When I was thinking about what recipes to post related to tomorrow's President's Day Holiday, I immediately thought of Cherry Pie in honor of George Washington. Yes, I know the old story about chopping down the cherry tree and "I cannot tell a lie" is a myth. When I...
I think I have mentioned before that when Allen and I met, we realized that we often had opposite tastes in food. He wanted beef, I wanted chicken. Allen liked sour, I liked sweet. He loved salty snacks, but I wanted citrusy snacks. I loved brown rice, he wanted...
You know that old saying, “Chicken soup is good for the soul.” It must be true because chicken soup has been proven to help heal the body with heat, hydration, and nutrients. Probably because it contains vitamins A and C, magnesium, phosphorus, gelatin and...
When baked to perfection, these meringues are crisp, airy, sweet, and light. The problem with that, is that you will be tempted to keep tossing them in your mouth like popcorn. I started trying to perfect meringue kisses when I wanted a cookie that...
CROCK POT SPLIT PEA SOUP This is the time of year when I would start saying to Allen, “I’m cold…”. In his diligence to control heating costs, he typically tried to ignore me for a while. Most people who know me are aware of the fact that I am not very...
After my last post featuring grinders (see it here, if you missed it), I started wondering if I could make a vegetarian version that would be as satisfying as the meat filled originals. I think I came up with something good! My daughter in law, Nichole, was a willing...
Long before Allen became my husband, he introduced me to the Grinder: first at Bell’s Pizza in East Lansing. Then, we moved to the Ann Arbor area (with a few stops in between for teaching jobs in Battle Creek and Alma). Allen was so happy when we discovered another...
Allen used to tease me about the fact that I always wanted to cook more salmon than needed for dinner just so I could have leftover salmon for breakfast. There is nothing better than a cup of hot coffee and cold leftover salmon. I don’t care what the flavor is....
“Uhh, what’s Jicama?” was Allen’s response the first time I told him we were going to have Jicama (pronounced HEE-kah-mah) in a salad. Jicama is a globe-shaped root vegetable with a light brown, papery skin, and white interior. I have heard it described as a cross...
I have great memories of making cinnamon rolls MANY times for Allen and his roommates when they lived in East Lansing. There is something about the way a bunch of hungry college students devours homemade baked goods that makes you feel like you are the best...