I don’t follow the number one rule of entertaining: only use tried and true recipes. I tend to use feeding guests as an opportunity to cook more grander dinners than I normally whip up for just the Omnivore and myself. I can’t say that this method has ever bitten me in the bum. Sure, in [...]
My mom lives in the middle of nowhere. You might have heard of her. You might have even read her blog. Does The Pioneer Woman ring a bell? Gotcha. Just a joke. Really, the only thing that my mom and PW have in common is their love of real butter. And I, for one, do [...]
The Omnivore’s favorite recipe for baked beans starts like this: Pour two jars of B&M brand Original Baked Beans in a large Dutch Oven. Hey now! I thought this was supposed to be a recipe for baked beans! How can baked beans be included in the recipe if the recipe is for baked beans?! Isn’t [...]
It is a crazy phenomenon, really. We’ve talked about the conundrum that many cooks face during the summer: too hot to cook. Of course, for me, it is never too hot to cook. On a recent upper-90-degree day, you could have found me hunkered over the stove boiling pretzels and pushing my oven well over [...]
The Omnivore was absolutely thrilled when he heard that my doctor had asked me to eliminate gluten/wheat products from my diet. Sure, he put on a somber face, tilted his little head a tick to the right, and offered a hug. But I could see that smile lurking in the background. He was secretly happy. [...]
