March 2010

Homemade Mounds Bars

March 31, 2010

I love to make homemade versions of the foods that we enjoy. If you have read my site for long, I am sure that you already know that. Homemade versions are not always healthier, but most foods cost less when you make them at home. This recipe today fits into that category. I certainly can’t call [...]

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Gluten Free Cooking and a New Section of My Site

March 31, 2010

Life is a journey. It is a continual process of growing and changing. When I started this blog just over two years ago, I had no idea how well the title would fit my cooking journey. The last few months have definitely been a cooking adventure for me. I also had no idea when I started [...]

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Paula Deen Cookbooks

March 30, 2010

I love Paula Deen recipes. I first learned about Paula Deen from watching her on the food network. I instantly loved her down home southern style food. Now, not all of her food is southern style, but most of her recipes definitely have a southern feel to them. I grew up in Oregon, which is [...]

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Seasoned Crispy Fries

March 29, 2010

I have a new favorite way to cook by oven roasted french fries. Instead of using salt, I use my homemade Emeril’s Seasoning Mix, and it is so good. It takes my simple oven fries, and gives them a whole new taste.

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Taco Pasta

March 27, 2010

I love to spend hours in the kitchen, but the reality is that at the stage of my life I am in right now, I don’t have the time to do that. The majority of my recipes need to be quick and easy ones. However, just because it is quick and easy does not mean [...]

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What Does Healthy Mean?

March 25, 2010

I have received quite a few emails and comments over the last few months on the subject of healthy eating. Some have expressed that they wished they could cook like I do. They feel bad because they are not cooking everything from scratch. Other emails and comments that I have received express the fact that they cannot believe what [...]

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Custard Pie

March 25, 2010

Custard pie is a perfect old fashioned dessert. It is easy and frugal, yet very good. Like regular custard, this custard pie contains normal everyday ingredients. There is nothing fancy in this pie. It is basically a custard, baked in a pie shell. My family loves this pie. I would enjoy this with nutmeg, but [...]

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Peanut Butter Pancake Syrup

March 24, 2010

By now most of you probably know that my husband and family loves peanut butter. We love it in peanut butter pie and also in peanut butter baked oatmeal, but one of my kids favorite ways to eat peanut butter is on pancakes and waffles. When I came across this recipe for peanut butter pancake [...]

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Sunbird Asian Seasoning and Gift Card Winner

March 23, 2010

Thank you to everyone that entered the Sunbird Seasoning giveaway. The winner is comment #41, which was Stacy Hi – The seasoning mixes look really interesting – esp since Chinese take out is my weakness! Results chosen by: True Random Number Generator Result: 41Powered by RANDOM.ORG For those of you that did not win, I have [...]