A Recipe and a Question My 14-year-old daughter and I are playing around with a gluten-free, dairy-free diet, as per our Doctor Mary's suggestion. It's hard! Especially when one is hanging out downtown and stops by a shop called Candyland. I'm just saying. And yet...as you can see in the photo from yesterday's post, where … [Read more...]
In case you missed it…
...and you probably did, because my segment ran a half hour early... Here's the video from this morning's show: (I'm the really short one.) And here's the recipe that I used! Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese INGREDIENTS 2/3 lb elbow macaroni (yield: 4 cups cooked) 1 1/4 cups whole milk 1 heaping TB all-purpose flour 1 TB … [Read more...]
An Interview with Amy Thielen
Alternately Titled: Why I Wish I had Cable Amy Thielen is a chef, author, and host of Food Network's Heartland Table. She is also a native Minnesotan, which, in my opinion, is her real claim to fame. Hey, we small-town girls gotta stick together! I had the chance to talk with Amy this week to promote the 2nd season of Heartland Table, which … [Read more...]
Back-to-School Lunch Box Review: Crystal Farms Cheese Nibblers
There aren't many ways I've tried to "monetize" this blog although [honest blogging alert] I'm tempted sometimes because right now we have zero income. (It's all good, though. God always provides.) That said, sometimes I get asked to review a product in exchange for trying it out for free. I like those two words for free, by the way. They are … [Read more...]
Family Fun 101
The Banana Split Edition ~ For my blog reader Trish, with love and endless gratitude ~ Okay friends, this post has gotta be quick because it's Friday and Friday means one thing: Family Fun. (Not to mention, a mom's who not all distracted by blogging.) (Just sayin'.) When's the last time you made banana splits? For me, they conjure up … [Read more...]
Kids in the Kitchen
The “Mommy’s Meatloaf” Edition This post is dedicated to George’s godparents, who don’t like “dwoss” things but who do like George. This is George, Kid Number Six and resident sous-chef: He’s three, going on 30. Seriously, how many 3-year-olds like to help their mom make meatloaf? Exactly all of them, that’s how … [Read more...]
Let them eat {Lethal Peppermint Chocolate} cake!
~ For Natalie ~ This post must needs be short & sweet. A recipe! For you! How sweet is that? (I'm not bragging, you know. This recipe is brought to you courtesy of Charlotte, who bought me this cookbook--highly recommended--when George and I visited her family two autumns ago.) Here's the printable recipe: Lethal Peppermint Chocolate … [Read more...]
Back-to-Back Birthdays/Food-Fueled Gratitude Palooza
Prologue: I have to admit that the closer I get to my little guy’s due date, the more eagerly I try to clear the calendar. It’s a beholden-to-no-man (save for my doctor) kind of thing… And she’s a woman, so there you go. Hosting Thanksgiving as well as a sleepover for my back-to-back birthday girls last week was the last big To-Do on my list, I … [Read more...]
Yet Another Birthday Cake Post!
Not to worry, though—this one comes to you angst-free. Yay, right? That river of insecurity is more of a gentle…stream this morning. Must be the good night of sleep, the sun that is shining, and that chirp-chirpy bird in the tree I’m hearing. Oh, and that cup of French Roast didn’t hurt. So. The cake. Jem had a couple of friends spend the … [Read more...]
Food for your Body, Food for your Soul: A Double Give-Away!
Okay, so all that talk of dieting has made me hungry—hungry for good food (the kind that I can and should have) and hungry for the grace I need to be strong in spirit.The two go hand-in-hand, do they not?First, I was asked by a spokeswoman from No Name Premium Meat and Seafood to try their products in exchange for a review and giveaway.Lucky for … [Read more...]
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