Multigenerational Disney

We just got back from a trip to the mecca of all things commercial… Orlando, and I feel like I learned a lot on this trip. We drove down in a mini-van with 4 kids to meet my mother and her sister in law (both in their 80’s). We left behind some seriously nasty weather…

It’s all in the sauce

Want to build a better burger? Who doesn’t? I feel like I have come a long way from the days of grilling up the Sam’s club frozen meat disks (Tasteless and dry), and am constantly looking for ways to elevate one of my kids favorite meals. Now I always use my own fresh ground beef,…

World’s ugliest Appetizer?

Ugly yes, but make them anyway… you will thank me later. This unappetizing appetizer is the first thing to go whenever I serve it. They are so tasty and versatile! I have switched up the ingredients so many times I cannot even count them all. I like to keep all the ingredients on hand for…

Easy Shrimp Pasta

New Orleans, what a lovely city! And the food – I NEVER had a bad meal in New Orleans. Wait a minute.. I take that back, there was that one time after a Mardi Gras parade that a the crowd herded us to this place called the Steak Pit. We should have known better, but…

It’s a balmy 31 degrees, get out the grill!

Lordy! After last week at windchills of 5 below, we are finally warming up a little. It was in the 30’s which means it is officially warm enough to grill and it was “bowling night” which in Frank-speak means we would be bowling if Margie and Jess were not so bad at it! On bowling…

Quick and Dirty Squash Pasta

I LOVE squash ravioli sauteed in a little sage butter, there is nothing better! The unfortunate thing is that I can rarely find it, don’t have time to make it, and my darn brother who makes it lives to darn far away! Sigh. My friend Sue, cooked me dinner a little while back and served…

Easy Corn Chowder

I miss my BBQ grill… and at 15 below wind chill, I am fairly unlikely to yank it out from it’s protective snow-covered blanket. In order to remind myself that sunnier days will be coming I like to make a soup that is reminiscent of summer. Corn chowder! Love it! The flavors are so sweet…

Cupcake Heaven

Great Super Bowl Game! We enjoyed a great party with our college buddies and as usual, the food ROCKED! I ate so much I thought I would bust. Our friend, Frank, makes the best chicken wings in the world, and his wife Lisa has party-throwing down to a science. We always have a great time…

Snickerdoodles on steroids

Who came up with the name for Snickerdoodles anyway? Lame. Non-descriptive. If taken literally, you conjure up an image of cheese doodles dipped in melted snickers bars. (New future blog post?) I would have named them something more… apt. At any rate, I never have cream of tartar, so I just skip it. These are…

Last of the pork!

Well, now to the end of my pork tenderloin from Costco – So far my $15 package has fed BBQ pork tenderloin to 12 people at a dinner party, and made cuban sandwiches for dinner with leftover sandwiches for lunch the next day. Now for the last of my pig stash: When I was prepping…