Date registered: September 20, 2016
Oct 10
When I was a kid, my grandpa had a huge garden in the back yard with vegetables ranging from the tender, spring asparagus ( which of course is a perennial ) to the abundant, bright green zucchini. Being a grandpa’s girl, I was with him all the time in the garden from start to finish …
Oct 01
I just cannot imagine a better time of year than Fall and Winter. The changing of colors of the trees, the chill in the air, the smells are a crisp and clean woodsy aroma. Football season starts and with the comradery of rival team fans comes cozy flannel shirts, hot spiced apple cider, S’mores, Baked …
Aug 14
Welcome back Foodies! It has been such an amazingly hectic year. Bob left for work in West Virginia and I stayed back in El Paso until we had a definite destination to move to. So after 9 months apart, he came and packed us up and trucked me and all the fur babies across country. …
Aug 19
With the end of summer rapidly drawing near, my mind starts wandering back to the “Good Ole Days”. In my hometown of Stevens Point, Wisconsin our summer tradition was Crazy Days. What is Crazy Days? Well, if you ask my mom, it was crazy, but you ask any kid, preteen or teenager it was 3 days uptown that you …
Aug 07
We all remember our school lunches whether those memories are good or bad. I loved the school lunches and back in those days, they were actually cooked by real lunch ladies. For the first 6 years, I went to public school and all morning long you would get a wiff of warm baked bread, soups …
Jul 18
My mom loved to try new things so there was always something fun in the kitchen to taste test when we got home from school. This TUNNEL OF FUDGE CAKE has been a favorite for my brother and I and now his daughter has it in her top 5 favorite treats. This cake can be …
Jul 04
The 4th of July; parades, picnics, food, bands, speeches, food, carnivals, food….food? well of course food. When you think about it, what would any celebration be without food. Family favorites, grandma’s specialties, burgers, brats, hot dogs, chicken, ribs and brisket on the grill. Salads of every flavor and texture, When I was a kid, we …
Jun 18
Spring and early summer bring a variety of seasonal fruits and one of my favorites is RHUBARB. This tart, stalk fruit has the texture of celery and can be turned into amazing deserts from pies to cakes to sauce for ice cream or bread pudding. Is RHUBARB a fruit? Technically it is a vegetable because it does not …
May 30
It’s summertime and whether we want lo-cal, quick and easy or little to no cooking, you can’t go wrong with a pasta salad. This LEMON PEPPER TUNA PASTA SALAD will cover it all. You’ve spent the day at the beach or pool or doing that dreaded yardwork or even a long day at the office; your family is …
May 27
I was wandering around the salad dressing isle trying to get a new idea for a pasta salad when I saw Kraft had a new dressing out, Zesty Lime Vinaigrette and inspiration struck me hard and fast. I didn’t really want to do a vinaigrette dressing base, and the ho-hum sour cream or mayo dressing …
