I love summertime…absolutely love it. I love having my kids home. I love the warm weather, the sunshine, and the impromptu neighborhood gatherings that happen when we are all hanging outside. I love not having to be any place in particular by 8am…lazy mornings of snuggling in bed and reading books before we all get…
Bread
Dinner Club #2 Rustic Italian (Recipe: Chicken Spinach Manicotti)
We had our second Dinner Club on Saturday and I thought it was another big success. The food that was shared was fantastic, the friendship was great and the conversation was the best! I love this eclectic group of people… there is never a dull moment. Dinner Club came and went and I was so…
The Joy of Bread (and Buttermilk Dinner Rolls)
Quick note… if you missed this post and are a parent, head over to it now for the chance to win the parenting book every parent in this age of “Extreme Parenting” needs to read. I think I was in about the 7th grade when my mom discovered the joy of making homemade bread. She…
Misconceptions
Have you ever had a really strong belief about something only to be proven wrong? There are so many things these days that if you base it on face value without doing your research, eventually you will be proven wrong. Let me give you an example. You know how when you go to pick up…
A Foodie Friend Tribute
I was traveling in the car last week on the way to South Padre for vacation when when a message popped up on my Twitter account about the loss of wonderful food blogger. Sher, of the blog What Did You Eat? passed away suddenly from a heart attack last week and has since left huge…
Quaker Bonnet Biscuits
Great breakfast for on the go or at home. We are a sophisticated group, my friends and family. Friday night we got tipsy off of boxed wine and did Karaoke…. Karaoke that we thought sounded GREAT but probably in reality was not so much. Saturday, some of us Kathy had to recover from said boxed…
Simple Bread Machine Challah Recipe
I knew this day would come…I am officially a ma’am. I was at the grocery store yesterday and was having a nice little conversation with the young checkout guy. Then, I moved down to pick up my bags of groceries and the young kid bagging the groceries started up a conversation.
Comfort Me – Parker House Rolls Recipe
Homemade bread is the best… especially in the form of these tender and delicious Parker House Rolls! My baby starts Kindergarten tomorrow. At one point recently, I did not think that Kindergarten was going to be that big of deal. The school we go to still has half day Kindergarten, so I get my…
Rosemary Clover Rolls
The first time I ever made clover rolls it was a kitchen disaster. To this day I have no idea what went wrong. The rolls that I had such high hopes for were hard as a rock. My husband and I had a fun time kicking them around the kitchen. I tried to give…
Happy Bisquick Day – Cheddar Bay Biscuits Recipe
Celebrate National Bisquick Day with Cheddar Bay Biscuits! Bisquick is one of those controversial ingredients that can cause quite a stir among people who cook. Are you a “real” cook if you use a pre-boxed mix for anything or should everything be from scratch? The same controversy surrounds cans of cream soup (cream of…
