Granola Bar Cookies

I only decided to post this recipe after discovering that all three of my kids, two of whom normally spit out "fruit chunks" in their cookies, devoured them. (Consequently, I took no pictures while making them.) I made them on Saturday to replace the store-bought granola bars we've been relying a little too much on …

Binge on a Budget: The Whole30

Looking to do the Whole30 on a grocery budget? Don't. OK, we're at Day 25 here, and I am chomping at the bit to be done. Most of my family members, in fact, seemed surprised to learn recently that I wasn't already done. I'm still here, I've just been too busy to post anything lately. …

So, What’s for Dinner?

Whole30 Day 6. This is the first day so far this week that I am scratching my head and asking myself, "What's for dinner?" Yes, usually Thursday is Leftover Night in our house, but since Doc has been out of town I pulled a single mom survival tip and made Tuesday Leftover Night instead. Which …

A “Mini10” and a Whole30

Well here we are again, trying to get healthy. I wonder if this is a particular obsession of the modern world. Whereas previous generations may have stressed frequently over having enough food to feed their children (if it weren't for that little old Potato Famine, I wouldn't even be here) today we are obsessed with …

Honey Bourbon Eggnog

Eggnog, I think, is a funny drink. With all the eggs and cream and what with the coldness of the thing, I think it should be more of an Easter libation than Christmas. (You know, in Spring when the hens are layin' and the cows giving milk. But I was only a farmer in my …

Sourdough English Muffins

Having a Sourdough Starter is kind of like having another child. You can name it. You have to watch it, feed it, and give it water. It makes lots of gas. But unlike a child, the Starter doesn't sit at the top of the stairs screaming at you because you let Daddy tuck it in …

“No Veggie!” Tales

Raise your hand if you too have a child (or were a child) subsisting on the all-carb diet. No, not good carbs like fruits and vegetables. We're talking white bread and ketchup, people. Who's with me? My Boo Boo (who apparently is too big to be called Boo Boo, his father informs me) is not …

Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Yes, I know, the first two words in this recipe's title basically negate the entire nutritive value of the third. But if you have to feed your family something for breakfast, and if they're going to whine and nag at you no matter what you make anyway, then you might as well make something everybody …

Binge on a Budget

Happy 5th of July, folks! It's not just for hangovers anymore. Today's the today when we American moms clean the paper streamers and party popper pieces from our yards, pick up the spent sparklers, toss the empty cans in the recycling, and inform our children that yes they WILL eat potato salad for dinner. It's …

Muffins on Monday

This is not a food blog, for a number of reasons. First, I lack that kind of organization. I don’t actually follow recipes closely enough (usually) to share them in logical steps, or if I do, they are someone else’s recipes. Second, I take lousy photographs. But I do love to cook. I bake for …