Last week I bought some buttercup squash at the orchard. I had never had it before. I tried to think of a creative way to use it besides the usual way to roast squash. I decided to stuff it. I’ve never done that before. And I actually couldn’t find many recipes for stuffed squash…at least …
Banket
I made my first batch of banket this morning. For those that don’t know banket is a traditional Dutch pastry. Although when I was visited The Netherlands I could not find any…and nobody seemed to know what I was talking about! Strange. Anyway, I made the dough and the filling last night so they could …
Fall Cake
We were supposed to visit my family today…but we all came down with colds. So we’re staying home. I had already made a cake to celebrate our Sept/Oct birthdays. So Justin and I had some last night. Mmmm 🙂 I’ll have to keep working on my marble swirling :p This was my first attempt at …
Homemade Baked Tortilla Chips
On Saturday my family is getting together. We are having a pizza and potluck dinner. I am bringing a few fresh veggies and chips and salsa. I’m bringing my home canned salsa. So I figured I’d try making the tortilla chips too. I made a batch yesterday to try them out. Very good!! And so …
CA Chicken
This week I made it to a new meat market and picked up some chicken and bacon. And I had some avocado and swiss cheese to use up. So I decided to make CA Chicken for dinner last night. I’ve been making this for a few years now. We always love it! I can’t believe …
Fruit Salad
Last night Rebecca and I made a fruit salad for Justin to bring to a work picnic. I got this recipe from my mom. We grew up eating it…it was my favorite. I haven’t made it in a long time now. And I realize how unhealthy it is. I’m sure it could be modified a …
Risotto Cakes
I tried a Barefoot Contessa recipe for dinner last night. I saw it on one of her recent shows. The risotto cakes were pretty simple. And quite good. I served them as a main dish. They would probably be better paired with some kind of protein. I didn’t have all of the ingredients on hand, …
White Chip Chocolate Cookies
Last night Justin was gone all evening for church stuff. So Rebecca and I baked some cookies 🙂 She loved pouring and mixing. Although she seemed more interested in licking her fingers when she figured out what sugar was 😛 Lots of pausing for hand washing…sugar and slobbery teething hands don’t go well together. Once …
Zucchini Lasagna
I made zucchini lasagna for dinner yesterday. I didn’t use a recipe. I just threw some stuff together. The main idea was to use thinly sliced zucchini in place of noodles. I did add a few noodles just to use them up. But it was mostly zucchini. The noodles were good, but not necessary. This …
Salmon Cakes
Last night I tried a new Food Network recipe. It’s from the new show $10 Dinners. I want us to eat fish more often, and this sounded like an easy way to do it. And a way to get Justin to eat salmon! I’ve never had canned salmon before, but it was pretty good. And …