Many of you will remember that my family and I survived on only $100 plus our freezer and pantry items back in July. $100 for the entire month, including all of our meals out. It wasn’t easy, and it really opened my eyes to the way we had been overspending at the grocery store and […]
Do you? Something about a contest just gets my blood pumping. My favorite contests are trivia. I LOVE taking tests. Seriously. Call me crazy if you want, but I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – if there is a job out there that involves just sitting around and taking tests all day […]
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Whew. You may have noticed my absence for the past week…(did you notice? I hope so.) My husband and I were in a wedding in Newport, Rhode Island over the weekend, and since we were already 14 hours from home, we decided to extend our trip for a few extra days. Neither of us had […]
I don’t actually speak French. I bet you figured that one out on your own, didn’t you? But then again, you don’t come here to learn a foreign language, you come here to get fat get yummy recipes. And I am glad you came! Over the weekend, I whipped up the most Fall-licious breakfast for […]
Here it is, the end of another month. Time is flying by! New seasons of television have begun, football season is well underway, and the leaves have already started turning! Wasn’t it just July? I remember when I was younger hearing all of the “grownups” complaining about how fast time was going. I thought they […]
Yesterday was a beautiful Fall day -cool, crisp, a little rainy. The leaves here are starting to change a bit, and everywhere you look, pumpkins are for sale. Oooh, pumpkin. For me, there is no other symbol of autumn that can compare in both beauty and taste. Sure, the apple puts up a good argument, […]
Stop Right There. Have you ever made jam? Ever wanted to try? Doesn’t making jam sound like trouble? Up until last week, I had never made it. A couple of years ago I made some grape jelly, and I think I may have tried to block out that experience. Not sure. But jam? Never […]
That’s me. Cereal Killer. A few weeks ago, I received a huge box of breakfast cereals from General Mills with only one request..make something “Spooky” for Betty Crocker. Sounds easy, but it’s not! Trying to think “outside the cereal box” can be a nightmare, and my brain literally froze. I couldn’t think of a single […]
Let me start by saying this: I am not a fan of Pot Roast. Mom will make it occasionally, and while it’s good, for sure, I just don’t dig it. So why I didn’t realize beforehand that “Carbonnades a la Flamande” was well, Pot Roast, I don’t know. Maybe it was the extra steps that […]
Did you follow along with the Macaron Makers on Sunday? If you are on Twitter (if not, you should be) perhaps you saw us Twittering using the hashtag of #sundaymacs. What started out with only Helen of Tartlette, Tiffany of Food Finery and myself ended up having quite a turnout with Sarah, Barbara, Charli, and […]
For this week’s get-together, Julie of Someone’s in the Kitchen picked Flaky Apple Turnovers, on pages 316 and 317 of Dorie Greenspan’s Baking:From My Home to Yours. Have I mentioned I love this cookbook? Have I mentioned my desire to BE Dorie Greenspan? Consider it mentioned. So, Flaky Apple Turnovers. The dough is made with […]