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  • Summer Squash Casserole with Parmesan

    Summer Squash Casserole with Parmesan

    Another version of the summer squash casserole I tried earlier. This is from Mama Dip’s Kitchen. I was making the Lemon-Garlic Chicken Thighs at the same time so I baked the squash at 400 and it was fine.

  • 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…

  • Beef and Tomato Kebabs

    Beef and Tomato Kebabs

    I did the Costco run the other day and picked up some tri tip steaks. Froze some for later and cut some up for kebabs that night. You can marinade the cubed meat in bags or put them on the skewers with the tomato and marinade both the meat and tomatoes together.

  • 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…