Today is a snow day… no school and 6+ inches of snow, with more falling every second.  So, we have been hunkered down with no way to go anywhere we wanted to today (I did plan to go buy some snow boots today!  I guess I’m a day late!) Lunchtime rolled around and Mo decided [...]

This is a great recipe if you need to feed a crowd – it can grow as large as you need it to (the kids even like it!)  It is also a way to use up some extra pantry staples… Ingredients: pinto beans – start with 4 cans/6 cups 1 large sweet onion 6 cloves [...]

Yes, we seem to have created a tradition in our house that Friday is pizza and movie night. Not sure how it started, but it seems to be the norm these days. While we do occasionally cop out and do the Papa Murphy’s thing (that spinach bacon and artichoke delight is so good!) we have [...]

I have had some requests for chocolate that is vegan and good for diabetics.  I’m not sure on the diabetic front, but these use alternatives to sugar, so they just might fit the bill.  And they taste great too! For those with wheat allergies, I’m sure you can sub in a gluten-free flour and these [...]

Fall had decided to show it’s presence earlier this week, and I was torn between roasted root veggies and soup.  Then I thought, “Why not have both?” Thus, this soup was born. There is a lot of yummy flavor in here – a special sweetness that comes from the roasted veggies and the herbs.  If [...]

While I was raised occasionally on the blue box, when my first daughter was born, she wouldn’t touch the stuff. At all. So, since she loved cheese and noodles, we started making our own macaroni and cheese, and trust me when I tell you that it beats the boxed stuff hands down. 1 package noodles [...]

1- 8 oz. pkg cream cheese 1 cup powdered sugar 1/8 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla extract 1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and beat until smooth. OR In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, salt and vanilla until smooth. In a separate chilled bowl, whip the [...]

I was thinking about using my sourdough starter to make dinner rolls last night, but I didn’t get it started in time – isn’t that the usual problem with starter bread? While I was looking at recipes though, cinnamon rolls kept showing up alongside the dinner rolls in google. I love google, it is where [...]

The weather took a turn for the cold this weekend… which is fabulous, because I have been hankering for soup, but it was just too hot! Since it is cold & rainy today, it was easy to convince the girls that we needed soup. Of course, one of them is always in the mood for [...]

The end of Summer is here, and if you planted it in your garden – and the slugs didn’t eat it all – you may just have a plethora of zucchini lying around waiting to go bad.  What to do? Make muffins. Well, you can make bread if you want to, but the muffins seem [...]