
LIVING LIFE AND LEARNING ALL I CAN ALONG THE WAY
I’m behind on posting my recent recipes and cooking adventures, so I’m going to post some of what I’ve been cooking over the past couple months all together here. I’ve tried a few new things and made up a few of my own recipes. Chicken Parmesan & Roasted Vegetables click here for recipe Veggies were…
As things have turned out this year, I’m probably not going to be making as many Christmas treats and goodies as I usually do. Nevertheless, I’ve found a few fun and crafty things to do. Before I share this year’s adventures, however, I need to take a moment to honor some crafts of the past.…
I just wanted to post a few of the recipes that I’ve made recently. I’ve tried a couple of my own and found a couple online that I’ve tried for the first time. Let’s start with the holidays, because that always brings out something fun and festive! We spent time with family around the 4th…
I decided to grow Swiss chard in my garden this year. I’m not exactly sure why, but I think this is what happened: I went to the farmer’s market sometime last summer and was lured in by the bright stalks of the multi-colored Swiss chard one of the vendors was selling. It was so pretty…
Here’s my first attempt at Tetris shaped brownies! I was charged with an interesting challenge tonight. Tom somehow stumbled across this picture of brownies that were shaped like Tetris pieces (and appropriately colored/frosted), and asked if I would make him Tetris brownies. Um, sure. I mean, why not? I didn’t really have anything planned for…
I’m trying to get into the whole idea of freezer meals — where you make larger batches of whatever you’re making and freeze some as an easy meal to reheat at a later date. I’ve been doing some of these for friends who have babies as an easy way of providing meals for them even…
Sometimes I go to the grocery store with all of my meals planned out for the week and an organized list of ingredients that I need. This week’s grocery shopping trip was not one of those times. I had a vague idea of what I had in the pantry, but not really any clue what…
Valentine’s Day was this week. Did you do anything fun to celebrate? Tom doesn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day because he says it’s just a “Hallmark holiday”. Me, I like any excuse to celebrate, and anything that provides extra inspiration for creativity in the kitchen. So, this year I decided to play off the Valentine’s heart theme…
We’re going out of town this weekend, so we’re running a little low on groceries and I needed a dinner recipe that wouldn’t make too much food, since we won’t be around to eat the leftovers. I was thinking of making tacos tonight, because they are one of my favorites, and because I remembered that…
This is one of those recipes that I tend to change up a little bit every time. I had always wanted to make my own chicken nuggets, strips, tenders, or whatever you want to call them, and tried out a few different methods. I’ve found that pan-cooking them seems to yield the best results, and…