Food, Link Party, Photography

Bruschetta That’s Easier to Make Than it is to Pronounce

  It's pronounced BRUSKETTA. I know this because I had to Google it. There is no Wizard behind the curtain here; I have no secrets. Especially when I came up with this recipe a few weeks ago for my friend Rebecca's birthday. I was at the Jewel (a local grocery chain) looking for "fun food"… Continue reading Bruschetta That’s Easier to Make Than it is to Pronounce

Freezer Corn
Family, Food, Link Party

Freezer Corn is Good For the Soul

  Recently, my mom had told me about this amazing sweet corn that she found 20 minutes away at a farm we usually go to for strawberry picking and pumpkin chucking. She loved it so much that she had suggested we make frozen corn from this amazing sweet corn so we could enjoy it year round. I… Continue reading Freezer Corn is Good For the Soul

Food, Life, Motherhood

Sometimes You Just Need Pancakes

  Can I just say THANK YOU? To the friends who called, texted, emailed, sent packages and love from afar in response to Ellie's kindergarten "woes". You do not know, how much it meant to me.  I got a card from a long-time friend on Saturday and I just wept. Happy tears. I feel loved.… Continue reading Sometimes You Just Need Pancakes

Family, Food, Friends, Humor, Recipes

Four Ingredient Recipes- Filipino Egg Rolls (Lumpia)

Over the last ten years, I've written several times about Rebecca's egg rolls. They are most likely my favorite food I've ever eaten. If you've never had them before, they're well worth the effort.  First published February 17, 2012 Last February, I wrote about these delicious nibbles on my blog. It's a funny story about… Continue reading Four Ingredient Recipes- Filipino Egg Rolls (Lumpia)

Food, Humor, Link Party, Recipes

Four Ingredient Recipes- Caramel Apples

Nothing says fall to me more than caramel apples for dessert. Or for dinner. Or breakfast. Don't judge. Caramel Apples (recipe courtesy Kraft) * six apples -I guess to be technical this would make it a nine-ingredient recipe. But we aren't being technical. * 14-ounce package of caramels * 2 Tbsp. milk * craft sticks… Continue reading Four Ingredient Recipes- Caramel Apples

Food, Life, Recipes

Four-ish Ingredient Recipes- Better Than Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup

  So the following recipe has garnered me a little attention over the past 10 years. I got it from an old neighbor who got it from her mom. I first had the soup at her house one afternoon while our then-toddler daughters were playing in the next room and I ended up eating three bowls full. Three bowls,… Continue reading Four-ish Ingredient Recipes- Better Than Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup