MIYM Tortillas!

Thank you, Frizzlefry, for teaching me how to make the most delicious melt-in-your-mouth tortillas! If everyone knew how to make these, the tortilla manufacturing business would be done for!
http://melissaastle.blogspot.com/2008/05/tortilla-tutorial.html

A GREAT Book Club Idea!

Are you looking for a great read for your book club? Or maybe you are just an avid reader, wondering what to read next?
I heartily recommend that you try this fabulous title, which I recently recommended to my sister-in-law’s book club!
The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken: A Search for Food and Family
 
 
Laura Schenone’s book is [...]

Meatless Mexican Crockpot Dinner

Wow–this tastes so good that even my kids will eat it!  (As long as I top it with grated cheese, that is.  Mine looks like the photo)  Here’s the recipe:
Meatless Mexican Meal
2 T. canola oil
1 small onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
Add oil to a skillet; saute the onion and garlic in the oil, then add:
2 [...]

Whole Grain Heaven?

As you all know, I was somewhat concerned about a possible wheat shortage, so when some friends from church got together a bulk order for a good deal on wheat, I ordered 500 pounds!
My wheat arrived today, and has filled my pantry so full that I could barely step inside to take this picture:

But there is one teensy [...]

Wheat Shortage in the News

I learned last week about an increase in cereal/bread prices because of a worldwide wheat shortage.  You can read more about this in these articles:
 USDA Web Site Article
 Bloomberg Report on Wheat
Luckily for us, we can easily store wheat in our homes!  It has an amazingly long shelf life and rarely spoils, so it might be [...]

My Cooking Secrets

I have to laugh when people rave about my cooking!  As recent as 2005, I was a terrible cook!  Then my sister introduced me to America’s Test Kitchen, a cooking show on PBS where they take new or everyday recipes, then test out scores of different ways to cook them.  They don’t stop making, remaking, and [...]

A Quick, Recipe-Free, Healthy, Gourmet Meal!

That’s right–no recipe needed–the pictures show everything you need for this perfect meal to come together:

I am sharing one of my best-kept secrets here; this is also my favorite non-Italian meal!  Here’s how you do it:

Heat the sauce (Brand:Taj Gourment.  Flavor:Delhi Korma Simmer is my favorite, but try their yummy curry, mango chutney, and masala [...]

Fall in LOVE with Housework

Yesterday I decided it is time to fall in love with housework!  While enjoying my day off, I went to the salon for a hair cut where my stylist and I chatted about the drudgery of housework.  In the midst of our whine-fest, however, (which I was about to win because I have four children and she [...]