A Very Grainy Breakfast – Another Challenge Dish
I am so sleepy this morning! I tossed and turned all night and I’m not sure I slept more than a couple hours all in all. Not sure what’s with me! I decided to try to at least start my…
Dinner With Kath & Matt
Tonight, hubby and I enjoyed a fabulous, casual dinner with Kath (from katheats.com) and her hubby Matt. Before heading over, I prepared Ellie’s Pear Ginger Crumble. The dish used lots of fresh pears, fresh grated ginger, and hand-squeezed lemon juice….
Ellie’s Pumpkin Pie Muffins – My Challenge Dish
For my challenge dish this week, I made Ellie Krieger’s Pumpkin Pie Muffins, which use both the canned pumpkin and pumpkin seeds. I love to multi-task! The muffins used lots of healthy ingredients…but they used a LOT of ingredients! Into…
Real Simple’s Faster & Healthier Comfort Food Dinner – Meatloaf
I always get suckered into the cover pages of magazines and their eye-catching headlines. The February 2009 Real Simple magazine was no exception with its promise of “Comfort Food Tonight – Your favorite recipes made faster (and healthier). All of…
Mom’s B-day Dinner & Cake
My mom is a pretty hands-on kinda person, so her real b-day dinner was take-out from PF Changs Saturday night. Getting take-out is often the only way to get her to sit still and attempt to relax, rather than spending…
Ellie’s Fettuccine Bolognese
As mentioned and planned yesterday, tonight I made Ellie Krieger’s Fettuccine Bolognese. I used to think Bolognese sauce was the same as meat sauce, but it’s actually a meat sauce with a touch of milk or cream, making it slightly…