December 2008

White Chocolate

December 16, 2008

I have been reading and really enjoying the books “What Einstein Told His Cook”. I am reading part one and two. These books are by Robert Wolke. He is a college science professor who now is a food writer, so he gets the science behind food. I love the science behind food and cooking. I [...]

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Wraps

December 15, 2008

I am trying to finish up posting my office party recipes. So, here is one more, it is an appetizer idea. I made tortilla wraps and served them on a nice platter. The kids all loved these. What I like about these is that they are easy. You can make them a day or so [...]

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White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

December 15, 2008

I think this was my favorite of the new recipes that I tried for the party. It was really good. I love raspberries and what better combination than raspberries, cream cheese, and chocolate. Although this dessert tasted really good it was not the prettiest dessert I served. First, I think next time I will line [...]

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Easy Pasta Sauce

December 15, 2008

This is an easy pasta sauce that I use all the time. It is quick and really good. My husband likes me to add some ground meat to it to give it some more flavor. I like it without the meat. Either way it is good. It is adapted from a Martha Stewart recipe.

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Weather Today

December 15, 2008

I don’t think I will ever get used to the weather in Oklahoma. Yesterday it was 74 degrees and today it is currently 16 degrees. First of all, 74 degrees in December is just wrong as far as I am concerned. Now I am not saying that I like it really cold, but 74 is [...]

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Meal Planning Monday

December 14, 2008

Here is this week’s meal plan. I planned a pretty simple menu because I am hoping to get caught up on some things around the house. I will probably do some baking, but I am not sure what I will bake. I will have to see. Breakfast eggs, sausage, and cheese breakfast strata cereal yogurt [...]

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Carrots

December 13, 2008

Yesterday, when I posted the recipe about the carrot muffins I had an interesting comment left. It was from someone from the carrot museum. Who knew that there was a whole website devoted to the carrot. I was curious, so I went to the Carrot Museum Website. It was actually quite interesting and a little [...]

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Carrot Muffins

December 12, 2008

I have been posting too much unhealthy stuff lately. So, here is something good for you. And I am sorry the paragraphs are off, blogger would not let me do it right. One of the things that I am trying to work on, because I feel it is very important, is teaching my girls to [...]