Pansy’s in a rut. Smock could also use some ideas as well. Can you help? We’re looking for recipes that… — are fairly simple to prepare — don’t have a lot of “goo” (cream of mushroom soup, Velveeta, dried onion soup mix, etc) — have a chance of tempting picky children — and that feed… Continue reading Recipe Call: Simple, Easy Recipes that feed the multitude
Category: Recipes
Happy Ratatouille-viewing Catholic
I’ll leave the robots to Pansy and just blog all-Ratatouille all the time. I’d love to write a long, leisurely review but Happy Catholic Julie wrote a good one, so I’ll just link to it and say, “what she said”: When “Fin” came up on the screen, I suppressed an impulse to applaud. No need.… Continue reading Happy Ratatouille-viewing Catholic
Two small delights
Regina Doman has an entry up about cake stands. I love cakes. I love baking them, I love eating them, and I love displaying them on the cake stand I inherited from my grandmother. And just reading that short entry about cake stands makes me want to drop what I’m doing and make a white… Continue reading Two small delights
Recipe of the Day: Italian Cheesecake
This recipe is from my Aunt Gertie via my Aunt Tina. Aunt Gertie is my grandfather’s sister. His family hails from the Bari region of Italy where this recipe originated. This recipe can be halved, and frankly, I cannot see anyone reason why anyone would make the original version. I halved it and used a… Continue reading Recipe of the Day: Italian Cheesecake
You Won’t Want To Eat These!
My Gorbulas is like the only picky eater I have produced. He only likes cereal and peanut butter and jelly. Oh and meatballs. But they have to be my homemade meatballs, not the frozen ones from the supermarket I tried once because he says they “make him want to throw up”. Fair enough. Mine are… Continue reading You Won’t Want To Eat These!
By Request
Sunnyday’s Lemon Squares I am definitely adding this to my WW menu.
Stupid Lemons!
Two weeks ago, I joined Weight Watchers (again). I signed up for the Core plan which is very similar to my diabetic diet. Since I am already a super hottie, I really need to lose weight for health reasons. I am at strong risk for developing Type II diabetes if I am not careful. Week… Continue reading Stupid Lemons!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
I finally tried Julie D.’s recipe for Thick and Chewy Chocolate Cookie Bars. The verdict? They really are all that. This is going to be a go-to recipe for me.