One of the hardest parts of having Peanut get sick over the last month is the food aversions she’s developed. She won’t go near baby food any more. If it’s on a spoon, she wants nothing to do with it. She also ignores the cubed avocado we offer her. Until she got sick, this was […]

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We go through a lot of taco seasoning around here. Of course, we use it for traditional tacos. But we also use it in other meals, like Texas Stew, for a little more punch than the original recipe calls for. Instead of buying envelop after envelop of taco seasoning, we found the following recipe to […]

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Here’s a recipe the kiddos had to try simply based on the name alone – but don’t be fooled by this recipe, the site has a lot of unique “grown-up” recipes. Unfortunately, I only found this site after the writer quit updating it with new recipes. It has a great system of rating the healthiness […]

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I occasionally follow a garden blogger who has come up with a pretty creative way of unloading extra zucchini by combining it with the old juvenile game of ding-dong-ditch. Simply sneak up to the neighbor’s front door, drop off a few zucchini, ring the door bell, and take off. Tempting… very tempting. Traditionally, there’s three […]

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No, it’s not Christmas – it’s wild black raspberry season. Wild black raspberries on vanilla ice cream is easily my favorite treat. Luckily for me, there’s a small patch I have access to nearby with just enough berries for a couple nights worth of snacking for me and the kiddos. With the drought last year, […]

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I was asked the other day “what ever happened to the Tasty Tuesday entries?” The simple answer: I decided they weren’t worth it. The longer answer: Even though I’ve been told I can whip up a scrumptious meal, there are thousands of places on the internet to find cooking information much better than I can […]

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No chance to snap a photo, but here’s a simple favorite of ours. It’s great with shrimp or grilled chicken. You can even throw in a few mushrooms if you’d like. 12 ounces dry bow-tie pasta 2 red bell peppers, sliced 3 cloves garlic, minced 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper (more or less based on […]

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I’m a steak and potato guy through and through and we stock our freezer with beef my brother raises, so I almost feel like I’m cheating by writing this… In my opinion the most under utilized “buy” at the meat counter is the boneless pork loin. Not the little marinaded tenderloins or anything else pre-cut, […]

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In addition to the homemade cookbook the kiddos gave me a few years back, they also gave me a great cook book of “lost suppers” one year. It’s called: Cook’s Country: Best Lost Suppers-yup, it’s from the PBS series. It’s filled with old-time, from-scratch, we-don’t-count-calories, big-supper recipes. Each one comes with a short back story […]

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Here’s a spin on meat loaf that isn’t new by any means, but often overlooked. Around our place it’s made up the night before and tucked in the refrigerator so the first one home can put it in the oven with some baked potatoes. A sharp cheddar adds a little more bite, though the kiddos […]

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