Need an idea for your Saturday breakfast? My little guy peeled a mushy banana and it fell apart in his hands. He sobbed for me to fix it. And because sometimes life hands you mushy bananas that won’t stick back together, you have no choice but to make muffins. I looked to my favorite recipe […]

Back in 2004, the folks at Cooks’ Illustrated included a recipe for Fruit Sherbet in their May/June issue. I let the idea of that recipe simmer for almost 5 years before trying it. Before I made the Blackberry-Strawberry Sherbet, I made plain Strawberry Sherbet using that recipe as a guide. I served it last month […]

This recipe originally comes from my trusty Land o’ Lakes cookbook. They are simple, fast biscuits to make and go great with soup. Parmesan-Herb Pan Biscuitsadapted from Land o’ Lakes Ingredients:1/3 cup butter2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese2 Tbsp. chopped fresh herbs1 Tbsp. sugar3 1/2 tsp. baking powder1/2 tsp. salt1 cup milk […]

We are huge pizza snobs. Since leaving NY, we just can’t bring ourselves to eat inferior pizza from some of those chain places. And it’s okay if YOU do. We just don’t like it so much. (Exception: Nicolitalia Pizzeria makes the best Boston-style pizza. It’s in Provo for any locals wanting to check it out.) […]

We are, like most everyone else, trying to cut back on needless spending. Have you checked out how much baby food costs these days? It’s a lot. Too much, actually. I experimented a bit with making my own baby food after my first baby. She hated it. So I stopped. With my second I was […]

This meal is so satisfying and makes enough to have leftovers the next day. I also usually throw in a few chicken breasts or thighs to stretch it a bit. (i.e. I let my kids and my husband eat all the sausages and I have chicken.) (Click on the pictures to go to the recipes.) […]

Raise your hand if you can’t wait for Winter to be over? Me, too. I couldn’t resist stocking up on berries at Sunflower Farmer’s Market over the last few weeks. They were having such a great sales on berries. (Although the strawberries left quite a bit to be desired…) Once we ate our fill, I […]

Do you like cornbread? I do. I really, really do. In fact, I’m not sure I can tell you exactly how much I love it. That’s how much I love it. I do not, however, like dry cornbread. Who does? Raise your hand. (This is not the recipe for you. Head elsewhere please.) We like […]