Kind of an exciting week this past week. My first grandchild arrived 3 weeks earlier than expected. Everyone is doing well; she is a healthy beautiful little girl and I am so excited for the new parents and all the adventures they will have. It is super sweet to see my son who is a pretty big guy holding his tiny little daughter, melts my … Continue reading Cabbage and Sausage soup
I struggle for healthy satisfying weekday breakfast ideas. I go through phases of cereal, english muffins, oatmeal, a smoothie or I will make a frittata and eat a piece every morning for the week. I try to think about eating something healthy but when it comes right down to it I really am going to grab whatever is simple. Which is kind of sad since … Continue reading Shirred Eggs – breakfast bowls
While you are reading this on Sunday morning or at least I am posting this on Sunday morning Friday night I was looking on my site for this recipe. There were a handful of people at the house and we were prepping for the baby shower for my son and daughter-in-law; my first grandbaby the following day. The theme is horses so we are having … Continue reading marinated chicken thighs
If you read my blog fairly frequently you might think I just posted this; I even questioned it myself but they are different soups with similar ingredients. This one I adapted from a recipe I found in allrecipes.com that was submitted by domesticgoddess. It comes together quickly and has fabulous flavor and fits the bill around here. We got over a foot of snow here … Continue reading Tuscan Bean and Italian Sausage Soup
I have a love dislike relationship when it comes to focaccia bread. I love bread don’t get me wrong but I have had some delicious focaccia and some terrible focaccia bread over the years; this one is a keeper. Most of my disappointment comes from it being too dry or stale even. It comes to not calorie worthy and that is saying something when it … Continue reading Focaccia Bread
I made these cookies last week for our #worldwidewednesday family dinner. They were crazy good and I will be adding these; not only to my Christmas baking list but I have plans to make them later today. We have family up for the weekend and who doesn’t need a little treat now and again. The original recipe asked for guava paste but I could not … Continue reading Shortbread thumbprint cookies – Mantecaditos
This is one of the things on the menu today that I will be making, I am sure it it not a healthy option but I think it is a slightly healthier than chicken wings, OK I know that’s a low hurdle but the fam has been discussing how to pay more attention to our health. My husband made chili for the game today; albeit … Continue reading General Tso’s Cauliflower
With the arctic weather we had the last couple of days here in New England you might be looking for something to warm your soul. We woke up to a whopping temperature of -19 degrees with a feels like -33 degrees with the windchill factor. I personally do not remember it ever being that cold around here. I made sure that we were as prepared … Continue reading Chocolate stout chili
I try to write about a variety of recipes that I make since I cook and bake fairly often but I wanted to share another yummy soup recipe with you all. Soup and Chili are on the menu today as well but I am making one I already shared with you so next week will not be a soup recipe, I hope. Every so often … Continue reading Cheese Ham and Potato soup
I am sitting here enjoying the last of the soups I made last week and I think you should make this or something close with the things you like eating. I mean homemade soup is really easy to adapt to what you have on hand. Technically there are three components to making a lovely soup or stew. 1st is liquid, 2nd aromatics and 3rd volumizing … Continue reading Sausage, Spinach and Bean soup
