Recipes
Growing up, I never realized how important food was to my family life. Almost every great childhood memory and experience involves food in some way or another. Whether we were getting ice cream after winning the big game; having a barbeque when it was too hot to cook in the house; eating a four-course meal …
As I meander along on this quest of finding my inner cook, I have been pleasantly surprised at the meals that I have been able to create. However, a few days ago I encountered my first real disappointment. Trying to do a Good Deed To thank a neighbor for helping me out in a tough …
*UPDATED – You can also prepare this recipe using your slow cooker by adding all ingredients (I omit for the flour) and cooking on low for six hours. You can add rice or noodles, as well. I like to use the frozen Lo mein noodles, and throw them in about the last hour or 30 …
Keeping up with my cooking journey, last night for dinner I made lasagna. I got the recipe from a friend who clearly has a culinary gift. She wrote this herself and has been gracious enough to share it. I love this method because it’s easy and uses no-boil noodles, which saves a lot of time …
I never really thought of cooking as being “my thing.” Stopping by a restaurant or picking up something to eat was far too easy and became our normal routine after working late and facing a long commute home. After 5 years of marriage and only a handful of attempts at having dinner at the table, …
*UPDATED* Dark Chocolate Coconut Bites For Christmas this year I got fancy and switched out the regular chocolate chips for dark chocolate morsels and rolled them in coconut (see full recipe below). These Dark Chocolate Coconut Bites were a favorite item at the party. If the post from last week, The Ultimate Gift, got you thinking …
Anything with gooey marshmallows and melted chocolate is okay by me. If you don’t have access to a fire pit for traditional s’mores, making them in the oven with refrigerated crescent rolls is a great option. All you need are miniature marshmallows, chocolate chips, and a tube of crescent rolls. I use the reduced fat …
