Category Archives: Food/Recipes

Patriotic BabyCakes

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

K. got a BabyCakes mini cupcake maker for her birthday. (Source) It’s not that she is a big cook – mainly it’s because it’s pink. And she likes sweets. A lot.  And it seemed like a fun way to bake … Continue reading →

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Twice-Baked Potatoes (aka Once Grilled & Once Microwaved)

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

(This is a reprint of a post from my old blog – I happened to need the recipe to make them this week, so I moved it over to my current blog for safekeeping ) When my daughter and I … Continue reading →

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Crazy Pizza

Posted on February 5, 2011 by

I make pizza pretty often at our place — I really like my homemade version better than any delivery or frozen pizza.  Plus when you make your own, you can control the quality of the ingredients.  Not long ago, hubby … Continue reading →

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Good Gracious, Grillades are Great!

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

When we visited my sister at her farm last Thanksgiving, she offered us grillades (pronounced GREE-yahds) over yellow grits one morning.  I had no idea what grillades was, but it smelled and looked great, so I tried it.  It had … Continue reading →

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Shrimp, Anyone?

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

I have fallen into such a rut in the RV with our meals, so I’ve been trying to cook something new every now and then.  Recently I posted a recipe I developed for Chicken Fettucine Alfredo.  Wanting something similar the … Continue reading →

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Chicken Fettucine Alfredo

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

I was craving something alfredo for dinner last night and set about to find a good recipe.  Not finding exactly what I wanted, I melded together several recipes and added a dash of what I thought would taste good, and … Continue reading →

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Tuna Noodle Comfort

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

We have our usual New Year’s Eve extravaganza planned…a meal at home and staying up to watch the ball fall in Times Square.  Oh, yeah, I bought sparklers for the kids, too.  And alcohol-free Fre champagne.  For us, not the … Continue reading →

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Good Food Fixes Everything

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

We spent 4 hours yesterday in yucky weather looking at houses, mostly foreclosures.  There was not a single one that would work for us. Feeling discouraged, we were in need of some comfort food, so I cooked up a batch … Continue reading →

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