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  • Summer Menu

    Sometimes I actually plan my menus out for the week. Since school started last week, I sat down on Sunday and made up my plan, a mix of old favorites and some new recipes. I had bought a big bag of broccoli at Costco so experimented with several new broccoli recipes. The kids favorite? Plain…

  • Recipe Conversion

    Just found a cool site that will convert between the different measuring systems for US and British. Here’s another one. And another one that includes imperial to metric, including Canadian and Australian, US, and more. Please share any others you have in the comments and I’ll put up a reference page.  

  • Cookies from Leftover Cereal

    Cookies from Leftover Cereal

    We all have it, I’m sure. Little bits of leftover cereal sitting around in boxes, going stale. No one’s going to eat it. I tried mixing the various bits of leftovers at one point and the girls looked at me quite strangely when I tried to get them to eat it one morning. And they’re…

  • Julia Child

    Like many, I have fond memories of watching Julia Child cook, on TV and later on a wonderful video set my library has available. She always looked like she was having fun and enjoying herself, even while things slipped from her fingers or gave her trouble in some way. Rather than the cooking shows which…

  • Blog Search Engine

    Just found Blog Search Engine and submitted this blog.