Category Archive: Food

Nutella Cookies – Must Nut Be My Thing

  Nutella cookies…mmm, the idea sounds so delicious. You may not have noticed this, but there is A LOT of Nutella on Pinterest. I’m okay with Nutella, the chocolate-hazelnut spread from Italy, but… Continue reading

Glazed Donut Muffins – Not Quite as Good as the Real Thing

Fact: Donuts are one of the best tasting things in the world. Done right, they are soft on the outside, airy on the inside and just sugary enough to nearly melt on your… Continue reading

Spicy Thai Chicken Bites — A Long Time In the Making

I have been on a Thai kick, I admit that, and not just because I recently watched Dodgeball, and it’s the name of Ben Stiller’s character. I used to have a favorite Thai… Continue reading

Copycat Cheez-It Cheese Crackers – A Delicious Alternative in the Short Run

The kids around here love those Cheez-It crackers, so I thought it might be fun to try to make them at home without all of the preservatives and artificial color using this recipe… Continue reading

Some Enchanted Evening, You May Eat This Salmon

This year, Manfrengensen has been discovering the joys of fish. He was never wild about fish, but then he tried grilled tuna, which is apparently the gateway fish to pescatarianism. In August, he… Continue reading

Brave Themed Birthday Party

From my other blog, Egghead23’s World, some highlights from a Brave Themed Birthday Party we had this weekend for my daughter, who loved the Pixar movie Brave. via Brave Themed Birthday Party.

Flipping Easy — A Bird in a Crock Pot

Sometimes on a Monday, you just don’t feel like cooking dinner, know what I mean? It’s a good day for something that’s easy to make in a crock pot, like this roasted chicken. The… Continue reading

Cookies and Cream Cookies. So Sweet, They Have the Word “Cookies” Twice in the Title

My older son, Edison loves all things cookies and cream. He loves cookies and cream ice cream, cookies and cream pop-tarts, cookies and cream Hershey bars; basically if it’s got any kind of… Continue reading

Potato, Potata, It’s Not Quite Piccata

It may or may not be obvious by now, but I am always looking out for new recipes. I had made Chicken Piccata many times in the past, but I found this recipe… Continue reading

Put Your Potatoes In – To This Gnocchi Recipe

Being a woman of Italian descent, I grew up eating gnocchi and have loved every single one I’ve eaten. It’s pasta, but it’s a dumpling, and when it’s done right, it just about… Continue reading