Date night last night. My normal mode of shopping is to plan for the entire week so the idea of shopping for one meal that you’re going to cook in a few hours is a novelty. But I had company. The girls were gone so we could have fun cooking grownup food and sharing the…
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Favorite Dinner: Soup and Sandwiches
Our first high school swim meet last night, so we were home about 6:30 with one starving wet child and one starving dry child. And me. They wanted to order a pizza but not only would that have taken longer than cooking dinner, we’d already had pizza once this week. I was about to dice…
Breakfast Ideas
Next time you’re stuck for some breakfast ideas, mosey on over to MrBreakfast.com. My favorite section is the “experimental” recipes.
Sunday morning waffles
I had a bit of a spree at the local Target the other day. There are some small appliances I did not have, believe it or not. Like a waffle iron. And a handheld electric mixer. I use my big KitchenAid stand mixer nearly every day, but there are times I miss the old handheld….
Steamed Green Beans and Yellow Squash
From the garden of course… A friend questioned me the other day about why I so seldom steamed vegetables. And the answer is: I don’t know. Habit I suppose. I’ll cook up vegetables in a bit of olive oil and/or butter, some minced garlic or garlic salt, some herbs, some white wine and/or chicken broth…