The other day, my niece, Sam, showed up at my house with these. They’re chicken spi-rolls from one of our local pizza shops–filled with chicken, bacon, and mozzarella cheese all rolled into a pizza crust with a ranch dressing on the side. Also, on the menu is a pepperoni spi-roll–you guessed it, pepperoni and cheese… Read More
I’ve been experimenting with recipes recently from Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook. Sometimes I don’t have all the proper ingredients and I have to make substitutions. Sometimes this works out and sometimes it doesn’t, but I was happily surprised at how well these black bean burgers worked out. I was quite suspicious. I always have… Read More
Yum. This past weekend, we had a houseful of teenagers. Weston and my cousin’s son, Madison, are good friends and they all share the same set of friends. Madison, with his girlfriend. Madison is getting ready to head off to college (West Virginia University), so together with my cousin’s wife, Sheryl, we threw the teenagers… Read More
I’d never tried Irish Soda Bread until today–and oooohh–what we’ve been missing! A smooth, dense bread just waiting to be toasted or nibbled on plain…by the “little people.” Much quicker than traditional yeast breads–just whip the ingredients together and bake. No “rise” time. How to make Irish Soda Bread: 4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon… Read More
Do you like mint? I love it! Its one of my favorite flavors! I like mint tea, mint coffee, mint cookies, mint candies, mint ice cream – I love mint! I think this is a good thing, since mint spreads so rapidly that it soon becomes invasive. We have it growing everywhere! It grows wild… Read More
My brother-in-law wanted a pineapple upside down cake for his birthday–a cake which I have never tried to make. It…uh….didn’t go so great. I am not sure what happened, but it was awful. I even used fresh pineapple. It was tasty, but dense. It was sort of like eating a sticky neutron star…or a pineapple-y… Read More
any MSG free recipes and substitutes for bouillon used to make my own, as the homemade recipes all contain flavored granules or bouillon which contain MSG
My MIL made the only thing I actually liked using the old fashioned citron fruit mix – a very soft cookie. Not a bar, just a regular cookie. Not particularly spicy, and more sponge cake like than a normal cookie. For some reason, the citron tasted good in this particular cookie. Other than in this... Read More
When I was a kid, my aunt used to can crab apples that I loved. Never thought to ask her for the recipe when she was alive, but a friend has a crab apple tree so loaded with crab apples, that some of the branches are touching the ground. When she told me that I... Read More