I often have an intended meal in mind for the day and end up changing it five minutes before I start cooking. One of the nice things about being a work at home parent is that I have the leisure of doing things like that. Sometimes I change my mind due to time constraints (we …
From what it looks like upon my brief search into the history of authentic buffalo wings, it is no different than many great legends – the details are disputed. One thing is certain, this legendary dish graces the menu of nearly every restaurant/bar where I’ve ever dined and I’m willing to bet that nearly every …
My husband requested chicken fried chicken for dinner this week so I made it a couple nights ago. It’s one of those meals that either turns out fantastically or horribly, depending on the day. There is no rhyme or reason with chicken fried chicken and my ability to cook it. This time it turned out …
My husband brought home a couple pounds of venison sausage the other day. It was a gift from his coworker, who had it made from a deer he shot while hunting. I grew up eating deer because many of my uncles are avid hunters and I’ve never been scared of it or grossed out. I …
I know why you’re here. You’re reading this because of that title, aren’t you. I don’t blame you. Let’s say it again, together this time: Andes. Double. Chocolate. Cookies. I make cookies about once a month. The kids love them, we love them, what’s not to love? These may have edged the Nutella Stuffed Chocolate …
It’s almost election time! And I survived Hurricane Sandy! And my kids went another Halloween not having any idea that they’re missing out on a crap load of junk candy that will rot their teeth and send them bouncing off walls and knocking heads into each other. I went to a local orchard market a …
I have a chronic pinning condition. I pin mostly to my Go, Eat, Drink, Do, and Wear boards. That doesn’t surprise you at all, does it? The only pins I collect are ones I actually have intentions of doing something with someday. My Go board is full of beauty that I want to drink in …
I love meat tubes. I’m talking sausage and hot dogs, people. Scrape those tasty bits of meat in a pile and stuff it in a casing and it is something that will always be welcome in my mouth. It was a hot dog kind of night last night. You know I enjoy slow cooking and …
I had an itch yesterday that needed scratched. It was a need for fresh, yeasty, warm, chewy bread straight from the oven. Because I’m such a glutton, I not only made a loaf of sandwich bread but also a peach-goat cheese focaccia. And I saw it, and smelled it, and tasted it, and said it …
I grew up in PA Dutch Country. It was normal for me to see hog maw, chow chow, shoofly pie, mincemeat pie, real pot pie (the kind with thinly rolled pasta squares, not the kind with a pie crust on top), and scrapple at any given family gathering or on my own table. One of …