Tonight’s dinner post is brought to you by a satisfied home cook, recalling all the “little of this, and little of that” which went into her pots and pans (and all over the stove top and counter, to be entirely honest) and is now live on this digital record to be enjoyed by you all. … More Best Baked Mac and Cheese {cast iron edition-but ironically lighter}
Crock pots are pretty amazing. I was feeling a little under the weather on Thursday so I made a chicken soup that evolved in hour 6/7 of total slow cooking time into this warm and wonderful Greek soup. My version made in a 6 quart crock pot includes : -one free range, antibiotic- free chicken … More Avgolemono Soup
Sometimes, I just get these ideas for food. I wake up thinking of food ingredients and as if I were moving puzzle pieces, I slide them along in my mind (or the inside of my eyelids, depending on the time of day or night) until the pieces fit together. As a child, I awakened on … More Six Sizzling Chilis and a Lime Chicken
I haven’t posted in a long while (busy with Real Life), but YES, here it is: another treat off of my “Chalkboard” Menu has been tried with success! It was the first time for me to try to make pretzels, and actually, also my first time to voluntarily use yeast in a context outside of … More A Casa – Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels & Parmesan Sea Salt Pretzels
I can’t think about this treat without remembering with wry amusement the second time I ever made this. As I recall, I so desperately wanted to make something tasty for my friends, but the only problem was, I was having a Terrible-Horrible-No-Good-Very-Bad Day. As the French would say, “tant pis!” As I now know all … More Pao de Queijo. Number 4.
