I love waffles. You could pour pancake batter into a waffle maker and BOOM! It looks 100 times more delicious.  What is it about them that’s so alluring?  Is it the crispy exterior?  The nooks?  The crannies?  Or maybe it is that I’m shallow.  Pancakes are often imperfect.  Pancakes can look like someone who jumped [...]

A few months ago we got a chest freezer.  (I have a narrow side-by-side fridge… you know, the kind that aims to save space by giving you a smaller fridge AND freezer…) The goal was to cook and prep all kinds of things to keep in there to make my life easier.  It has sort of [...]

New Year’s Eve… now it is just the night before a day off from work.  Once it was something big.  Something wild.  Something expensive that required a special outfit and special plans.  Heavy eating and heavy drinking.  But now?  Screw that.  I’m not staying up past midnight when I know an early-morning wake-up is inevitable.  [...]

I started making apple sauce from scratch a few years ago when I learned how “easy” it was.  Just core, slice, and dice a ton of apples… cook in a saucepan with a little water… stir, mash, stir, mash… add cinnamon and whatever else… stir, mash, stir, mash… until it is perfect.  At least a [...]

I’ve been wanting to compile some of my favorite recipes for a while — recipes that I actually make over and over again.  So here they are… my favorite recipes broken into a few categories.  Did I leave anything out? Big Batches: Turkey chili — This takes some time and it has a lot of [...]

My husband used to hate eggplant.  Would. Not. Eat it.  That was problematic for me for two reasons: 1) I get a boatload in my CSA box each year and struggle to eat it myself and 2) Eggplant is delicious and I’d like to for him to be able to partake in its deliciousness (for my convenience, [...]

Hubby got a new job — I’m very proud of him.  But before he even started this new job, we were invited to a party at his new boss’ house.  Obviously we had to bring something.  ”So what?” you say?  Here’s the kicker… Hubby works for the federal government and there are rules about the [...]

Hi.  Yes, I’m still here.  I haven’t completed forgotten about you despite all evidence to the contrary.  The new baby came along and I stopped giving you attention — I know.  My dog totally feels your pain.  If it is any consolation, I’m still writing about food and posting fun recipes on this other blog! [...]

Chili was one of those things that always intimidated me.  I don’t know why.  I guess because people always talk about their “special” chili or their “secret” recipe.  People make a big friggin deal about making chili.  Sure, there are many different ways to make it and there is no one right way (hear that, [...]

Oh my gosh, y’all… I found the most amazing recipe.  It is amazing for so many reasons and I want to tell you all of them! 1. It is a pasta recipe but it isn’t all heavy and boring and doused in a sauce from a can or jar. 2. It is fresh and light [...]