It’s an age-old quandary: How do you get kids to eat their Vegetables? Now, science has an answer, at least as far as older kids are concerned. And the research got started because someone got fed up with the tremendous waste of Veggies in school lunch programs…Read More →
I’ve tried a number weight loss regimes in the past and they’ve all worked to some degree. But, before Riley The Wonder Dog came into our life, neither I nor my sister, Erin, had come across a ‘diet’ that not only took the pounds off but helped us keep them off… The Riley Diet: Simple, easy, healthy…Read More →
As you know, I’m a big fan of Buffets and big Casseroles when I need to feed a crowd for Breakfast or Brunch. Well, I’ve just tripped over a new ‘recipe’. It embarrasses me that I didn’t think of it first. Get this: You can use frozen Breakfast Sandwiches or Burgers in Breakfast Casseroles!Read More →
I still get this question, in spite of having answered it at least a hundred times. A hundred times? Why the heck haven’t I just written a blog post so I can simply point people to it? Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about Baking Powder and Baking Soda and where the twain do meet…Read More →
I was talking to sister Erin about the upcoming week’s lunch and dinner menus last night and we stumbled upon a new Golden Rule of North American Cooking. Unthinkable ten or fifteen years ago, for most of us, Tex-Mex foods are now staples in many non-Southwestern Kitchens! Read More →
We’ve just weathered a real, hard cold snap here in the World’s Coldest National Capital. I asked myself this morning what I wanted most for breakfast and one dish screamed its name above all the rest: Scrambled Eggs! There’s nothing else like ’em when you want to give yourself a little loving…Read More →