Ah the humble potato, an unassuming kitchen ninja and jack-of-all-trades! Infographic credit: Lark & Lark
Stay in this Valentine’s Day!
For Valentine’s this year we worked up 3 choices for yum – without having to go anywhere, make a reservation, get elbowed at the bar, or put on pointy shoes. With help from our friends at Whole Foods Bradburn, we present 3 menu options you and yours are bound to adore: Breakfast in Bed...
Valentine’s Day Stay-in: Breakfast in Bed
Jammies are kind of a big deal in our house. Weekends are definitely for pajamas – it is rare that all 3 of us are showered and/or dressed by noon on a Saturday or Sunday. While we all 3 love (love, love, love) brunch in general, the thought of actually getting ready and leaving...
Stay In this Valentine’s Day: Fondue Family Fun
For option two in our Stay In This Valentine’s Day series, we wanted to put something together that the whole family can enjoy! For some of us, the ones we love extend beyond our partner — and it just might not seem right (or feasible!) not to include them in the Valentine’s Day love...
Stay In This Valentine’s Day: Surf ‘n Turf for Two
Valentine’s Day! It’s about showing the people you love how much you love them, getting impossible dinner reservations, booking a babysitter six months in advance, wearing uncomfortable “sexy” clothes, paying through the nose for a “prix fixe” menu, getting sideways glances from the waitstaff if you linger too long (because they’re worried about their...
Better For You Prepared Food Choices (Review: Red’s Burritos and Tandoor Chef)
Natural AND convenient? Microwave foods whose ingredient list matches exactly what you would use to make it yourself? Sounds like something we all need in our freezer, a tasty plan B for those nights when…well, you know how it goes! Tandoor Chef and Red’s All Natural products are decidedly worth stocking in your freezer....
Healthy Laughing Lemon Pie with NestFresh Eggs & Wholly Wholesome Crust
When I recently got the opportunity to review NestFresh eggs and Wholly Wholesome pie crusts at around the same time, I knew exactly what I wanted to make: Laughing Lemon Pie. But, being January and all, I am one of those trying to eat a bit healthier to balance out all those December indulgences. So...
Gluten-Free Cutie Cake Recipe
I’m on a big anti-food-waste kick lately. I heard a story on NPR recently about food waste that stated that as much of 1/3 of the food in this country goes to waste — and consumers are the biggest problem. Take, for example, the ubiquitous Cuties you can find at the grocery store this time...
Southern Cornbread Dressing: A Traditional Recipe
I get my foodie nature honestly, from generations of women who enjoyed cooking and eating both for reasons of necessity and economy as well as the desire to nurture friends and family around the table. My maternal grandmother actually had her own cooking show, teaching a generation of war brides in El Paso,...
Book Review: Good Cheap Eats
I’ve been following Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom and Good Cheap Eats for a while now and was really excited to see she had a new cookbook coming out: Good Cheap Eats: Everyday Dinners and Fantastic Feasts for $10 or Less. It was FishMama’s chronicles of her 2014 Pantry Challenge that lead me...