Sherry makes our mouth’s water this week with a copycat Aussie Chicken recipe. This one is sure to please!

Our newest contributing writer, Chef Keith Hanks, inspires us to do more than just follow recipes. Chef Keith shares his philosophy of cooking and his top three tips for cooking like a real chef.

47 Things I WIsh My Mom Taught Me About Cooking from Learn Something New Today. This is basically cooking boot camp, something I need to print out and tack to my fridge!
Pizza Bites from Chaos in the Kitchen. This recipe looks absolutely divine, and a great dish to make for company.
Just in time for Thanksgiving [...]

Sunday mornings are always a rush, with everyone in a scramble to get dressed and groomed and ready for church. To make breakfast prep easy, I made a batch of Amish baked oatmeal on Saturday night, and popped it into the oven when I woke up this morning.

I live near an Amish community, and I [...]

For some reason I woke up this morning feeling like I hadn’t eaten in days — I was so hungry! So I made an extra large bowl of the usual oatmeal and ate the usual banana. Why be exciting when you can be boring, right? The only excitement was from a small cup of unsweetened [...]

Monday started with a late breakfast of oatmeal — using dishes straight from the counter where they’ve been drying since Saturday. It looked like today was going to be a day of catch-up in the kitchen, but trudging back and forth from the laundromat wore me out. Apples, bananas, and bell peppers are waiting to [...]

Monday started with a late breakfast of oatmeal — using dishes straight from the counter where they’ve been drying since Saturday. It looked like today was going to be a day of catch-up in the kitchen, but trudging back and forth from the laundromat wore me out. Apples, bananas, and bell peppers are waiting to [...]

Well, today has been a much more productive day than yesterday. I was able to get to about half the apples and make applesauce AND make dinner…I consider that productive! Unfortunately, my camera is on the fritz and I can’t even turn it on. I recharged the batteries all day and they still won’t work. [...]

Prior to last May when Kate, Toni, and I blogged in our 3 Moms, 3 Kitchens, 31 Days series, there wasn’t a great deal of variety in my family’s meals from week to week. I probably had a grand total of five regular meals that I would occasionally cook — meatloaf, spaghetti, chicken and mashed [...]

We are halfway through the End 08 Great challenge. Only 3 months left until 2009! So far we have challenged everyone (including ourselves) to Conquer the Clutter, spend some extra Face Time with the Kids, and Fix Our Finances.
The focus of the October challenge is Fall Into Cooking. We will be focusing on ways [...]