My brain is still not accepting the fact that summer is coming to a close. School starts this week for Princess Nagger and Little Dude – but wait…didn’t they just get out of school? Where’d the summer go?! Luckily they’re looking forward to returning to the halls of education – it’s a new adventure for Little…
It’s no secret I’m a wine girl, right? I mean, I drink wine, I make wine, I cook with wine and I drink wine. Oh wait, I already mentioned the drinking wine part. Years and years and years ago I made the unfortunate mistake of using cooking wine to enhance a recipe. You know the…
Our pets are not just animals or pets, they’re part of our family. We refer to the dogs and cats as brothers and sister to the kidlets, who treat them just like siblings. Because I care about what I feed my kids, I also care about what I feed our fur-babies. It’s very important to…
It’s been so hot so far this summer (yes, even Washington State has hot weather and not much rain during the summer months), and since we didn’t have central air up until this weekend (thank goodness we got it just before an excessive heat wave descended upon us!) we like to utilize our grill as…
Remember how I mention in my last post that Cascade has teamed up with Gail Simmons to showcase how food presentation is a huge part of creating the perfect dish? I think of that every time the hubby and I are watching Hell’s Kitchen or Master Chef and Chef Ramsey gets all bent out of…
Growing up, I loved hanging out in the kitchen with my great-grandmother. She had a stool in her kitchen just for me so I could sit and watch her work her magic, and help, too. She taught me a lot, and was very patient in spite of how young and messy I was. I love…
My crockpot has never failed me when I’ve concocted something unique to have the convenience of dinner cooking (and making the house smell good all day) so all that’s left is plating the yummy food and enjoying dinner with friends and family. Until this past Saturday, that is. See, Chef Boyardee is having this amazing…
