Every time I make granola I think “Why did I ever buy this at the store?” It’s insanely simple to make at home and it is amazingly rewarding. I have to mention the smell that fills your house. Oh wow!! Casey asked me if I was making cinnamon rolls (which I wasn’t…but I will soon!). It’s ridiculously addictive to eat and totally therapeutic to make. I find so much comfort in the process of making granola. It’s something I enjoy doing at night when the house is nice and quiet. CONTINUE READING
My brother and I made this juice last week.
It’s a great juice if you are on a cleanse! Your taste buds will be awakened and your tummy will be satisfied. The basil in the juice adds a nice depth to the sweetness of the apple and cucumber. It makes it more of a grown-up drink in my opinion. CONTINUE READING
Awhile back I made these Chicken Pocket Pies and they were fabulous. The dough worked out perfectly, angels sang, and we left nothing but pie dust in the kitchen. Remember?
I’ve been “trying” to bring spinach back into Cooper’s diet so I thought these Spinach Feta Pocket Pies might do the trick! Plus this momma loves spanakopita, and these are pretty similar (except they’re made with cream cheese pastry instead of phillo dough).
I whipped up the pastry dough the night before using light cream cheese instead of full fat. I am soo happy to report that it tastes just fine! A bullet has been dodged, people. We can have a tasty lower fat pie crust and eat it too!
The spinach pockets were super. I was delighted every time I got a chunk of feta in a bite. Next time I am going to add a little more cheese to the filling. Oh man do I love feta! The pies totally satisfied my spanakopita cravings!
Cooper turned 16 months old yesterday.
A sweet 16…although he was Mr. Grumps. All 4 canines are coming in at once.
The words he says:
Car, dada, shoes, ball, hat, cat, cracker, please, pretty, cracker, bread, dis & dat (this and that)
They don’t sound exactly how they are supposed to…we still find it super adorable.
He has said mama a few times…but prefers to call both Casey and I “dada.”
He LOOOVES watching cars outside. Seeing the garbage truck makes his day.
Flashback!!
Three years ago, I spied this recipe in an issue of a Rachael Ray magazine.
Dick Clark’s Corn Fritters.
Whoa! He made them for his family every year on NYE before he went to the Times-Square Studio.
Isn’t that super sweet and cute?
I made crêpes once and it was a disaster. Total FAIL. I didn’t let the batter rest long enough.
Damn you impatient girl!
For the past few evenings I’ve been scouring my old Jan/Feb issues of Everyday Food magazine to get some new recipe ideas.
I kept seeing recipes for crêpes!
Were they just recycling the recipe, or is this a really good time of year to make crêpes?
They looked incredibly simple to make. I whipped up the batter right before we went to bed last night so I wouldn’t be tempted to use it immediately and have another failed attempt at crêpe making.
How did it go?
