Don’t Be Surprised If You Consume This Entire Batch! Okay, people, simmer down now! This dish, which is commonly known as “Crack Broccoli” does NOT contain any crack cocaine or any other harmful drugs. You may have noticed the use of the word “crack” in many recipes lately. This is merely used to indicate that [...]
Family And Friends Will Devour This Finger Food Now you don’t have to toss out those scraps of chicken left over from previous meals, or parts of the rotisserie chicken you brought home, but didn’t eat. Nor does your beloved pet get to eat them (besides, human table scraps are not really good for them). [...]
You Won’t Have To Shuffle Off To Buffalo To Enjoy These When you are getting ready to have a party at your house, how do you go about choosing the items for your menu? Other than deciding upon a theme, if that is appropriate to the occasion, I always start first with my guest list: [...]
Tastes So Good, It Could Be A Meal In Itself! One year, I was lucky enough to move into a country home where the former owners had a passion for stalky veggies and fruits. I was far beyond thrilled when I noticed asparagus spears coming up out of the ground the second year I lived [...]
Toss It In, Set Your Temp & Go Live Your Life – Dinner Is Handled! I am a huge fan of my slow cooker. It was my very first “kitchen gadget” purchase when I set up my first apartment back in the 1970s. I still use that same old slow cooker. Yes, it is very [...]
Have A Slice (Or Two) Of This Guilt-Free Bread For Breakfast The other weekend my husband had a business trip and was gone Friday through Monday, which left my daughter and me home alone for the weekend. This doesn’t happen all too often so I made sure to take full advantage of the one on one [...]
This Cake Is Both Impressive And Easy, Making It Perfect For Just About Any Occasion My husband and father share a birthday, so every year to celebrate we have a great big joint birthday dinner with all their favorite foods complete with a towering birthday cake made by yours truly. They’re both pretty open to [...]
Skip The Bun With This Creative Pulled Pork Recipe I often wonder if there are other families as football obsessed as mine. It would be comforting to know that we aren’t the only crazy ones who start counting down the days until August in the beginning of February or haven’t missed a game our team’s [...]
This Dish Is Sure To Please Even The Pickiest Of Eaters I think I’m in the minority when I say I can take or leave casseroles. I know, I know—it’s weird. I think it’s because growing up my mom’s idea of a casserole was piling noodles, cream of something soups and a pile of ground [...]
Combine Two Delicious Meals Into One Jaw Dropping Dish Just over a year ago as I was walking the short distance from the parking lot to my local grocery store I slipped on a patch of ice and feel hard on my right side. One call to my sister and trip to the ER later [...]