It’s Saturday morning, the air has a hint of coolness to it, and I am sitting here pretending that it will feel like fall today. The windows are open, a breeze is blowing through the house, and tomatoes and garlic are roasting in the oven. I probably have another hour before I have to close the house up again and turn on the air conditioner. Today’s Bountiful Basket haul was…
Did you know that when you roast a bulb of strong and pungent garlic, it becomes soft and sweet and oh so amazing? Roasting garlic is one of the simplest things you can do in the kitchen. Even for you non-cooks out there, you can do this. It’s so easy. Choose a bulb of garlic that has a flat bottom. Slice off the very bottom of the garlic so that…
It’s been a while since our last Kid’s Cook Monday post. With the end of summer, a little bit of traveling, and some crazy cold that kept me on the couch for a week, I haven’t spent much time in the kitchen. I woke up feeling better this morning, so I decided to go with my new energy and get some cooking and cleaning done. After cranking out a few…
Yesterday afternoon, we decided to head out to California to visit family. Because it was a last minute decision, I didn’t have time to plan and pack food as I would normally have. I had a few snacks to throw into a bag including a Larabar, some almonds, and some fruit, but what would I have for dinner? As we pulled into the halfway point to get gas and food,…
Two exciting things wrapped up this week. First, and most important, my auction to benefit A Fund For Jennie closed with a winning bid of $275 from April. Thank you to everyone who participated. You will be excited to know that so far over $63,000 has been raised for Jennifer Perillo and her daughters through the Bloggers Without Borders campaign. The outpouring of support has exceeded everyone’s wildest expectations, and…
I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed lately. Overwhelmed in a good way, with many fun and rewarding opportunities coming my way, but stressed nonetheless. Even though I am not the most organized person (I think I just heard my husband snort at that)…ok, I am the owner of multiple piles in our house…anyways, too much disorganization sends my stress level into overdrive. Thankfully yesterday was Sunday, the perfect day to…
Bidding is now closed! Thank you to April who was the winning bidder with $275. Thank you too all who participated! I’m pretty sure I had never visited Jennifer Perillo’s blog before August 8th. I had been following her on Twitter for a while, but hadn’t yet made it over to read her food writing. The morning of August 8th however, I read a chilling tweet from her feed…