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7 Layer Salad, with Sides – Summer Light & Just Right

Laura — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:22:49 +0000

If you live in a climate where summers can be hot & humid, than you probably have days like me when you can’t even think of cooking dinner, in a hot kitchen. You’re looking for a meal that is cool, light, and delicious. We probably all have our regular stand-bys, but I just discovered a [...]

Chicken Italiano

Laura — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:13:49 +0000

I can't believe I haven't shared this recipe with you yet, because it is definitely a family favorite!

Chicken Italiano.

Quick, Easy & Hearty Chicken Pot Pie

Laura — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:10:38 +0000

Not much says a down-home-cooked meal, like a homemade Chicken Pot Pie! Growing up, my mom always bought those little individual frozen pot pies, in either chicken or beef. And guess what? I loved them! She was not all that into cooking, as I’ve said, so I don’t think I had very discerning taste [...]

Homemade Bread & Pizza Dough Recipe / “This is the Way We Make Our Bread.”

Laura — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:24:41 +0000

Once upon a time, my ‘Fine Bread Maker’, made all of his bread and pizza dough by hand. But now we have THE MACHINE…. (…thanks to the huge heart, of a great friend….you may have heard that story I love to tell…). The recipes are the same as they always were. They are just a [...]

There was more than a smile, in THIS box!

Laura — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:42:05 +0000

The other day, I got the surprise-of-my-life. The kind that left me in a daze for the rest of the day. And into the next day. OK, seriously……I’m still kind of in a daze about it. I don’t even know where to start with this little story. I feel speechless, and yet, you and I [...]

Beef Stroganoff

Laura — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:58:15 +0000

Beef Stroganoff is a meal we had only made once before, in our married years here, years ago. As I recall, too, it didn’t come out quite as we had hoped. I believe the issue was that the meat came out a little too tough. So I guess we decided we weren’t good at making [...]

Scallops and Grilled Zucchini

Laura — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:05:02 +0000

Here’s something you may or may not know about me. I am not one of those mother’s that takes some time for herself now and then. Ever. I don’t go away, for anything. I don’t take a day, for myself. I don’t even just go shopping, without taking some or all of the kids [...]

Vittles: Easter Photo Series

Laura — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:28:30 +0000

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Tuna Pea Wiggle

Laura — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:40:18 +0000

When I was a kid, my absolute favorite meal, was Tuna Pea Wiggle. Honestly, I thought maybe my mother or grandmother made up the name for this recipe. But no, it turns out ‘wiggle’ is a real term, for ‘cream sauce’. I think that just having the word ‘wiggle’ in the name of this dish, [...]

Chicken Chili

Laura — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:51:44 +0000

The other night, my husband said he was making his chili and cornbread for dinner. The whole house bursted out in cheer, except for me. I am TIRED of that. I said so. He said, “Have you got any better ideas?” And I said, “Not yet, but I’ll get one!” I found a fine variation [...]