Something From Nothing Meal of the Week: My dad always said my mom’s best meals were the ones she made when, supposedly, there was “nothing to eat in the house.” My mother is the Queen of Something From Nothing. I try to emulate her tactics using wholesome ingredients. I blog each week about whichever meal […]
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Helpful Responses to Holiday Food Commentary
I used to be a vegan. Then I added in seafood again. Then I transitioned to strict vegetarianism with seafood thrown in at times. During pregnancy I was mainly vegan, gluten free, and sugar-free in my diet. Lately, I’ve been concentrating on unprocessed foods and not worrying too much about vegetarianism. Throughout these stages, as […]
Easy as Cobbler
I’ve always hated the saying, “Easy as Pie,” because pie is not easy to make, in my opinion. It should be “easy as cobbler,” since cobbler takes just a few ingredients and a few minutes to be delectable. Pie takes time and perfection to turn out a dessert with CRUST. As a hater of crust, […]
Thanksgiving Menu: Side Dishes
Side dishes have always been my favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal. The dishes I’m featuring are old favorites and fairly easy to prepare. See my entire Thanksgiving Menu listed HERE. Mashed Turnips with Bacon Serves 8 4 lb turnips, washed, peeled and diced 4 T butter salt & pepper 1 lb bacon, chopped 1. […]
Thanksgiving Menu: Main Dishes
Brined Turkey The Hubs and I have made this brined turkey in the past with much success–partially due to the fact that we (unintentionally) cooked the turkey upside down for most of its time in the oven! All of the juices stayed in the breast meat and the entire bird was delicious! I’m pretty sure […]
Thanksgiving Menu 2011
I’m hosting Thanksgiving this year, as it has become infinitely easier to host functions with a toddler than prepare food, pack it, along with all the toddler accouterments, into a car only to re-pack everything again, hours later, to come home (early) so said child can go to bed. I’ve cooked a large Thanksgiving meal […]