The first time we made this recipe, we were hanging out at home just a week or two after the new kitchen was up and running. I think those first few weeks there was some definite pent up creative energy when it came to cooking after not having a kitchen for 5 months. We made…
Potato salad is something that I normally pass over at potlucks or parties especially when it’s the yellow mayo-mustardy base. I just don’t love it. I have branched out a little bit over the years in the form of other types of potato salad. Last summer, I posted this Warm Potato Salad with Bacon and…
Several months ago, I let you all know that I was remodeling my kitchen. You may have realized from the background pictures in recent recipes that things are up and running again. We’ve been able to cook in the new kitchen since about mid-March. Now things still aren’t 100% finished with the new addition, but…
It’s almost Memorial Day, and I am proud to say that I’m the granddaughter of two Marines. They were both fortunate enough to make it home from WWII and I got a chance to know, love, and make memories with both of them, but since they aren’t with us anymore, Memorial Day really takes on…
Even though, if you looked in my fridge you’d find at least a half dozen salad dressings, I really love to make my own dressings for our dinner salads. They are fresher, can be customized, and you know exactly what is in it. One dressing that has alluded me for a while is a Greek…
Back when I didn’t have a kitchen, we were really craving a home cooked meal. And not something crazy fancy, just something classic and comforting. So I invaded my in-laws kitchen and made tacos. But when we hang out with this crew we almost always play games and hang out so I wanted to keep…