For the last several years our family had celebrated a family holiday every June 14th. For most other Americans this is known as Flag Day. In our house it’s known as Colonel Flagg Day.Fans of the show MASH will remember that Colonel Flagg is the delusional CID/CIA secret ops man...
I do not know why this never occurred to me before. Need a way to get you kids to eat new foods or lots of veggies? Cover them in peanut butter! A few weeks ago I was speaking to a co-worker while she was eating some Thai peanut sauce...
After several weeks of dessert posts (minus one indulgent Mario Batali pasta recipe) I was beginning to feel like we were getting a bit unhealthy around here. So, to combat that, I bring you: Veggies! And healthy food! Novel concept, no? But, because I’m still me, and we don’t want...
While it may not be perfectly authentic, I absolutely love PF Chang’s. Unfortunately the closest location to us in Northern Michigan is more than 3 hours away, so we don’t get to go as often as we’d like, thus leaving me lettuce-wrap-less. Tragic, I know. Then a few weeks ago...
Ingredients:3/4-1 lb pork, cut into bite sized pieces (I also use chicken, as in the photo above)4 cloves of garlic, mincedvegetable oil1/2 C soy sauce (I recommend lower sodium. otherwise this gets salty)1t. ginger1 t. sugar2C water4 slightly rounded T. cornstarch1 head of broccoli Directions: Saute the pork and garlic in...
I have had this recipe on my to-make list for months now. I’m so glad I finally got around to making it. Oooo yum! Brian says this is his new favorite meal. He’d eat it every week if I agreed. It’s so simple and delicious. Just a note when you’re...
I love Chinese take-out. There are only a few places that I think make great Chinese food in town here- curse of living in a semi-small town in Michigan. We’re not exactly prime location for ethnic foods up here. However, we did have one favorite takeout place that made great...