Author: Ellen

  • Creamed Onions

    Creamed Onions

    My mother always made creamed onions at Thanksgiving. I remember one of those old celebrity cookbooks she had with recipes by John Wayne and other stars from that era. This came from that book, I think, but I never actually saw her use a recipe to make it. She would show up at my house…

  • Homemade Pasta, Including Ravioli!

    Homemade Pasta, Including Ravioli!

    Hopefully my daughters aren’t reading this because we wanted to surprise them but it’s okay if they do. Marlo and I were wanting to do more homemade gifts this year but he works as a UPS driver so you can imagine the season is a bit busy lol. I have an old pasta rolling machine…

  • Wow. It’s been a few years!

    Wow. It’s been a few years!

    Hey, whomever is still out there reading. I’m going to start to post again I think. It’s been a few years, to say the least. Life has changed. My “girls” are both women, both married, one with a baby. One has moved away, one is still close. We all still talk about food and share…

  • February 2021 Menus

    February 2021 Menus

    I started watching Jamie Oliver’s 5 Ingredients: Quick and Easy Food show on television and am really enjoying it. So much so that I bought the cookbook near the end of the month! I’m not necessarily in a hurry when I’m cooking these days but it’s nice to have so many fast and easy recipes…

  • January 2021 Menus

    January 2021 Menus

    A couple of new cookbooks I was exploring this month, including JapanEasy and Half Baked Harvest.