I get asked all the time where do I get my ideas. My creative inspiration comes from all kinds of places. Menus I have seen, a farmers market, magazines, sometimes just a comment from a 7th grade boy. Well, my latest recipe comes from a comment that one of my son’s friends made to me […]
All about the sides!
Every year about this time I start to think about the sides I am going to prepare for Thanksgiving. I watch the Food Network, I read the magazines and I even experiment in my kitchen. The one thing I have found is that the side dishes are a really big deal! If you ask someone […]
Back to Basics
When things get busy around here sometimes I say “Gang, time to get things back to neutral!” Well, it has been one of those weeks. Halloween, an amazing giveaway, end of the year middle school football banquet (congratulations to my sweet son Jack for being named All Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year!) and then […]
And the Winner is….
Better Late than never….After lots of work preparing the spreadsheet of entries, I am ready to announce the winner of the Best Mixer on the planet! This KitchenAid is the Mac Daddy of them all. It is the most powerful yet quiet as a sleeping kitten! It will make any kitchen get looks and smiles […]
Call me stupid….
Dear Amy, Cookbook Queen and friends, Although I’ve been lucky enough to get a TV spot and have various food opportunities, I am really a newbie to the food and blogging world. I’ve been learning as I go along and am not extremely computer savvy. I’ve had a great time learning along the way but unfortunately, I […]