Kids and food
Dishing out your culinary masterpiece to the horrified expressions on your kids’ faces. You either laugh or you cry. I laugh, usually… Read More →
What I keep in my Pantry???
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 →
Christmas Dinner Success!
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 →
Americas Test Kitchen “Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies” review
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 →
Ever seen those recipes that claim they only take 5 minutes to prepare? Well, do they really?
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 →