Harvest Apple, Potato, and Squash Gratin

  I submitted this recipe to a holiday recipe contest in our local newspaper. I have yet to hear the results. It was a runner up to my apple muffin recipe but it just wasn’t ready at the time of the Harvest Festival. Before, it was only potatoes and apples. Then my dad brought me…

Dancing With Crazy by Emily Pearson

I read Dancing With Crazy months ago.  I have not reviewed it yet because I have not had time to sit down and write a review that would really give you an idea about how I feel about this book.  I didn’t just want to say it’s really good you should read it, although it…

Berry Nutty Monkey Bread

  This idea has been stuck in my head, waiting to come out, ever since I made my Triple Berry Jelly (Candied) Pecan Rolls. It turned out way better than I expected.  My rolls were a little doughy, but these were perfect, even in the middle.  They were cooked all of the way through, but…

Pork & Chorizo Chilaquiles

I adapted this recipe from a recipe I found in an old Bon Appetit magazine.  The magazine was a November 2006 holiday edition and the recipe was one of those on how to use up leftover Thanksgiving turkey.  What drew me to this particular recipe was that the chips are actually added to the simmering…

Monthly Weight Update (October)

I didn’t forget and I’m sure I never will.  I call that an even 130 lbs.  I always round up.  Even if it said 129.1 I would still have to round up to 130.  I think I have a little bit of OCD going on and it manifests itself in ways like rounding up on my digital…

Raspberry, Soy, Crock Pot Pork Ribs

You never hear people say, “I am really craving some down home comfort food tonight, I think I’ll flame broil a rib eye or walk an ahi tuna steak across the grill.” When it comes to meat, barring seafood, if you want to transform it into something comforting you have to turn down the heat…