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Odwalla Apple Raspberry Energy Juice.
One of the side effects of a newer medicine I'm taking is that I can't drink carbonated beverages. Well I can, but they taste horrible - really horrible & nothing is worth having that awful taste...
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Turkey & Black Bean Tostadas.
I loosely followed Rachel Ray's recipe for turkey & black bean tostadas and they turned out pretty well. I used leftover frozen turkey and chopped it up pretty well. I used the juice of an entire...
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A BIG Breakfast.
I'm still full. We decided to take advantage of a lazy Sunday & the cold weather, by making a ginormous breakfast - well it was more of a brunch by the time we finished everything. On the menu:...
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Orange Mojito.
I just ran across this recipe for orange mojito's and was happy to let the husband make us a couple tonight. Normal people drink mojito's sitting outside in the summer, but being far from normal I...
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Presidential Chili.
Though Barack Obama has been making this chili since his college days, the recipe started making its rounds to the public during his 2008 Presidential campaign. Obama says he "can't reveal all the...
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Baked Pork Chops with Parmesan Sage Crust.
I printed this recipe off of Better Homes & Gardens website in 2005 and it's no longer on the website. Which posed a little bit of a problem, since the version I had was missing some of the...
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Baked Pasta with Sausage, Tomatoes & Cheese.
Last night for dinner I made this dish from Cooking Light. I'm still not sure about it, it's not that it was bad - there was just something about it I thought could be a lot better. Really my biggest...
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Triple-Layer Mud Pie.
The husband whipped up this simple & delicious dessert for his Mom's belated birthday dinner and it was really good! But you can't really go wrong with a triple layer of chocolate can you? Easy to...
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Aunt Mary's Cabbage Soup.
Tomorrow's leftovers are going to be killer! This soup is seriously good & before I even tell you about how great it is, and I promise it is, you need to commit to making this really soon.I have...
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Pasta With Garlic & Oil.
If there were any vampires lurking around our house, I'm pretty sure tonight's dinner scared them off. Garlic, more garlic and some red pepper flakes is what keeps the after dinner mints in business....
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Banana Blueberry Muffins.
I tend to procrastinate a lot. For instance the fresh blueberries I had planned on using had already rotted by the time I got around to making this recipe. I used some frozen berries, but was...
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Super Bowl Eats.
The game was good, the commercials were ok and the food & friends were fabulous! Oh and The Office was freaking hysterical, seriously I almost choked I was laughing so hard when Dwight cut off the...
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Crock Pot Chicken Stroganoff.
I found this recipe for crock pot chicken stroganoff awhile back on Teale's Meals. I don't normally make dishes like this and was somewhat tentative to try it out, but all the reviews were favorable so...
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A Dish By Any Other Name....
This is what we had for dinner, there will be no recipe - you are lucky to even get a picture. It was shameful how easy this meal was to make, almost as easy as something Sandra Lee would put...
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This Is Why We're All Fat.
My friend sent me this awesome blog, she's a fantastic friend because she knew how much I'd appreciate this site. I'm drawn to strange & unique food and this blog is right up my ally. It's...
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Mozzarella Parmesan Chicken.
I'm participating in another session of the online cooking group, we only had six participants this time, so it'll be a short session. The first recipe was for Mozzarella Parmesan chicken courtesy of...
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Hibernation.
No recipe here and no real story, just the first time the smoker has been put to work in 2009! A random nice day and the husband decided to smoke some chicken wings, thus the trusty smoker was brought...
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Salsa Black Bean Soup.
Salsa chicken & black bean soup was the second recipe picked for the winter cooking club chosen by my friend and soon to be mommy Allison. Holy guacamole this soup was delicious, like eat your...
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Free Food On Tax Day.
Tomorrow, Wednesday April 15, is tax day and if you still haven't filed your taxes you should get on that. Several businesses are offering special deals tomorrow to help ease the pain of having to deal...
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Simple Sweets Bakeshop.
Sitting outside with my Dad this morning at Cup o Joe in Clintonville, he noticed a new bakery sign across the street. Now if you know me, you know my parents used to own two bakeries back in the day....
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White Bean and Sausage Rigatoni
I've had this recipe saved for quite awhile and I'm really glad I got around to finally trying it. The dish comes together really quickly and makes an excellent and quick week night meal. This isn't...
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M&M Cookies
These cookies are good! Nice and soft, with just the right amount of sweetness. Not that I didn't think they would be, but I've had my fair share of bad M&M cookies - you know the type, they show...
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Product Rave!
I've never really been a fan of processed teriyaki sauces. To me they're just way to salty and leave a lot to be desired in the flavor department. Awhile back someone was telling me they felt the same...
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Be Still My Beating Heart
I was browsing Tastespotting, which I don't recommend you do if you are even the slightest bit hungry, and ran across this. Holy sweet mother of everything that is good and sacred. Macaroni &...
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Procrastinating
Today is December 13, Christmas is in 12 days. I have yet to order Christmas cards. I have yet to purchase, much less wrap, the vast majority of my gifts. Christmas cookies, candy and the like? Yeah...
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