January was always the tightest month for me. It was the recovering from Christmas month. While most folks were nursing hangovers, I was playing a shell game with utility bills. Some Januaries were worse than others in previous years. January was all about my carefully…
You might be surprised by this, but here goes anyway. I’m not a fan of Indian food. There. I said it. I’ve tried! I just couldn’t get past the smell of Indian curry. Or my unfortunate exposure to bugs in any given Indian restaurant. To…
It’s actually not a mystery where the naan vanishes to. I live with men. Mystery solved. I don’t even bother making a single batch. A double batch makes it a day or two longer as a leftover item. This particular batch made it exactly three…
We’ve been having some seriously flavor packed dinners lately. We’ve done Indian, Thai, and Hawaiian. So last night I was ready for some toned down flavors. Hubs makes THE most amazing mashed potatoes you ever did have and I just happen to have some wonderful…
It’s now 2019. I wish I had posted more over the holidays, but I was swamped. Hubs and I were complete recluses over New Year’s because we both needed serious down time. I had visions of posting all my dinners over the holidays and I…
I can be kind of reclusive. I can easily be reclusive for very long periods of time. Like…..years. Usually, when we spend time with friends….which is a lot….we do it at home because I usually cook. And I like to entertain so it totally works…
I’m knee deep in cookie baking right now. As I’m typing this, I have all my cookie doughs done and in the fridge and my next project is candy truffle fillings. Then it’s just baking, dipping, sprinkling, and I’m done. My cookie list is a…
There are a myriad of ways to make a meatball. Right? But, the Italian meatball is the quintessential ball of meat. It can be eaten with pasta or on a fat loaf of Italian bread drowning in cheese and sauce. Or it can be sliced…
It’s December, which is full of treats, so today I’m doing a treat recipe. This was…and still is… my kid’s favorite treat. It’s a cake my gramma used to make. This cake was one of those things she’d make just for the two of us…
I know I’ve been remiss about posting side dish recipes. I promise more are coming. I just feel like side dishes are generally so ordinary. I mean, how hard is it to just roast some veggies and call it good? And so often, I just…