The winner is #19, jessica c!! Congratulations, Jessica. I'll be emailing you. Thanks to everyone who participated! If you didn't know, I'm pretty excited about menu planning. I've talked about how we plan our menu and why we plan a menu, and I share the weekly menu each … [Read more...] about Once-a-Month Cooking Family Favorites Giveaway!
The Kitchen Sink
Fair Food, Guest Posts and Recipe Cards All At Once
Before this becomes irrelevant – and maybe it already is – I wanted to share some of the culinary delights ate the fair this year. Reflecting back on it, we kind of decided it was a mild year for us. I mean, we didn't go for the ostrich or the alligator, bacon-on-a-stick or … [Read more...] about Fair Food, Guest Posts and Recipe Cards All At Once
Longer-Lasting Fresh Herbs in a Cup
The leaves are turning on the trees here, signaling the end of summer and the return of brisk nights and even shorter days, as if school starting and the Halloween and Christmas decorations in stores weren't enough. Yes. Christmas decorations. Keep your pants on, Mr. Retail … [Read more...] about Longer-Lasting Fresh Herbs in a Cup
More Than Simple Food
When I'm not toiling away in the kitchen, working behind a computer screen or playing with my new camera, I sometimes consider getting around to decorating my home. Actually, I think about it a lot. It's the getting to it portion I have issues with. I have plenty of ideas and … [Read more...] about More Than Simple Food
Fresh Garden Pesto on Your Plate and in Your Freezer
Our initial reason for gardening, before we even owned our own home, was to make pesto. We had always enjoyed pesto, and at the time with Ole in graduate school, buying the often expensive jar of it at the supermarket wasn't something we were willing to do. And the "pesto pot" … [Read more...] about Fresh Garden Pesto on Your Plate and in Your Freezer
