Month: December 2019

One of my “go to” foods when I want to make something ahead for dinner or to have as weekly lunch is quiche. I almost always have eggs, cheese and store bought pie crust on hand so I can quickly throw one together. Also because you can put pretty much ANY veggie or meat in […]

Last week, I was trying to use up things from my freezer. So I made some homemade tomato sauce and fresh meatballs. I served this with pasta but ended up having quite a few leftovers. So I decided that an easy meal from the leftovers would be meatball sandwiches. I reheated the sauce and added […]

Probably the MOST difficult thing I make for the holiday boxes every year are chocolates. Some years they come out great. Others they are a nightmare. A lot of this has to do with the craps game which is Houston humidity. Jam, jellies, chocolate and candies are WAY more difficult to get right in high […]

One holiday no long after my sister in-law joined the family she made the BEST treats and brought them to the Christmas Eve party. I asked her what they were and she shared her recipe for Almond Toffee Bars. I’ve been making them as part of my holiday treat box pretty much every since. The […]

When I got married spritzes became a holiday tradition at my house. My husband got me a “cookie gun” early on and I’ve been using it every year since. A couple of years ago I expanded the number of plates/shapes from the original ones to include some new Xmas specific ones such as Santa, Reindeer, […]

I’ve been doing a ton of holiday baking the last three weeks in order to be able to send out treat boxes this week. I have lots of recipes for cookies and there are several that I typically make every year. However, most years I try a couple new recipes. This year I decided I […]

One of my favorite things about the holidays is making treats for family and friends, most of whom live far away. In order to get treats done and sent to arrive on time I typically have to start my baking the weekend after Thanksgiving. This is because I make a dozen different treats. This year […]

Some days it is REALLY hard to get excited about making food. This is especially true when I’m cooking for my six year old and I. He is the typical “picky eater”. He has his favorites: mac & cheese, any tube meat (aka sausage, hot dogs), pasta, grilled cheese and most recently he decide chicken […]

One of my favorite weekend activities is going to the local farmer’s market to get ingredients to make food for the week. I’m a big fan of farm fresh chicken eggs and typically try to get them at the market. Unfortunately the last two weeks none of the vendors has had them. I was really […]

One of my favorite breakfast things are sous vide egg bites at Starbucks. Along with being super tasty, they contain a terrific amount of protein and no carbs. As a result they a pretty much my “go to” quick breakfast pick up thing. The only problem is that they are kind of an expensive habit […]