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  I’m sure you’ve read many articles about what to keep in your pantry, but, my pantry has a little bit more than the rest of the bloggers.   Below I explain.   I keep the standards like most people: spaghetti noodles, rice, cream of mushroom soup, dried bread crumbs, chicken and beef stock.  But aside from the standards, I also keep canned fish, such as canned crab, canned oysters and canned shrimp. I actually use more of these meats than the fresh meats you buy at the store.   Why you ask??  Well, let me tell you, I make a few killer recipes with these kindsRead More →

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  Since we have turkey and ham for Thanksgiving, I usually try to have a beef dish of some sort for Christmas.  This year’s recipe was “Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Beef Tenderloin” from http://www.aspicyperspective.com/slow-cooker-honey-garlic-beef-tenderloin  which I found on Pinterest, of course. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/398076054548533005/ .     My first thought of this recipe was “slow cooker for Christmas dinner, very interesting. . .  the idea has merit.”   Another added benefit was the simple ingredients.   A lot of dinners like this tend to also encumber you with A LOT of ingredients – some you need to go to the four corners of the Earth to locate.   NOT THIS ONE!!  ThereRead More →

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Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe First, let me tell you, I suck at baking.  I really, really suck.   I always do something wrong and my recipe fails miserably.   And let me tell you, I. LOVE.CHOCOLATE. CHIPS.COOKIES.  I love chocolate chip cookies like I love wine.  I am always seeking out good chocolate chip cookies.  So, Floggers, I found this recipe on Pinterest (of course Pinterest) on The Apron Archives’ Blog. (https://theapronarchives.com/2011/05/08/americas-test-kitchen-perfect-chocolate-chip-cookies/) And, as far as recipes go, America’s Test Kitchen recipes are the best.  They tell you what works, what doesn’t work, why it works, why it doesn’t work.   So, when I found this recipe forRead More →

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Now, first of all, I’m no wine expert, but we recently had a wine tasting party at our house. The saleslady came in and shared 6 bottles of wine with my friends and me. The wines were not U.S. wines, but were mostly from Europe. The wine I truly liked the most was Chevalier De Bayard. Apparently, this wine is “organic” and won’t wake you up in the middle of the night dehydrated with your heart racing (which can happens to me if I drink more than 1 glass). So, based on that, I decided to try this wine last night, kind of late inRead More →

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  Let’s be honest, we’re all busy.  And, nothing is worse then seeing a time saving way out, only to be cheated. You know, the quick fix meal recipe that claims to take only 5 minutes to prepare!  Awesome!  Because, I’m thinking, that will save me an hour or more for kid’s homework, housework, laundry or maybe just a glass of wine.  Except, only to find out that it really takes a hour to prepare. And, then, when it’s done, it doesn’t look remotely like the picture – a total “nailed it.”  Luckily, the kiddos don’t know the difference, but you, my fellow bad moms, do.  EnoughRead More →