Just when you think spring has sprung, the temperature drops. That means more soup! This was another recipe I made because I wanted to clean out my pantry too. In this case, I was cleaning out my freezer too: chicken sausage and a onion, celery, and green bell pepper blend that needed to be used…
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Rosemary Roasted Nuts
This is something else, I baked about 3 weeks ago. With all of the discouraging news about Ina Garten in the news lately, I wondered if I should even post this. Even though the story makes me look at Ina differently, I can not deny that she has some great recipes. This is the first recipe…
Cinnamon Buns
I apologize for my site being down all of last week. I was having problems with my web host so I decided to move it all over to another, thanks to my wonderful web designer, My Design Diva. I have a lot to catch you up on, so let me hop to it… Cinnamon buns…oh…
Chunky Peanut, Chocolate and Cinnamon Cookies
I like to bake so of course I have an abundance of brown sugar, unbleached all-purpose flour, butter, and vanilla extract. But what I can’t understand is why do I have an abundance of… Nut butters…2 peanut butters and 1 almond butter to be exact. I know this type of stuff is not just for…
Lemon Basil Pasta
I’m still fishing things out of the pantry for Operation Pantry Cleanout. I made some cinnamon muffin melts from a mix I received as a gift and I took out some mint M&Ms that I am using for St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow (I have fished out the red ones). For this pasta dish, I used a…
Operation Pantry Cleanout and Roasted Chickpeas
After reading this post, Kayte from Grandma’s Kitchen Table had the great idea of having a week of cooking items from our pantry. If her pantry looks anything like mine, it is overflowing. Looks like it is time to start Operation Pantry Cleanout! We are reaching into our pantry to pick something out and then use it. …
Baked Homemade Potato Chips
I have 4 lonely looking red potatoes sitting on my counter for some weeks now. I finally decided to do something with them when I made the catfish po’boys. They were better than opening a bag of chips and not hard to make at all. I used my mandolin to slice them evenly so they…
Baked Macaroni & Cheese for Two
I have been trying to use up items in my pantry because it is getting full in there. One lucky day, I found a portion of a box of elbow macaroni lurking in the back and saw that I had all the ingredients for some macaroni and cheese. Macaroni and cheese is one of those…
Catfish Po’Boys
It is Fat Tuesday, the last day of Mardi Gras! I hope you have gotten all of your junk food eating in before tomorrow, the start of Lent. I am not Catholic, but I do like to give up something as a sacrifice during the Lenten season. This year, I have decided to give up…
Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
In one of my frequent trips to Borders to get books while at a discounted price (and I was back there today), I decided to pick up Martha Stewart’s Cookies. I have been eyeing this book for awhile and decided 20% off was a good incentive to buy it. This is just the first of…