Cooking During Stolen Moments has a wonderful recipe for homemade Portillo’s chopped salad. I was intrigued enough by the picture to whip up a batch just before supper was ready this evening — I didn’t have bacon or gorgonzola cheese, so I had to substitute ham and reggiano cheese… OK, and I had to use … [Read more…]
What do you do when you’re becoming anemic? If you are me, you look for recipes with blackstrap molasses, of course! (wait a minute, you’re thinking. It’s 100 degrees down there in South Carolina right now! Shouldn’t you be sitting on chairs, drinking mint juleps and munching on cucumber sandwiches under a magnolia tree? What … [Read more…]
Many, many thanks go to my friend Malia, who introduced me to the blogsite Cooking During Stolen Moments. You really don’t want to miss this one! As just one example of the great recipes she has, check out her recipe for “Chicken Things” (as she calls them). I was excited to try them, and I … [Read more…]
First, the bad news…. NO SNOW. If you heard the sound of weeping and wailing this morning, that was the sound of all upstate South Carolina children as they woke up to find, not snow, but freezing rain. Oh, the disappointment in this house was pretty severe. Several children expressed a great interest in packing … [Read more…]
(picture taken from Cooking Light magazine) You asked for it, you got it! It looks heavenly, doesn’t it? If you can’t wait for the chance to try this recipe (and believe me, it tastes even better than it looks, if that were possible!), make your way over to Cooking Light and see just how easy … [Read more…]
I could post about how several members of my family are sick (again), or the hysterical song my dh came up with about President Obama buying us all pizza… … but I don’t think that would interest many. So instead, I offer you this AMAZING, wonderful, easy pretzel recipe from Allrecipes. I’ve tried making pretzels before, … [Read more…]
Can you think of a better way to start a homeschooling Monday morning than by picking blueberries? No, I couldn’t either… so off we went! Due to the extreme drought we’re having here in upstate South Carolina, the blueberry season has been delayed… in fact, they’re still in the almost-but-not-completely-ripe stage, but we didn’t let that stop … [Read more…]
My apologies for not getting this out sooner! This recipe represents a normal recipe plus my additions… so you get them the way we make them here! 1 1/2 c all-purpose flour1 c whole wheat flour1/4 c wheat germ1/2 c sugar1 tbsp baking powder1/2 tsp salt1 c milk6 tbsp butter, melted1 tsp vanilla extract1 large … [Read more…]