I put this together last night, using ingredients from my pantry. It was very easy and delicious. 6-ingredient Crockpot Stew 2 large pork-chops, cooked and chopped into small pieces 4 potatoes, scrubbed, peeled and chopped 1 pkg. (10 oz) frozen spinach (you could also used fresh, I just happened to have frozen spinach on hand) 1 [...]
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6-ingredient Crockpot stew
Posted in Food, recipes on April 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Two new recipes
Posted in Food, recipes on January 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
You are in luck my friends. I created two recipes this weekend that were really great. The first, a cookie recipe, is based off a cookbook recipe, but I have adapted it so much that I consider it my own. It may not be unique, but I think it tastes fabulous. The second recipe, Green [...]
Indelible Marks
Posted in Family Life, Food, Sweden, U.S. on January 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Three years have past since moving back to the States after living in Sweden for 5 1/2 years. Some things about my experience in Sweden have left indelible marks on me. I still think words in Swedish and have to translate them back to English. It’s funny when I do it as it doesn’t really [...]
More introspection: goals and resolutions
Posted in Family Life, Food, Goals on January 16, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I am sure I am boring the few readers I have with my never-ending musings on my small domestic pursuits. Whether you get a kick out of reading my domestic triumphs and failures, I get a kick of recording them. Some small part of me wants to trivialize the work I am doing at home, [...]
And the verdict is. . .
Posted in Food, Goals, Musings, recipes on January 15, 2011 | 6 Comments »
In an effort to work on my cooking goals, I tried something new for me. I recently subscribed to Everyday Food magazine–a Martha Stewart magazine and found a section that I just love. It has a five day menu complete with a shopping list. I decided to give it a go rating it in three [...]
Cooking
Posted in Food, Musings on January 6, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Confession: I have tons of cookbooks. Confession: I read and study out of my various cookbooks daily. Confession: I rarely use recipes to cook. I consider myself a pretty creative cook. I truly have a gift for creating wonderful meals out of basic ingredients. I rarely plan my meals ahead, usually pulling things out of [...]
The most awesome, disgusting recipe I have ever seen
Posted in Food on December 4, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I was perusing a church cookbook today and came across the most appalling recipe I have ever seen. It looked so terrible, that it was elevated to awesome. I will never try it, but I do have to post it. And not only do I find it horrifying, in a fascinating way, but it astounds [...]
A brief critique
Posted in Food on December 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve never made gingerbread dough until this Christmas. I chose Martha Stewart’s recipe from her website. I was really disappointed with the recipe and the results. I followed the instructions to the letter. The dough was very fragrant with a nice texture. I was excited to taste the finished product because the taste and smell [...]
Maybe we should move to New Jersey
Posted in Family Life, Food, Sweden, Travels, U.S. on October 1, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Swedish meatballs, mmmmm, yummy! My kids have a holiday from school and so we decided to visit Ikea. When I told my boys, the youngest started shouting, “we’re going back to Sweden!!!!!!” I felt so bad when I had to explain that we are actually going to New Jersey, another state, to go to Ikea. [...]
Oat Pan Rolls
Posted in Food on September 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The truth is, not only do I obsess about crumb-free floors, but I adore baking. I’m not much of a cookie baker, because I don’t really care for sweets, but baking breads has become a passion of mine. It took me five years of consistent failure to learn how to make a decent loaf of bread. But [...]
