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I am about halfway through food prep for Easter. This will be the first time I host a “family holiday gathering – but I’ve done plenty of parties, so its more fun than trouble. Except for the housecleaning… Here is the menu: Appetizers veggies and …

I seem to be averaging once a week here. Well, better than not at all! So, I had some pork chops. Thick cut, but regular cut would work fine. I just knew I didn’t want the rice and mushroom thing going on this time. What …

WELL! I was just happily following along the instructions of a recipe I found online, and realized that – HEY – this is not right!!!! (I’ll be nice and not reveal the source because I never had a problem with this source before and of …

I am not shy about saying that I am a good cook. But I have never made ANY claims about my baking ability except to say that I did not inherit my Mom’s amazing baking talent, nor her love for baking. Although, funnily enough, the …

Okay, my husband says THIS is the keeper! I made variations of it before, but I think I am ready to present an actual recipe…. NOTE: Many pressure cooker recipes don’t clue you in that it can take 15-25 minutes to come to pressure and …

Well, nothing like starting a part-time job outside of the home to slow down blogging! I just finished my second week, so hopefully I am settling into my new schedule and will post more often again. The other night, I made that old stand-by: pork …

Well, it was worth the wait. I had a three lb boneless pork shoulder roast. the netted kind. Not on sale (unusual for me!) but it is an economical cut. Geez, maybe it was on sale. I know I paid just around $6 for it… …

Tomorrow, a boneless pork shoulder roast (the netted kind). Didn’t get going on it soon enough this evening. Tonight, I am using the last pound of frozen chicken tenders from Trader Joes. Defrosted them on the counter for about an hour then chopped them up …

I was going to make pea soup tonight. However, my “mouse” wrist is killing me. It is also my “chopping” wrist. Okay, time to seriously try the left hand for the mouse. And do sausage and pasta for dinner – with not many ingredients in …

I’m writing down everything as I go, and even started typing in the recipe on my yet-to-be-published and linked recipe page, but then realized that I have no idea how this is going to come out. It might take a few tries before I have …