As much as I love cooking I really do appreciate ease of preparation. Being able to prepare a dish without messing about with a lot of chopping, dicing, grating or sauteing can be a welcomed break every...
My friend Bree introduced me to this recipe a couple years ago. We absolutely loved it, especially my husband Steve the cashew freak, so I made sure to get her recipe so I could make it at home. She...
Our International Dinner Club country this month was China in honor of Chinese New Year (Gong Hay Faat Choy! by the way). We prepared dim sum which was such a treat. I discovered this dim sum fave at...
I have a TON of recipes bookmarked that I've been wanting to try so I thought in honor of Chinese New Year I'd bust out some of the Chinese recipes. We are celebrating the Year of the Ox in style by having Dim Sum with our International Dinner Club. I've never actually had dim sum before so this will be a fun experience for me. Our group is pretty awesome for going all out when cooking a country's cuisine. I heard talk of spring rolls, steamed pork buns, potstickers, dumplings.....oh my mouth is watering already! Anybody else cooking Chinese...
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My Mom used to make a tater tot casserole when I was growing up and I remember being very excited to eat the tasty little dish. Since she passed away and my step-father wouldn't give me her personal...
Have you ever looked at one of your beloved recipes only to think "what ever possessed me to try this in the first place?"I do that.The ingredient list can be so bizarre that I scratch my head and wonder...
There are a few things you don’t ask a woman about : one is her age and the other is her weight. Everything else – her salary, her husband’s salary, how annoying he is, how pathetic their sex life is and her favorite fantasies – Ya sure, what do you want to know? Everything is alright to talk about but her age and weight, a strict NO. It seems like all the people in my life missed the memo as the first thing they would talk about when they meet a person after a while is about her weight.If it is someone from the family-tree they would almost...
This soup is pretty much sin in a bowl. The ultra rich, ultra creamy luscious flavor of this baked potato soup leaves you feeling oh-so-guilty, yet oh-so-satisfied. I modified the recipe from it's original...
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I'm back!I may be one-handed typing this because I have my 11 day old daughter in my arms, and I may have a few bags forming under my eyes because I am sleep-deprived, and I may be slightly scared to face this coming week taking care of two chitlins by myself...BUT...everything is going really well and I am excited to get back in the kitchen. It's true that I am recycling a few meals from the previous week's meal plan, but I obviously didn't get a chance to make them what with having a baby and all. And hey...I've got some new recipes coming...
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मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराI was always fascinated by chocolate icings these bakers have. I always fancied to become as good with it as they are.. And my impression about this was its some art....
Alright, I'm finally getting around to posting this recipe. I made it the night before I went into labor, so it was awesome having all the leftovers of this ham and hashbrown casserole in the fridge...
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A friend sent me this link and asked me what I thought about it.For those of you who are too lazy to follow the link it is the story about a 22 year old woman from San Diego calling herself Natalie Dylan who is auctioning her virginity at bunnyranch.com. I had read about this a few months ago and thought that this was one of those publicity stunts backed by some TV reality show. I was a bit surprised that the story had not yet seen its natural death. I was asked for an opinion and being the ever-conscientious opinion-giver, I went online to read...
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Thanks for being patient with me as I adjust to life being a mother of two, recover from labor, find my sanity with a toddler whose world has completely crumbled since she isn't the baby anymore, and catch a few winks of sleep. I have no meal plan this week since we are totally blessed and families from our church are providing us with meals every night....so far we've gotten pork roast with rosemary potatoes, corn chowder and cheese bread, sushi, shepherd's pie and cranberry oatmeal cookies, pea soup and biscuits and spaghetti with mandarin salad....
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Isabella Gabrielle born 1:52am, January 7, 2009We are home from the hospital already...there were no rooms for us to stay in since so many babies were born, so we came home. I am exhausted, so this will...
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Trying to keep a sense of organization around dinner-time, and having this baby's due date looming ever closer has been a bit tough going. Tiredness, a craving for Taco Time, and friends inviting us to their house for homemade Vietnamese Spring Rolls and Bun Thit Nuong (BBQ'd Pork Vermicelli) made for a meal plan that fell to the wayside...but that's the beauty of meal plans right? It's not there to be stuck to like glue, it's there to help you out. And help me out it did on the nights I did cook, so it served it's purpose.The baby's due date...
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When I sat down to write this post, I first asked my husband "What would you tell the person who's stuck in the meal planning rut, but afraid of trying new things?" He became so passionate and outspoken about the issue, I thought I would have him record his thoughts:When it comes to trying new things, the payoff is far greater than the failures. What I mean is, I will eat 2 or 3 or 4 "failed" meals in a month gladly, for the opportunity to experience 27 new, exciting, excellent meals. Eating good food makes me feel like a king. I get to experience...
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Anything I’ve read on this subject says not to be restrictive telling yourself you “can’t have this”, and you “can’t eat that”. It’s more about a happy balance: eating foods you love, but incorporating healthy strategies into your meal plans. So what kinds of things can we do to get healthier meals on the table for our families?Eat Less Pre-Packaged FoodI know the lure of hot dogs, French fries from the freezer and canned soups can feel so tempting because they are quick and easy and you don’t have to force feed them to your kids, but try to...
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I tried this recipe about 6 months ago, and I really don't know why it took me so long to make it again. I loved it the first time and I was completely in love again this time. This chicken is so delicious...
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^My friend Vanessa at Herdutchness and Old Soul Knits was gracious enough to write this post on eating organic since I don't know much about the subject. We currently don't eat organic food, so I'm getting just as much out of her information, tips and tricks as you are ;) Vanessa is one of my greener friends being a fellow cloth diaperer, knitter, gardener, and home-spun wool and yarn maker. She has lots of great tips for us.Hi! My name is Vanessa. I’m a wife to Nialle and a mom to Liam and Ada. I first became interested in eating organic...
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