Well, you don’t really see this at my house very often! My husband said “what is THAT doing here?” when he came home tonight. I’ve had it in my brain to try out that infamous ‘beer can chicken’ recipe for awhile now and tonight was the night. I picked up a six-er on my way […]
Crock Pot White Bean Chili – Cheater!
So Ms. Fig posts her recipe for Pomegranate Jelly and labels it a “cheater version” for using bottled pomegranate juice? I commented that using bottled juice is no more a cheat than using canned chicken stock in soup, something I do most of the time I make it. (Although to do soup it up with […]
December 15, 2009 by 1 Comment
Camera Cleanout: Cranberry Sauce
Time for a camera clean-out. This should have gone up a long time ago but now that I think about it, there is value to holiday cooking postmortems since many Christmas dinners look a lot like Thanksgiving dinners. I saw lots of discussions on turkey, stuffing, various side dishes, and pies this year but not […]
December 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Useless Crap
Not pretty, is it? I really liked this article on Mintlife Blog. It offers strategic advice on how to divest your life of clutter. In a nutshell, they recommend moving items you don’t use to an “outbox”. An outbox is some shelf, corner of the garage, or a room where you get things out of […]
December 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
All the rest is GRAVY!
Can you believe that this is the most coveted kitchen utensil in my mom’s aresenal? Its a birch twig whisk and apparently it is Scandinavian in origin. On Thanksgiving day when I Facebooked about the fact that my brother did not want me to bring anything to dinner I received a lot of congratulatory emails […]
December 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Spiced Fig Jam: Holiday Gift Collective Item #2
‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving and nothing is stirring in my kitchen! Time to make some spiced fig jam! This year it is my little brother’s turn having the honor of cooking dinner and he is not letting anyone bring anything! I’m certainly good with that! While others have been preparing all week, I’ve been […]
November 25, 2009 by 4 Comments
Get what do YOU want for Christmas?
Christmas gift giving in my family is an elaborate dance that culminates in just about everyone getting what they wanted (more or less) while still managing to act completely surprised when opening gifts. There are very few actual surprises which is either good or bad depending on your point of view. We all employ our […]
November 7, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Tuscan Pumpkin and White Bean Soup My Unsweet Truth about Pumpkin Pie
If I am to be honest here I must admit something. I don’t really like pumpkin pie. Never really have. Oh, I eat it when it has been lovingly prepared for a holiday feast because I do appreciate the tradition itself and while I don’t really like pumpkin pie, I don’t really hate it either. […]
November 5, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Pepper Jelly: Holiday Gift Collective Item # 1
I don’t really know why the memory of my grandmother’s Pepper Jelly popped into my head a month or so. Just about every year she would make several batches of both the red and the green versions. She’d can them using the old style paraffin wax method of canning which I’ve never trusted but which […]
November 1, 2009 by 5 Comments
Its Time to Think About Christmas!
Get the Christmas Countdown Clock widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! Not seeing a widget? (More info) Please don’t throw things at me for putting it out there! You know I’m right. If there is any time of year that can benefit with just a tiny bit of planning it is […]
October 11, 2009 by Leave a Comment
