I’ve been cooking almost all day, and what a fun day it’s been. Playing with the Demarle pans again! This time I made Chicken Cordon Bleu in the grande mold…and when Gracie got home we made a batch of these baked maple bacon mini donuts in the donut pan. Everything turned out so good. I…
Hello Friends! A few of you have written to me asking about my new blogging schedule, and I really appreciate the interest. I’m so sorry that some of you got worried about me. Nothing’s wrong…I just decided that a few solid years of blogging every day has proven to be worth while, but not as…
~Tortilla Soup~ This soup has a slightly spicy broth and fun fixings: steamed jasmine rice, avocado chunks, Serrano pepper slices, shredded cheese, chopped cilantro, purple onion and tortilla strips. Even the kiddos will make bowls of this disappear. 4 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1/2 yellow onion, chopped 3 big carrots 2 Tablespoons cumin cajun…
Hello Lovelies! As I mentioned in my Apple Butter Oat Muffin post, I am having so much fun playing with all of this Demarle Silpat cooking/ baking stuff. I made these savory muffins to go with soup a couple nights ago and they turned out just as beautiful as the sweet muffins. The flavors remind…
This soup is soooo yummy and the perfect, hearty dish for a soup supper fireside. If you want the easy way to make it…not exactly a short cut per se… because it’s actually easier even though it takes longer (does that make sense? hee hee)… Make THIS recipe for French Dip sandwiches first. Then, the…
The orange is the ‘golden apple’ spoken of in Greek mythology. The golden apple was the fruit that Juno gave to Jupiter on the day of their celestial wedding. Good afternoon friends! I’ve been out and about today, enjoying the beautiful sunshine (can you believe it’s almost 70 degrees out there today? Unseasonably warm for…
Such pretty, sunny, dappled days here in the Mississippi River Valley. This last week-or-so has been especially lovely. I figured out how to crochet a ripple, which makes me happy. I’m thinking about busting out all of the ends of my old skeins and making one big afghan. Jeff warned me not to start crochetting…
Do you like steak sauce on your steaks? I know some people think it ruins the steak and won’t touch it with a ten foot pole…and then there are other people who put ketchup on fillet mignon…which I think is a little nuts, but, hey, to each their own. I happen to LOVE gobs of…
I’ve been so busy these days, but still in the mood for comfort food at the end of a long day. It’s been fun experimenting with tried and true crockpot recipes. My friend Ruth gave me a recipe for Piquant French Dip sandwiches a few years ago, and I just got around to trying my…
Grapes with chicken? Is that what you said when you read the title of this post? I was thinking the same thing the first time I heard about this dish. What in the world? Well, this is not only a pretty dish, it’s loaded with flavor. There’s this whole sweet and savory thing going on…