teacher by day - chef by night
Oatmeal… some people love it, others hate it, and others eat it because it is good for them or convenient or something along those lines! I fall into the Oatmeal Lovers Category: not only is is warm and filling and very customizable, but it is …
Soup may be one of my favorite meals! I love a nice bowl of soup pretty much all winter long! The other night I came home from skiing all day and needed to throw together something filling and healthy (and fast) and the result is …
We are going to re-visit some of the most popular recipes of the year. Then take a walk through the year to see what this year has provided and brought my way. And finally we will set some goals (and look back at the past year’s goals).
The New Year is always a good time to “Begin with the End in Mind” and set goals. But goals are nothing without looking back on them and seeing your progress! I hope that instead of making empty resolutions this New Years, you instead set meaningful goals (and only one or two – any more than that and it just becomes too hard to focus on any of them!
When I first came across this Shrimp Bisque in my daily food-blog stroll I knew that I had to make it! It tastes absolutely divine and the layers/complexity of this soup are so unusual and absolutely delicious! There is a thickness to this soup because …
Seven Layer Cookies, Rainbow Cookies, Tri-Color Cookies, Italian Layer Cookies… it doesn’t matter what you call them – if you have ever eaten them, you probably love them!
Growing up, these always seemed to be one of my favorite cookies (as well as my Dad’s, so that sometimes caused some problems)! I never would have imagined that I could actually make these cookies at home! When you get these cookies from the bakery, there never seems to be enough of them compared to everything else in your Mixed Assortment. They are a bit time intensive, but less labor intensive than I would have thought (and they make a ton of cookies, so there will be plenty to share)!
So yes, these are time intensive but yes, they are worth it!
