I am going to try these granola bars soon. I was at the grocery store yesterday, and I walked by the granola bars. I picked up a box and read the ingredients. The list was long and complex. [And this was in the natural food section!!] As I was reading and frowning, I remembered this…… Continue reading Mark Bittman’s Apricot Granola Bars
When I am nervous I tend to cook and bake. I was (and still am) super nervous today. I do not like it when the Patriots play the Jets. I do not like it when the Patriots play the Steelers, either – but I am taking it one game at a time. I am not…… Continue reading Football
It is rather cold outside, and tonight I was in need of some serious comfort food. This meal takes me back to when I was a kid, although I have changed it up for tonight. One of the meals I loved the most as a kid was when my parents made spaghetti and their homemade…… Continue reading Comfort Food
My car has been in the shop for over a week – but yesterday I got it back, and with that my freedom. I am going out today! I’m going to explore and I Do not have an agenda… Well, the one thing I really do want to check out is the Wildflour Bakery which…… Continue reading I’m going out today…
So – what better breakfast to have on a post-blizzard day than a…. frozen smoothie! What!? That’s right. Here it is during the conception phase: Even though I spent most of yesterday dressed like this: [yes – this was indoors] I was craving a smoothie this morning. Actually, the whole point was that I was…… Continue reading Winter Smoothie
I have finally found a project that does not involve food. It took me a long time to come up with one! Last night I officially started my family’s digital archive. It’s quite a project: There are so many old photographs and documents that I will be scanning over the next several months. It is…… Continue reading Finally, A Project
I cannot wait to bake. Of course I could bake by now, I have more energy. I could probably stand up for an hour – that’s how long it usually takes me to go through an entire recipe and bake a couple of batches of cookies. The point being, who would eat them? I found…… Continue reading I cannot wait to bake…
I had an egg for breakfast today. It has been a while since I prepared the ‘allowed’ soft boiled egg. Today I cooked my egg in a skillet. I used the smallest amount of butter and some cooking spray. (When you have stomach problems, folks think that fat is the thing to avoid most -…… Continue reading Tuesday’s Breakfast
I am having a slight blog problem these days. In all that has gone on over the last few months, I have lost my card reader for my camera. Tomorrow I am going somewhere to buy a new one, and probably a scanner. No photographs makes for a lack luster blog entry. But use your…… Continue reading Monday:
Hi there blog readers: I am sorry for my extended absence from the blog. I have missed writing and more importantly cooking and eating great food. 😦 In the past few weeks I have been on the BRAT diet (banana, rice, apple sauce and toast). It has been nothing to write home about, let me…… Continue reading January 2011
Sugar and Spice 