Heather says: It’s still winter and the season’s interesting produce choices will still be lingering for a while, yet. Have you attempted to work any seasonal foods into your menu? Learning to utilize seasonal vegetables is a way average consumers can attempt to keep money within their local economies. Not every community has a Community …
Heather says: It’s time for another Sunday Confessional, this is a near weekly -I don’t always get it posted- event where I open up the floor to commenters. We’re human, this means we screw up. Our lives aren’t like the TV shows we grew up with, no one edits out the bad moments and there …
Heather says: I had pretty much written off Fearless Friday for this week. Since I’m out of town, without a real pantry, that’s about all the cooking adventure I was willing to handle while working under the pressure of a big deadline. Then last night, I saw a tweet from Candice of Ragamuffin Design. She …
Heather says: Quick Apple Dip 1 TBSP creamy peanut butter 2 TBSP vanilla yogurt Stir and serve with sliced apples. Feel free to jazz it up and sprinkle on all kinds of evil delicious, just don’t try to pretend it’s healthy. Ideas include: granola, chocolate chips, coconut It doesn’t take kids too long to realize …
Heather says: Many thanks to my friend Jo-Lynne -some of y’all know her better as the author of Musings of a Housewife– for providing the kick in the pants I needed to fix a few small issues. The search box and categories menu should be easier to find. I also fixed some minor design issues including …
Heather says: Fearless Fridays are a chance for readers of this site to share what they’ve been trying in the kitchen. It doesn’t have to be fancy, all I ask is that it be a new recipe or a new technique. Share a link to your effort in the McKlinky or tell us about it …
Heather says: Winter can be a tough time for eating seasonally. Most of the vegetables are root or belong to the brassica genus (brussels sprouts, cabbage, collards). With the exception of potatoes, these usually aren’t the first ingredients a novice cook reaches for. This cabbage soup recipe is beyond simple, it’s not beautiful which is …
Heather says: This recipe for roast chicken tastes like effort marinated in herbs and vinegar. Really, it’s a throw together and toss in the oven kind of dish. I won’t tell if you don’t, sometimes I like to pretend I’m working harder than I am. The chicken can be set to marinate the night before …
Heather says: Longtime reader and commenter Tracy left this comment on yesterday’s Menu Monday: Hello Heather and group! I truly hope that I am not out of place to ask for some advice. I am about to go through surgery for cancer and Doc says I wont be able to do much for 2-3 weeks. …
Heather says: I learned something this week, well several things, but let’s not get too crazy. I attended and spoke at an annual Ladies Night event held by my town. The event was a lot of fun, even though I was quite sick or maybe the activities were more fun thanks to the miracles of …