I really like to try and justify eating crap-for-you foods. Ice cream craving? Oh, that’s dairy. You need calcium. You don’t want osteoperosis, just ask Sally Fields and her Boniva commericals. Pasta? Oh, it’s carbs for energy- you marathoner, you. Chocolate? Um. Duh. So I have a heyday with oatmeal...
Every week or so I ask my husband what kind of cookie he’d like for the coming week. His inevitable answer: Chocolate chip cookies. Fortunately a) he’s happy to try other types of cookies in addition to the chocolate chip cookie. And b) there are a million different chocolate chip...
I have come to a very important conclusion: it is impossible to get a pretty picture of an enchilada. But trust me when I say that it was 1000 times tastier than it looks! This recipe was easy, fairly quick and completely delicious! I did a slightly different sauce due...
Best. Pie. Ever. Brian absolutely loves pecan pie. When his birthday rolled around a few weeks ago, and I asked him what he wanted me to make for dinner, he said “Pecan pie”. I replied “Ok, I can make that for dessert. What do you want for dinner?” … “Pecan pie.”...
One of Brian’s favorite breakfasts/snacks/desserts is granola with vanilla yogurt. I’ve been wanting to make some homemade granola for while, but when his favorite granola was discontinued, I decided I should really make some for him. He was a big fan! I make a triple-batch of this whenever I make...
I’m a die-hard Nestle-Tollhouse Chocolate chip cookie fan, but I’m always open to new recipes too. This recipe was actually pretty similar to that recipe, but with a few slight variations that apparently make all the difference in the world. They’re amazing! Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking...
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...
This was part 2 of our Superbowl Stuff Yourself Food Fiesta. While they’re not the most photogenic of foods, they were so incredibly tasty. Incidentally they were great leftover for lunch the next day too 🙂 Ingredients: 2 russet potatoesSalt, to tasteBlack pepper, to tastePaprika, to taste1/3 cup colby-jack cheese5...
While Brian and I have never been football kinda people, we enjoy the Superbowl. I like it for the commercials, I admit it. (I think Brian secretly likes the commercials best too, but he’d never admit it 🙂 ) This was the very first year since we’ve been married that...
When I was planning out the menu last weekend for when our friends came for dinner I knew I wanted to make a bread to go with the pasta. I debated between a focaccia and ciabatta bread. After looking through numerous recipes I decided on this one because it was...