Savory Dutch Baby
Not quite ready for yet another pizza night, I decided to try something a little differently with my favorite Lodge cast iron skillet. After some research, I went with a take on this Southern Living recipe. Ingredients: 3 eggs 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup flour (I used my King...
Quarantine Meal: So Many Potatoes!
Warning! This meal is super heavy, so make sure you're either super hungry or eat lightly. It's also not the most healthy, but it is warm & comforting on a hard working chilly night! If you make the potatoes ahead of time, this only takes 5 minutes to fix!...
Pantry & Freezer Spaghetti & Meatballs
Running low on some ingredients at home? Me too, but I'm determined to not have pasta and sauce every night - and I've been doing a really great job! But tonight I'm giving in......
Chocolate Cake from The Great Depression
No eggs, no milk, no butter? No problem! I mean, you will need SOME ingredients in order to make this cake, but you probably have most of them sitting in your cabinets. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup flour 1 cup sugar 1/2 tsp salt 3 tbsp cocoa 1 cup coffee...
3 More Quarantine Meals
I’ve Been Very Busy These Days: Quarantine Meals or More Appropriately – “Use What You Have”! If you haven’t seen my previous post on Quarantine Depression Era Meals, please see that here. As many of you, I have been inside since February waiting for this to pass. As I...
Quarantine/Depression Era Meals
Clearly these two events in history have great differences. But by studying people's reactions in time of stress & uncertainty, you can draw many similarities between the uncertainty around the economy and the supply chain of consumer goods & food products....
Yooper Pasty
Yooper Pasty - Comfort Food for Cold Days...
Spring Adventures in Maple Sugaring (Part II)
I have maple syrup y’all!!! Can I just say this has been a really crazy weird week – but here at the end I have beautiful tasting, fairly clear, and perfectly runny maple syrup! For my first time, there were TONS of questions like “Is that supposed to happen?”...
Spring Adventures in Maple Sugaring
Adventures in maple sugaring to make my very own maple syrup from my front yard!...
Fast & Healthy Burrito Bowl
I was having some serious taco cravings last night and decided against going to my favorite fast food taco joint for my favorite crunchwrap supreme. It’s 15 minutes away and requires putting on pants, so that was absolutely not happening, nor was I about to pay a ridiculous delivery...
Too Cold? Two Soups Day!
It’s cold! I decided to warm up by making two comforting soups on this cold work night. I work from home, sequestered to the main area of my house as the temperature drops and continues to drop until the slow warmth of spring comes. Some days I can wear...
Leftover Stir Fry
This week I’d like to highlight the phenomenon of looking in your fridge, seeing all of your leftovers, and thinking “What the heck – none of these will make me a meal!”. I’m here to tell you that you probably CAN make a meal with some really wacky leftovers,...