Weeks during the winter I can be found in the kitchen making a pot of soup for the week. We often have it for a quick lunch, or as an addition to dinner. Although we don't really eat much spicy food, this soup has a small kick from the sausage. I use sweet sausage as … Continue reading Making a Sausage Soup on Saturday
I love cooking (and eating) chicken thighs. Bone in. They have so much more flavor than breast meat. And while white meat has a place, I's rather serve chicken legs and thighs. But I often find myself falling into a rut on how to prepare them differently. Today I spied a small jar of orange … Continue reading Chicken Thighs with Orange Sauce
Stuffed shells - my husbands has been asking for them for several days, so today I have time to make them. We are having a friend over for dinner though, who has an aversion to ricotta cheese. In the past, I have made lasagna with cottage cheese, so why not stuffed shells? The trick is … Continue reading Stuffed Shells – one of my Husbands favorite meals
New Year's Day, and I am sorting, cleaning and making new bird "suet" blocks for the local wildlife. The holiday season has flown by. Actually all of December passed quickly. Forget that, the whole year 0f 2018 disappeared. So what happened in it? My pet shipping business was busy all year. My mother passed away … Continue reading New Bird Blocks at my New Full-time Home
I try to eat seasonally. There is one thing I wait for in late fall and early winter - cranberries. I usually stock up when they go on sale, and throw the bags of cranberries in the freezer, where they will keep for months & I can indulge all year. And while I only use … Continue reading Cranberry Almond Cake with Almond Streusel
We love chicken, and I often cook bone in thighs. I wanted something other than just baked chicken tonight. Sometimes I coat with corn flakes, and add honey. Tonight I just wanted something gooey and really tasty. If you wanted to use white meat, it would work with boneless breast meat, but it will not … Continue reading Simply Sticky Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs
Following up on the previous post, I made the Pumpkin Cinnamon Twist from Cast Iron Baking scratch recipes for your favorite skillet . Another great recipe from Brooke Bell. It's easy to form, but looks oh so impressive. And, best of all, I get to use one of my cast iron skillets to make it! … Continue reading Another Cast Iron Baking Recipe – Pumpkin Cinnamon Twist
I love my cast iron , as any of my regular followers know. So when I found a new cookbook called Cast Iron Baking scratch recipes for your favorite skillet, by Brooke Bell on Amazon, I just had to have it. And, as usual, as soon as it arrived I sat down with a cup … Continue reading Cast iron Baking – Raspberry Buttermilk Coffee Cake
I ended up with 2 large bags of dried apricots in my pantry. Yes, automatic delivery is a wonderful thing, until I realized I know have over 3 lbs of dried apricots. I like to eat them straight from the bag as a snack, but wanted to do something a little more creative with them. … Continue reading Orange Apricot Walnut Scones
We've all heard the phrase "Money doesn't buy happiness". And that's true. But it doesn't buy anything else other than "stuff" - the physical knick-knacks, personal property, and material things that accumulate in our lives. Let's not forget the other definition of stuff means "to pack tightly". Money does not buy happiness, a healthy body … Continue reading Life Lesson: Money Never Buys Anything But Stuff