Whipped Out

I almost forgot about the weekly menu (again) because I’m currently in Toronto, where I’ll be until Tuesday. So, of course, that means an abbreviated menu this week, but I still need to cook the last part of the week, so let’s see…
Wednesday: pork chops. On the grill if it’s nice, in the oven if [...]

My friend E. is the mom of 2 toddlers. She’s also pregnant w/her third child and has just been put on bedrest. Yikes! Thankfully, her husband works from home so he can help out, but the biggest challenge is meal ideas. Here’s what she has to say:

I am drawing a blank when it comes [...]

This weekly menu thing is for the birds. Who thought this was a good idea? Okay, the truth is, I NEED the weekly menu, because it’s ugly when I don’t have one (like last week). We seem quite aimless and are always guessing at what we’re going to eat. It causes stress and makes me [...]

I’m a big fan of Etsy stores and I can spend hours surfing on Etsy. Sometimes I’ll look for something in particular, other times I’ll just hit a general browse and look to see what catches my eye. That’s what I was doing when I stumbled upon this apron shop, Snappy Shop. Not only are [...]

Last week I was in Columbus, Ohio for the Romantic Times Booklovers convention. I have to admit, I wasn’t too convinced about going to Columbus, but I was proven wrong in a big way. The city is lovely and charming, the downtown area we were in was well-developed and had plenty to offer in the [...]

I think I may have mentioned this, but I’m going to be out of town for the next week so not a lot of cooking will get done. Well, not by me, anyway. I’ve been thinking of a few dinner ideas I can suggest to my family while I’m gone. Things that don’t require a [...]

No recipes from me today, I couldn’t think of anything to share! But I was going through pictures and realized I’d taken some pictures of my wine collection when I got my new wine chiller, so I thought I’d share.
A few years ago, I got an 8-bottle wine chiller on clearance somewhere. Actually, I wasn’t [...]

Let me share something sad with you: we spent most of the morning and a portion of the afternoon yesterday doing some grocery shopping at Sam’s Club and Walmart. But I went without first planning my menu for the week, but we already had a long list for each place, of staples we needed. [...]

This is a recipe I discovered three years ago, when I used to subscribe to the Betty Crocker Dinner Made Easy newsletter, and got dinner ideas delivered to my inbox. Now, my inbox is so overwhelming I don’t get fun stuff like that anymore.
I usually keep tortillas, cheddar cheese and a large bag of [...]

Last week I was in Toronto and though I came home early thanks to being sick, I only cooked one night out of the last ten days because first we were out of town, then I was out of town and then we were all sick. So we’re ready for some home-cooked meals, but once [...]