Awards( a day late and a dollar short)

Ok..let me first say to those of you that have passed awards on to me that, I am SOOOOOOO sorry for not posting about them. I tucked them all away in a folder in my email for safe keeping and it was buried. So this post is going to be a bit crazy with all […]

Sugar Cookies for the last day of school

Aren’t these apples darling?? I wanted to make some cute “school themed” cookies for my daughters last day of Pre School and I couldn’t find a school house cookie cutter so apples are the next best thing. If you have been reading my blog I had a bit of a run in with my last […]

BIG error in the book Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes A Day

I finally broke down and bought my self the book Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. It is wonderful and I highly recommend it. No more buying packaged bread for me. And my house smells like a bakery. However it is a bit dangerous because bread makes my butt big and the fact that […]

Blueberry Pomegranate Smoothie

Blueberry-POM Smoothie 1 container light/fat free vanilla yogurt1/2 cup POM juice1 cup ice1 cup frozen blueberries 1/4 cup Wheat germ* Mix together in blender and enjoy! I love love love wheat germ.it is a great source of fiber, folic acid and vitamin E and lends a yummy nutty taste. Thanks to the POM folks for […]

Roasted Baby Dutch Yellow Potatoes

Tired of boring old baked taters? I think they are too big and I end up piling on the butter and sour cream thus totally ruining all nutritional goodness. I have said it before that potatoes hate my ass and hips. However, I find if I make little ones that are packed with flavor, I […]

Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s day to all you moms out there!Don’t we have the best job in the world??????????

Filet Mignon

My veggie friends…please look away..**Gross yucky meat alert!!!** Waaaahhhhoooooo.Filet was on sale today for $13.99 a pound! I usually buy Ribeyes, but this was too good of a deal to pass up. I was going to do the whole steak house dinner thing, ya know, steak, creamed spinach and onion rings, but it just didn’t […]

A Hungry Housewife Interview

Hey y’all I was very excited to get an email from CafeMom. They wanted to feature me and my kitchen on their website. How cool is that? So if you are interested in reading some tid-bits about me and seeing inside my kitchen…..click HERE. Thanks Cafe Mom!!! P.S. Also happy 1 year blog anniversay to […]

Brown Sugar and Toasted Pecan Cheesecake

No leakage through the 4 layers of Heavy Duty tin foil..nice crunchy crust! Look Ma, No cracks! Yeah And I saved the food porn photo for last! I love drippy shots. The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey’s Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge …….and I now pronounce […]

Chicken Giardino (with a warning)

WARNING DO NOT make this meal when…..1. Your husband is not home for work yet to entertain the kids while you cook. 2. It is no T.V. week at home. 3. Your oldest shuts your youngest finger in the front door. 4. Your youngest decides to spill an entire package on mini chocolate chips on […]

Easter, a bit late

Waaahhhh. Easter was last week? Oh yeah, that’s right. My bad y’all. Things are crazy around here. But better late than never.We had Easter lunch at my mother-in-laws house this year. Ya know, sometimes it is nice being entertained and not the entertainer. So my contribution for the feast was simple. I brought homemade Parker […]

Roasted Butternut Squash Apple Crisp

Dear Butternut Squash, Please accept this letter with my sincere heart felt apologies.In all of my years of grocery shopping, I have always passed you by. Sticking up my nose at your bulbous, misshapen body. Why did you not yell out my name as I walked on by. Throwing yourself off the shelf to roll […]