Yeah. So.  My oven died.  Well, let’s be honest. My second oven died.  For those of you who remember one of my first posts for this site, I had a brand new toy. A brand new double oven gas range that I was extremely happy to have in my life. So many opportunities.  A lot of food has been made in these oven. My first pies. My first Thanksgiving dinner. Lots of … Continue reading An Ode.
I received the “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” books by Julia Child (and friends) for Christmas, and decided that it would be utilized in my 2024 goals for the year! I will attempt to make 12 recipes from the books. I have since made a pretty simple recipe for scrambled eggs, which I’m not going to write about here – mainly because I didn’t take pictures!  … Continue reading My Second Julia Child Recipe Attempt
I got hit with the baking bug during a recent vacation, and wanted to revisit apples. In the past, I’ve made an Caramel Apple cake, a la my grandmother, with a fair amount of success. But, that’s a lot of cake for a two person household, and taking it into the office doesn’t work when there’s not a lot of people actually IN the office … Continue reading Muffin to See Here
Recently, MM and I took a vacation away from it all to a cabin a few hours away. It’s an easy excuse to leave everything associated with our every day lives behind, and just be quiet for a while. Because the cabin we rent has a full kitchen, we don’t have to rely on restaurants the entire time we’re away. That’s nice, because sometimes you … Continue reading Cabin Fever
MM and I have returned from a business trip that took us to the East Coast and had us working about 12 hours a day for around 6 days straight, so when it came to figuring out what to put together for a weekend meal that would stretch through the week as left overs. Enter: Slow Cooker Beef Tips! As mentioned in a previous post … Continue reading Fallin’ for Easy Comfort Food
There are times when you finally figure out that you’re in a bit of a food rut. Coincidentally, this usually happens when you have neither the time nor the mental energy to find and try something completely new to knock yourself out of said rut. Enter: Old recipes you know you like that are pretty easy to pull together. Namely, Slow Cooker Cheese Stuffed Meatballs. … Continue reading Having a ball…
As you’ve read before, MM and I have a tendency to repeat meals week over week – things that are pretty easy that we know we’ll like that are great reheated. Chicken and Veggie Chowder, Meatloaf, Meatballs, Rigatoni al’Amatriciana… you know the drill. With everything going on in our lives over the past few months, it’s been doubly easy to just stick with what’s working. … Continue reading Revisiting an Old Favorite
Roasted garlic is a heavenly smell. To me. Maybe not to MM, though. 🙂 Roasted garlic became a thing for me because of one of my favorite recipes. Specifically, the Filet with Caramel Brandy Mushroom Sauce. It requires a full bulb of garlic, roasted. It didn’t’ take me long to find a method for that… I’ll share it below: Thanks, Simply Recipes! Here’s the thing: … Continue reading Smelling Up the House
Meringue – something I’d seen made on The Great British Baking Show a BUNCH of times, but had no confidence that I’d ever be able to make something like it. But sometimes you have to push past the fear and try something new! If you’ve never made meringue before, you may also be a little intimidated. After all, under whip it, and it’s not going … Continue reading Kiss me, Kate
Okay, so here’s the thing. I got two comments on my last post – one that asked for all three recipes from the High-ish tea at once, and the other didn’t vote at all, instead complimenting me on all the things I do. Thank you for the compliment! I should punish all of you and not give you any of the recipes, but alas, I … Continue reading Who Likes Chicken?
