Sometimes I slave for hours in the kitchen on one dish. This is not that dish. This is a little work for a big WOW. First, you want to get some store-bought pizza dough. I’m sure that grocery stores have … Continue reading
It is a sad thing to admit, but my husband is a fan of boxed Mac and Cheese. This affection comes from his college days when he had little money to live off of. He even has a technique for … Continue reading
Tonight, walking through my dining room, I stepped on and crushed a Cheerio under my bare foot. I dropped into a nearby chair to dust off my foot and landed on a Lego creation. Before I knew it, I was … Continue reading
Summer is here. We are already enjoying our new summertime pace to life. Carter gets to stay up a little later and sleep as long as he likes in the mornings. We wake up, stay in our pajamas as we … Continue reading
It’s Saturday! I don’t normally schedule posts for Saturdays because most people are out doing their Saturdayweekendfunfamilyandfriends type things and aren’t worried about recipes or what they are going to eat for the day. But, just in case you’d like … Continue reading
My younger brother Jason attended Le Cordon Bleu culinary arts school in Atlanta. He’s currently chefing it up in Manhattan as the sous chef for a large conference center that serves 1500+ people per day. He has the pleasure of … Continue reading
We spent a hot and steamy Memorial Day at a hot air balloon festival, eating delicious carnival food, listening to questionably good live music and watching our son enjoy the kid’s rides. Most carnival food, if eaten out of context, … Continue reading
I don’t need much coffee each day, but I am serious about the coffee that I do drink each morning. My husband and I consider ourselves coffee connoisseurs (but we’re not). Years ago we thought we had reached coffee perfection … Continue reading
I am a planner. There are always a few plans for my life floating around in the back of my mind. On a much smaller scale, I always enter each week with a plan for our meals that somehow brings … Continue reading
I am sort of obsessed with simple to make but incredibly delicious food. This little salad falls into that category. It looks very innocent with its grilled corn, chunks of avocado and chunks of pearl tomatoes. Don’t let appearances fool … Continue reading
I am a recovering meat overcooker. Here’s another incredibly simple change that makes life so much easier, in the cooking bacon sense, at least. And, best of all, it’s full proof for overcooking and burning. Do this: Preheat the oven … Continue reading
Cheese quesadillas are my enemy. They prance around in front of my child as the ultimate “safe food”. Then, when anything else enters the picture that even remotely resembles a quesadilla, I hear “I want a cheese quesadilla.” or “I … Continue reading
Here in the southeast, we’ve been blessed with rain. Not just a dumping of it now and then, but whole days of soaking rain followed by warm sun-shiny days. For a gardener, this is the perfect combination for growing plants. … Continue reading
Truly, I used to hand shred or fork shred chicken for recipes, like chicken salad. I saw this tip and I was WOWed at how easy and fast this is. Try it once and you’ll for sure add it to … Continue reading
