For many years, my husband and I have been sharing our love of a recipe that my mother-in-law handed down to us. Marinated Flank Steak. I have a printed copy of her actual recipe card that was faxed to us from across the country back in ’97 ! Yes, 1997. It’s splattered with bits of […] Read more…
It’s not a cupcake, it’s a Tea Cake
Last week we had a lovely dinner with a friend and we served up one of our ‘house specials’, which if you know us isn’t a big deal. Dessert, on the other hand, I can make a big deal over. Carrot Cake, Brownie Pudding, Pumpkin Roll,…there’s no telling what I’ll pull out. This evening though […] Read more…
TGIF – Healthy Mixers
OK, I confess,….I have been busy. And for some reason, it seems, everything takes longer this year. I had my sister visit while she was ‘between residences’. It was supposed to only be a week or 2 tops. OK,…2 months later, we were all going nuts. Not that she’s not a good house guest, because […] Read more…
Not So Chunky Monkey : ice cream that’s not ice cream
I have a confession to make – I love Ben & Jerry, no really. One thing I love about them most is that they make one of my all time favorite ice cream flavors – Chunky Monkey. Oh, yeah you know the one. Full fat banana flavored ice cream with chunks of chocolate and walnuts,… […] Read more…
DIY ‘Magic Shell’ : The specialty topping you can make at home!
This more fun in the kitchen. I was always fascinated by those ice cream cones that were dipped. I’d watch the ladies at the Dairy Queen fill my cone from the, equally fascinating, soft-serve machine, and then dip it into this small vat of chocolate wonderment. That covering would set hard by the time they […] Read more…
Accordion Potatoes : from picnics to dinner parties
This is a fun one, maybe not that healthy though. Or, maybe it is. Ok, maybe it’s just not as UN-healthy as it could be. After all potatoes + sour cream = thickened waistlines! Nahhhh – this is food fun. There’s a million recipes for these sliced an baked potatoes. Thanks to a small Food […] Read more…
Roly Poly Zucchini : the last of the summers veggies
Today is the first day of Fall. No, you wouldn’t know it here – 90deg and raining. I recognize it by the weather reports handed out by my husband proclaiming how cold it is in ND, and that there’s “…snow out West,….”. Here’s, it’s still hot and probably will be past Halloween. That means a […] Read more…
Sheppards Pie: not just for sheppards
I have a young friend who’s learning to cook. I thought I’d post one of my easiest man-friendly dishes, so she can maybe help out and cook something for her Dad. You know the kind, Meat + Potatoes = Thank You. Be patient, there are many un-necessarily documented steps. Not everyone rolls out of bed […] Read more…
Chocolate…for breakfast?! Sure, why not.
Who remembers Coco Wheats? Yeah, me too. I think they still sell them, but not at my store. That’s ok, cause I’m not supposed to eat them anyway. It’s one of the first examples of overloading a perfectly healthy breakfast cereal with super sweetened chocolate. Like I ever needed help eating Cream of Wheat (which […] Read more…
The Cabbage Soup Diet: seriously, cabbage – ugh.
Last week or so, I mentioned that I’d gone to the local farmers market and one of the things I brought back was an enormous cabbage. Now, you know I had to do something with it. One evening we made fish tacos, which require coleslaw – yum. But that doesn’t take much. I had previously […] Read more…