Short on time or baking at the spur of the moment? These 5 things are perfect choices! For years, whenever I wanted to bake, I had to plan for it. I had to make sure…
Now that Christmas has passed, our local markets seem to think it’s time for summer, and so they stock the produce section with berries. Considering I live in Southern California, warm weather in January is…
I’m really bad at meal planning. I hate having to think about what’s for dinner. I’d rather be playing with my kids and trying to tell my son he doesn’t have to hide in the…
My mom has a habit of collecting recipes, and then never trying them out because she has so many. But her habit is my gain. There are times when my husband turns to me and…
April 29th is National Shrimp Scampi Day. But I don’t eat seafood. But we like chicken, lemon, butter, and pasta. So we don’t do shrimp scampi, but chicken scampi instead! We were watching The Pioneer…
If I make it to 31 with this one, I will be astounded. Chocolate. Duh. Chocolate chip cookies Brownies Blackberries Cherries Carrots, raw Ritz crackers Peanut butter Bananas, but not banana bread. Go figure. Spaghetti…
In 2007 I studied abroad in Denmark. I learned a little about the country, culture, and people before going. But the food scared me. I knew there were a lot of fish dishes, but I…
This one is from my mom. Pasta was a family favorite growing up, but tomato sauce gets boring after awhile and my dad isn’t fond of cream sauces, so my mom started making this. It’s…
If you’ve ever picked up a bar of Baker’s unsweetened chocolate squares, you’ve probably seen this one. My mom and I have always followed this one religiously, though we sometimes add the nuts and sometimes…
February 23rd is National Banana Bread Day. I love bananas. Growing up, we sometimes had extra bananas that became a little too ripe. Sometimes that still happens to me. Hey, sometimes I get sick of…
