Happy Made-Up Holiday! In these parts sharing the love is limited to those age 9 and under, but I do love both my readers, so I am going t...

My little blog, I know I have neglected you.  I know.  You don't need to keep reminding me with your baleful stares and spotty August po...

In an ongoing, somewhat meandering effort to "GET HEALTHY" and "MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE", I've been testing out a few ...

The D has been fortunate to have a very mild winter this year. My friends in the DSM have not been so lucky. So, in honor of cold, frosty w...

One of my simple, go-to meals of late is Flank Steak with Chimichurri Sauce. Serve the sauce on the side, or if you're brave, drizzled ...

(Photo by Richard Pierce) With the advent of Fall, my thoughts turn to the delights of comfort foods of all flavors. Being that we are both...

It's a well-publicized fact that I love Italian food. Pizza, garlic bread, lasagna, fettuccine alfredo, linguine with clams, stuffed sh...

I generally consider myself to be a smart cookie. And yet, sometimes I am so dim that I am amazed I can remember how to tie my own shoes. I ...

Oops. I must have been overwhelmed by the extreme sunshine and Friday afternoon work projects & forgot to post this yesterday. Sorry. I ...

I have been lurking on Facebook for the last few days. I have little to add to the posturing, but find amusement in the silliness that appea...

My friend Liz bestowed this recipe upon me, courtesy of Cook's Illustrated . I had never seen nor heard of this magazine before, but af...

We have recently discovered the delight of fresh noodles. Much like bread is far is easier to make than one imagines, so too are fresh noodl...

This is one of my favorite cool-weather recipes. Something about Stroganoff just says "family classic". I never had Stroganoff gro...

Big J is One Today! I'm going to post all the birthday shenanigans late next week, but wanted to share his cake. I made an Alligator Cup...

I could not be happier that it is Friday. This means we are ONE day from Big J's first birthday. (this also means I have much to do to g...

Our bread machine is on it's last leg. I made lasagna for Saturday's dinner guests, and what goes better with lasagna than fresh bre...

I've been bitten by the crafty bug this month. For Big Sis' Valentine's Day extravaganza at preschool, I leaned on our dear frie...

Note: the title is a little deceptive, as the recipe contains a mix of white & whole wheat flours. That's OK by me, as it still had...

I have tried 2, count 'em: 2, new recipes this week. Both were so easy that I was left to shake my head at myself, and think "WHY d...