Kid-Friendly Breakfast Blueberry Cake Recipe

Posted on April 29, 2009 - Filed Under Breakfasts | 2 Comments

These last few days of warm weather have been absolutely blissful. We’ve eaten nearly every meal outside, playing before and after on the swings. The kids love every second of it. Heck, so do I. But it is a little hard to believe that it’s only April. I keep waiting for the weather to turn [...]

Fabulous Asiago Pepper Steak Fries

Posted on April 26, 2009 - Filed Under potatoes | 6 Comments

Growing up, we ate a lot of baked potatoes. A lot. I would load mine up with butter and salt, at first. But that got boring. Then I turned to mixing in salsa and occasionally adding cheese. That’s tasty, but I like it to be a tasty treat — not an all the time thing. [...]

Fertile Fridays: Totally Grounded

Posted on April 24, 2009 - Filed Under garden | 4 Comments

Will talked all last week about eating outside. We have our table and chairs set up by our newly appointed flower garden and he just couldn’t wait to use it. So, when Sunday evening rolled around, Shawn started up the grill and I got everything we needed onto a tray to carry outside. It was [...]

Caramelized Bananas for French Toast

Posted on April 23, 2009 - Filed Under Breakfasts | 7 Comments

If banana trees could talk, they would express fear at the mere mention of Will and Paige. My kids can put down those distinctive yellow fruits like nobody’s business. Nearly every morning, once Paige is changed and revving to go, she runs to the kitchen with an outstretched hand. Is the cute gesture a sign [...]

Smoked Salmon, Dill and Goat Cheese Frittata

Posted on April 22, 2009 - Filed Under Breakfasts, eggs | 7 Comments

Some days, I write and write and write. I think Sunday was one of those days. But today, I just want to share a delicious recipe with you.
On Easter, I wanted a special frittata to grace the table and this was the result. I used the Joy of Cooking method, adapted slightly, to craft this [...]

Kitchen Disasters Revealed

Posted on April 21, 2009 - Filed Under rants | 8 Comments

A homemade hot fudge sundae. Sounds totally yum, right? Well, some times, things are not as good as they appear. Homemade hot fudge, delicious vanilla ice cream, some cookie crumbles. Except one thing … the hot fudge instantly hardened. And I am not talking in a good way. It became a supersized Tootsie Roll-like … [...]

My Two Great Kids and Easy Low-Fat Salt and Pepper Chicken Breasts

Posted on April 19, 2009 - Filed Under Chicken, dinner | 3 Comments

Yesterday afternoon, Paige woke up long before Will from their afternoon nap, a very rare occurrence. Apparently all that fresh air really did him in. Finally, as it neared evening, I had to wake him up. Paige was munching on tasty low-fat chocolate chip cookies and scampered into their bedroom with me. Did she boast [...]

Fertile Fridays: Preparing Our Raised Garden Beds For Growing

Posted on April 18, 2009 - Filed Under garden | 8 Comments

When the warm weather started to roll around last year, gas prices were rising so fast that they kept me up at night. I worried that the high fuel costs would translate to crisis for food costs and other expenses. That got me thinking about growing our own food in our backyard as a way [...]

Creme Brulee French Toast

Posted on April 14, 2009 - Filed Under dessert | 5 Comments

The first time I hosted a holiday meal was about four and a half years ago. It was Thanksgiving and we had it at my house. When I think of that holiday, I think about how frantic I was all day and how it felt like I would never get everything done. I ran and [...]

Five Uses for Leftover Ham

Posted on April 13, 2009 - Filed Under leftovers | 4 Comments

When we were driving to my cousin’s house this afternoon, Will pointed out the brilliant blue sky (“I really like the color of that blue sky.”), and he was right, it was spectacular. It was one of those skies that takes on a breathtaking sapphire hue that makes you want to drink it in while [...]

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