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
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
MM and I were having dinner one evening, during which I’m sure I started talking about The Great British Baking Show, and the term “High Tea” was brought up. Having never lived in Great Britain, or any of their commonwealth countries, we really didn’t know what it meant. Despite the numbers of times that I’ve read books set in England (mostly historical romances, by the … Continue reading High-ish Tea
When you come across a recipe that covers not only the protein but also the vegetables, and it boasts that you can get things done in about 30 minutes, you have to try it, right? RIGHT?!?! Here’s my problem with Salmon-based recipes. I don’t know what type of salmon I should be looking for at the grocery store. There are just so many different options, … Continue reading Salmon is Scrumptious
Once upon a time, about 10 years ago, MM was on a business trip, and I was left to my own devices. I hadn’t really been cooking that much, but I wanted to do something special for Valentine’s Day – coincidentally, the same day he was coming back. At the time, I was enamored with cooking shows on The Food Network, so I went looking … Continue reading Will You Be My Valentine?
Minimal ingredients, so, so tasty. Reminds me of one of my favorite dishes in Italy! In early summer, I did my normal thing of wishing that I have a greener thumb than I actually do, went to a garden store, and BOUGHT ALL THE PLANTS. Well, not all of them, but a bunch of flowers, and a few herbs. Specifically, rosemary, mint, and sage. I … Continue reading Sage Advice
