Super quick lunch

So Jody called today and said, “I’m on my way home.” Now, it takes less than ten minutes to get from the church to our apartment, so I hung up the phone and got busy with some food. I was in the middle of cubing zucchini to make zucchini bread (currently smelling up our humble [...]

Who knew driveways could be so fun?

We’ve got gravel all the way to the top! yay! And I cooked a lovely dinner last night, to be enjoyed while we perused paint samples that were stuck to the wall and all over half our table! Seriously though, you should try this dinner. I recommend chopping the shallots and leek the night before, [...]

A recipe to die for…

…and I haven’t even made it yet!! But I can just tell it will be good… Check out these apple dumplings from Pioneer Woman Cooks.

Cookie Nirvana

Tonight a series of happy accidents, plus one great recipe and good tips my mom taught me when I was itty bitty led to something that can only be described as cookie nirvana. First, the recipe. This is from the great random little site called hillbillyhousewife.com. She specializes in healthy food, and so these chocolate [...]

Pie… and other important things in life

I had a lot of fun just before Christmas cooking and baking, taking particular pleasure in this apple cranberry pie, made completely from scratch, crust and all. It amazes me sometimes how simple cooking is. This wonderful, flaky crust is just butter, flour, a pinch of salt, and a bit of ice water. Perhaps one [...]

Simple things…

I recently discovered that I like to cook. I had thought for a while that I didn’t like to cook, and I’m still not entirely sure what changed my mind, but there you have it. I’ve been cooking up a storm lately making everything from homemade coleslaw to whole wheat muffin mix, and of course, [...]