Do you have a favorite go-to lunch. I do. My friend and I do. We call it our sandwich. I’m not sure how our sandwich got started but it’s evolved along the way. It’s not for everybody. Not everyone wants a sandwich filled with veggies. We say things like “can you come over I have … Continue reading Our Favorite Sandwich
Let's face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me. -Audrey Hepburn I think it’s safe to say that I’m all about the home cooked meal, making things from scratch. Real food. I mean you’re feeding real people right? Now that doesn’t mean that we … Continue reading Lazy Lucy’s Black Forest Cake
These granola bars are really, truly the best, most addictive things you can possibly make in less than 10 minutes. I’m not kidding. You’ll probably hate me because you won’t be able to resist them. There are so many ways you can make them your favorite. They can be as healthy, or unhealthy, as you … Continue reading DIY Granola Bars
I am so excited. A friend brought me bags and bags of dollar produce. Bags full of tomatoes. She knows me so well. What, you ask, might one do with 6 bags of tomatoes that need to used like right now? We’re going to make sauce. Not fancy. Not complicated. Just a quick batch of … Continue reading Easy Peasy Tomato Sauce
Mmmm, nothing like the smell of muffins fresh from the oven. We like banana muffins here. And by we, I mean the kids. I try other types but they never go over as well. Remember the muffins I told about last week? This particular recipe is a family secret and, since we’re practically family now, … Continue reading Everyone’s Banana Muffins
"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well." -Virginia Woolf Ok, I hear ya. You don’t have time to take an afternoon to make bread. Good food though, that’s important. How we fuel our bodies has a huge impact on how we function. I’m not a nutritionist but I … Continue reading You Gotta Eat
Let me tell you a little more about my middle child, A. She loves to cook. And oh how she loves to bake. This little chicky has been baking muffins from memory since she was 4 years old. Banana muffins. Hands down the absolute favorite in our house. My sweetest memories of her are blond … Continue reading Blonde Curls and Banana Peels
Soup. What isn't to love? It's one of the least expensive ways I feed my family. When I find great deals on discount produce, I make soup. Locally, I can get these amazing $1 produce bags. I am in love. If I’m lucky, I can get enough produce for the week for a couple bucks. … Continue reading Save Money, Make Soup
Bread is the staff of life.— English ProverbCited as“The proverb was first recorded in 1638 in Penkethman, Artachthos” in Martin H. Manser, The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs (2007), 33. I love, love, love to experiment in the kitchen. Everything about cooking, about baking is science. It's all about denaturing proteins, chemical reactions, fermentation. … Continue reading The Science of Baking
The Science of My Life 