A Couple Food Things

Fleischmann’s Pizza Crust Yeast — Check out Our Best Bites’ review of this product. Homemade pizza in 30 minutes, and that’s including making a from-scratch crust!! I’ve made from-scratch crust before with mixed results, and have to admit the resting time is usually what turns me off making it more often than I have. But [...]

My Hubby’s Chili Recipe

Until I became interested in cooking several years ago, my hubby was the one who was creative in the kitchen, whereas I was more of a Hamburger Helper / spaghetti / ramen noodles / sandwich kind of girl. One of the first meals he made for me was chili, so when I finally became interested [...]

Chicken-n-Dumplings (a recipe of sorts)

It’s been a long time since I last made chicken-n-dumplings. I don’t usually make them the same way twice, and since I was really happy with how they turned out tonight I thought I’d better type up the recipe and put it somewhere where I could easily find it . . . my blog.
I don’t [...]

A Couple New Favorite Recipes + Some New Cookbooks

I’ve read in several places that people who don’t vary their menus too much tend to do better at losing weight and keeping it off. I’ve tried that, but my taste buds go on strike pretty quickly. There are just too many yummy recipes to try! I don’t try new recipes every week, but [...]

Food Find: Greek Yogurt + Honey + Fruit

I don’t particularly care for yogurt — neither the taste nor the adverse effects it has on my digestive tract (just one of the many joys my body has discovered since rolling into my 40’s!) — but every time I have to take antibiotics (which, fortunately, isn’t too frequently), I buy yogurt in the hopes [...]