On a whim I picked up a jar of almond butter with honey. I’ve never had almond butter but I’ve heard about it and thought it sounded wonderful. The jar with honey in it was particularly enticing, peanut butter and honey is a favorite combination of mine, especially on celery. I eagerly dug into the […]
Sometimes you need to make something to go, a special delivery for someone? Do you know what the best thing about making a dish for someone else is? It doesn’t matter how many fat and calories it has (bwahaha), I mean it’s the thought that counts. If you plan it right you also make sure […]
We had our first ever cookie exchange at work. The deal was: bring two dozen cookies, of the same or different kind, you come home with two dozen cookies that someone else baked. Since I’m not a big fan of baking (except doing my duty during the holidays and other special occasions), I was excited […]
Something about the holiday times that turns, even me, the non-baker, into a cookie fiend. I rarely make cookies (just ask my cookie deprived family). It’s not that I don’t like cookies, it’s that I do like cookies. I like them just a little too much. They are just too easy to eat. It usually starts […]
During this last week of rewarming leftovers, and making basic leftover foods like Shepherd’s Pie and Turkey Noodle Soup, I’ve had time to browse through some old photos. I didn’t post them for one reason or another, maybe the photos weren’t that great, or they were disappointing recipes, or like this one…a failure (as originally […]
Keeping in line with our companies focus towards healthier eating in the month of November (oh why couldn’t it be January instead?), our Thanksgiving potluck organizer (read me) encouraged the staff to prepare something healthier. Oh the resistance, the moaning and the groaning. Thanksgiving is when you let it all hang out, consume huge quantities […]
Pies are as important to a Thanksgiving meal as the turkey is. Even for me, the non-baker/dessert maker. Even I feel compelled to make not just one, but at least three pies. The holy trinity of pies is pumpkin, apple and pecan. My usual repertoire is pumpkin, apple and a cran-cherry because I don’t much […]
Chantel has ruined my reputation! You have to understand, I am not a baker, I do not bake! A rare occasion maybe; but there is just so much….measuring, and you have to be so…..exact, and you have to…..follow directions. If you know me, you would think that a would be such a natural at baking […]
