With a bread machine on hand, this loaf of French bread couldn’t be any more perfect. Unbelievably soft on the inside. Perfectly crisp on the outside. You can’t beat it. For large (1 1/2 pound) loaf Ingredients 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp water 2 tsp margarine or butter, softened 3 1/4 cups flour 1 Tbsp […]
Weekly Shopping: May 10th
As previously promised I am sharing my weekly grocery shopping experience with you lovely folk. I typically check Meijer’s sale ads first. If the sale items aren’t what I’m in need of, then I just pass on that stop for the week. (Note, Meijer’s sales are great! but their regular prices can easily be […]
Grocery Shopping Tips::”Good” Prices
edit: A lovely spreadsheet screen shot has been formatted for your shopping convenience. Check it out!! I’ve been getting an increasing number of questions on “How Do I Do It?” How do I shop so frugally? Eat so (health)fully? Plan meals that inspire and entice? I am one of the “lucky ones” I guess you […]
Herb Roasted (Whole) Chicken
I consider myself a chicken connoisseur. It is my favorite form of savory protein. I love it in nearly every form. It’s useful in practically every dish. It’s just plain delicious. But this. THIS is THE best chicken I have EVER eaten. Seriously. Kevin and I were drooling over the bird. We may have dug […]
Spicy Italian Sausage Chili
I was heading up a big fundraising event for our youth group. The Church-wide Chili CookOff and Softball Night. Everyone was encouraged to bring their best pot of chili. And winner would go home with a $10 Applebee’s gift card! Though I had been planning and plotting this event for months, one thing never occurred […]
Lemon Chicken
Annie has done it again. This woman is seriously on my same path of thought and inspiration. As soon as I opened her recipe blog yesterday I knew I had just discovered my evening meal plan. This lemon chicken is Oh! so easy. And amazingly delicious. I, too, paired the chicken with rice and broccoli. […]
Strawberry Shortcakes
I couldn’t believe I had never made shortcakes. It is possible that I had utilized the convenient “baking mix” (aka Bisquick) for this task, but even that is uncertain. The idea came for me in rapid succession. First, we were having two of our favorite friends over for dinner–Nick and Britt. After finally deciding on […]
Stuffed Poblano Peppers with Cheese Sauce
My refrigerator was overflowing with poblano peppers. Ok, not quite overflowing. I had four. And I had plans to use the in some scrumptious way. Originally, I was going to roast them. Mostly because that’s the typical first step in preparation of poblano peppers. Though I’m not sure why. I was browsing recipes for ideas […]
Pioneer Woman’s Cinnamon Rolls
I did it. I finally did it!. And boy, I can’t believe I lived this long without it. Yep, that’s right. I whipped up an ENORMOUS batch of Ree (aka The Pioneer Woman‘s) world famous (literally) cinnamon rolls. I had the perfect opportunity. Fifteen teenagers were over for the night. Twenty four hours of Star […]
Cappuccino Fudge Cheesecake
With Easter Sunday quickly approaching, I knew I wanted to make a fantastic dessert. We’re hosting much of our family for dinner, so this would be the perfect opportunity to indulge ourselves with something rich and delicious (which shouldn’t be around for too long for the two of us to get fat on!) Annie came […]