Royal Thai Cashew Chicken with Stir Fry Veggies

Stir Fried Vegetables




 My
husband informed me that it is a new year. I mean-like I didn’t know. He
informed me that the sugar has to go. I mean really –like I didn’t know. Well
it is always hard to let something you love slip away but I do feel a bit
sluggish. It is time to get back on a path of healthier eating. I’m going to
give it the old one two. Let’s see how hard I punch.

Onion Baked Rice with Boneless Rib Roast

Onion Baked Rice


We returned late last night on a very delayed flight from Phoenix. Though the weather in Phoenix was not as warm as it usually is; it was still much warmer than what we returned to. Denver was 18 degrees last night at 1AM but luckily the memories of Phoenix saw me through until we made it safely home. While in Phoenix we ate. We ate a lot. It seemed like we never stopped

Latke One or Latke Two?

Latke One








Latke Two




Latkes
are a once a year endeavor. This year it happened twice. But the truth is that
if you follow a few rules making latkes is not such a gigantic effort. Or even
a giant oily mess. Unless of course you are making them for an enormous crowd
in which case you will never have enough. So we won’t go there.



This year
I made the normal latke that everyone makes.

Hashbrown Spud Cups and Hanukah

"MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL, AND YET IT IS SUCH A
USEFUL ROOT THAT WE CANNOT GET ON WITHOUT IT ANY MORE THAN WE CAN WITHOUT
POTATOES." by Louisa May Alcott, novelist (1832-1888)



“Look at that moon. Potato weather for sure.”  
Thornton
Wilder, “Our Town”



One thing you need to know about me…I
love potatoes. I never worry about having enough food in the house as long as I
have a bag

Frozen Cheese Souffle (Who knew?)

It really looks like this!    





I know.
Whoever heard of a frozen cheese soufflé? Trust me, you’ll be glad I turned you
on. I discovered this recipe in college in a food processor cookbook. The same
one I discovered the frozen cranberries in. It has fallen apart or I would give

Corn and Beer

Elote Corn, Bacon and Potato Hash


My son came home for a few days. He hasn’t been gone that long but I will always welcome him home. It was nice to hear another voice in the house. Even the dogs were happy to see him. He had a few things to do while he was home and one of them involved bottling beer. He started it in June and it was ready. At least ready to be removed from the floor of my

Elote Corn in a Bowl

Elote Corn


If there is one thing you need to know about me it is that I love corn. Summer to me is synonomous with corn. Yellow may represent the sunflowers and the sun to many of you but to me it means corn. Maybe it is because I grew up in Illinois in a town that was surrounded by corn. I still miss seeing the never ending cornfields that ended my summer by waving tassels at me as I