Archive for December, 2007

What Causes Meat to Spoil?

What could be worse than finding a cut of meat you had big plans for is partially or totally spoiled?
You weren’t supposed to bring a list, it was a rhetorical question.
Whether it makes your top list of worst disappointments or not, it’s certainly not what we bargain for when we pick up a cut from […]

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Girl Party?

Yeah, great (He says sarcastically) but that means I have to either stay away for 6 or so hours or be locked in the dungeon for the duration of giggly festivities.
So here I am in the dungeon awaiting rescue after the pink explosion is finally contained. We have 4 kids and since the […]

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

A Kithen Misadventure With a Happy Ending

Ok, so my sister sent me Williams-Sonoma frozen croissants for Christmas. They arrived a couple of weeks ago and have been languishing in the freezer, with the plan being to serve some of them as the bread entry with our makeshift Christmas dinner. Our friend Toni was coming for dinner, finding herself kidless and working […]

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Pain in the Neck

Maybe you are expecting me to be writing a complaint or rant or something with the “wacky” title. Nope, it’s a recipe. No really!
Neck roast.
This recipe applies for any of the odd (cheaper or tougher) cuts from the Chuck (that is the front quarter on Beef or Venison). For my […]

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Shortbread

I love shortbread. People have mixed feelings about it — some think it’s dry, or just not what they think a cookie ought to be. Well, I’m not one of them, and I have some recipes to back that opinion up. Besides, it’s easy to make, and quick — serious benefits in my opinion.
Pecan Shortbread
2 […]

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Merry Christmas!

Christmas is such a great holiday. It’s a little different for everyone. There are great traditions that families develop over time and pass down each year.
Some of these are for the kids, others are about faith. Some people focus on the needs of others in the community and others focus on the […]

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

‘Tis the Weather for Comfort Food

The midwest ice storms make me want to curl up on the couch with a good book, wrapped in a blanket in front of a fire — and I live in Florida and am currently wearing shorts. I can only imagine the extent to which the rest of the country is experiencing similar couch-envy. It’s […]

Thursday, December 13th, 2007