my small slow cooker – it was just big enough.
Yes, I know all the experts say to brown everything first and pre-heat the slow cooker and do this and do that….
To be honest, I just can’t be bothered.
I made this a few weeks ago, when I still had a few tomatoes left from my garden.
I will admit that I do, very occasionally, buy tomatoes in the winter. Even the relatively hard ones will add a bit of flavor when cooked in … Continue reading.....
Boneless chicken breasts, cooked with onions, peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes make a quick, healthy, dinner, perfect for midweek.
Add Tabasco / hot sauce or you favorite hot peppers if you like more heat (most do).
I use brown Basmati which cooks in 17 minutes. Use … Continue reading.....
I was recently asked to review a Steak and Roasted Sweet Potato Dinner by Sun Basket.
I explained that I had not actually eaten said dinner so I couldn’t, honestly, review it.
They didn’t offer to send me one and didn’t seem to care … Continue reading.....
I need to take the occasional break from winter squash.
Every time I go into the cave to get an onion or a squash they seem to have multiplied.
I’ve given a few away….
And I’ve discovered that the dogs like them raw….
But, still, … Continue reading.....
Meandering down memory lane….
I used to actually bake bread with the Bread Baking Babes.
This one was mine, when I was the ‘host kitchen’ back in 2009.
I ran across it the other day when I was doing the monthly recap for the … Continue reading.....
This recipe is based on one I found on the Food and Wine site.
I have absolutely no idea how I got there…. I started using Evernote a few years ago to keep track of stuff.
I’m not very good at using it – sporadic … Continue reading.....
Yes, it’s another cake.
What can I say – I’ve been a little crazy lately.
We’re even going to attend our first Thanksgiving Dinner in 20 years tomorrow… But that’s another story.
This story is about cake.
A few weeks ago I mentioned that I … Continue reading.....
I may have mentioned in the past my propensity for buying new kitchen gadgets, using them once (or twice) and then forever losing them in the hidden corners of the pantry.
It doesn’t always happen that way…. Just often enough that my desire for something … Continue reading.....
