A Pinch of This ... A Smidgen of That: My Favorite EASTER Eggs
A Pinch of This ... A Smidgen of That: My Favorite EASTER Eggs: (Photo Source:...
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Celebrating Cinnamon: Improve Your Health while Indulging Your Sweet Tooth
Many of us have a cabinet full of herbs and spices we use to help improve the flavor of our meals. Cooking is lots more fun when you have a cabinet stocked with a variety of seasonings. Of all those I...
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COOL SUMMER KICK-OFF
Feeling the heat? This year, summer seems to have arrived extra early, after having a very mild winter and a warmer than average spring. With the heat comes the need for cool summer foods. We often...
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Summer's Sweetest Fruit
How to Harvest a Watermelon in the Field or in the StoreWhat could be more tempting during a hot summer day than a very cold, dark red and juicy piece of watermelon? Watermelon is probably one of the...
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Cool Desserts for Dad's Day
What's on your menu for Father's Day? We know most dads love burgers, steaks, mashed potatoes and all the other things we always try to feed them on their special day. But we also know the ultimate...
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Super Simple Summer Salad and a Sandwich
Fresh tomatoes and cucumbers are finally beginning to come in, despite the dry weather. (Don't really want to see our water bill for this month!) Seems like it's been unusually hot and dry for this...
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Sippin' through a Sizzlin' Summer
As weather forecasters predict triple-digit highs across the country, it's important to protect yourself by staying hydrated. You may be thinking, "Yeah, I know, but I don't like water." Well, here's...
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No-Bake Summer Dessert
It's HOT summertime, and we have a whole month of birthdays to celebrate. I wanted to do something special for those I love, but heating up the oven wasn't one of them. When the mercury rises, I think...
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Coooookie MONSTER'S Cooookies!
One of the best parts of my "Nanna Days" with Samuel is getting to watch Sesame Street with all its great muppet characters, each special in their own way. One of our favorites is the segment where...
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Cook Up A Memory
It's school time again! You may be feeling excited and maybe a little sad that summer is over. Your children may feel nervous or a little scared on the first day of school because of all the new...
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CELEBRATE National Peanut Day
Let's celebrate National Peanut Day--September 13! It is the peanuttiest of days. Native to South America, the locals there couldn't keep this great nut to themselves. Actually, peanuts are not nuts....
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Best-Ever Bar Cookies and Brownies
What is your favorite cookie? Do you like a thin, crispy cookie, or a thick chewy-in-the-middle chunky cookie? What about bar cookies, or cookies with icing on top?In America, a cookie is described as...
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A Bountiful Table
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Holiday Traditions
As this year draws swiftly to a close, I am reminded that nothing is so valuable as our time together as a family. Traditions established over the years seem to bind us even closer.Each family , big...
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Baby It's Cold Outside!
On a cold January day nothing warms you up like a nice bowl of steaming soup or stew, add some freshly baked bread and you have the perfect winter meal. I recently tried two new recipes that...
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Super Seats, Super Eats, Super Party
When Super Bowl XLVII, the biggest game in American sports, kicks off on February 3, 2013, what will you serve your football enthusiasts? If you can't be at the Superdome, the next best thing is...
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Top 'O the Mornin' to Ya'
“Top of the morning to you”, or more casually “Top o’ the mornin’ to ya”, is a well-known traditional Irish greeting that Irish people don’t really use anymore, but I think we should. Beginning the day...
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NATIONAL POUND CAKE DAY
Did you know that March 4th. has been designated National Pound Cake Day? Well, I just found out, so it was news to me, too. Yet another made-up holiday -- But who needs a holiday to eat pound cake?...
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Celebrating National Pi Day
Pi Day is the unofficial holiday that celebrates the mathematical constant pi (π) on March 14 in the month/day date format because the digits in this date correspond with the first three digits of π...
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Celebrating Easter (a post from 2012)
Every year in March and April, we gear up for new beginnings with spring cleaning, new ventures, vacations, and new ideas. Our culinary projects are no exception to this rule. Springtime brings with it...
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