Do you ever look back and remember meals your mom made??? Do you ever wonder how she fed the whole entire family with one small roast? I know portion sizes have gotten larger but, goodness - were our quantities THAT much smaller??? Even more strange, I remember certain meals being made and served in certain pots, bowls and platters. We never ate buffet style from the stove as we often do in our house these days. It didn't matter to my mom if it was a weeknight or Sunday lunch

This crisp night air reminds me of many different foods, but today I will focus on pot pies. The lovely, the delicious, pot pie. In my high school years pot pies were those little frozen things in the cute little pie tins. Fresh out of the oven they'd be lava hot for about an hour before you could safely eat one. Fall reminds me of these because of Friday nights. Friday's were a bit crazy. Dad always coached, and us kids were always involved in various Friday night activ

Don't know what you're hungry for? Want something easy but, still looks swanky? How about crepes??? Sweet or savory, crepes can be your best friend. They are easy to whip up ahead of time and fill with anything from chicken (fresh, grilled, leftover, or a rotisserie) and veggies, to nutella and strawberries, or strawberries and cream. How's that for some Friday fun?! The batter can be easily whisked together or thrown in a food processor, and you'll be spitting out crep

Fall is so close we can almost taste it. We long for it around here but, it just seems to tease us over and over until Halloween or even later. Now that we are actually in the month of October, we do like to pretend it's fall and decorate as such. We imagine the leaves are falling off the trees due to the season, instead of stress from the heat and lack of rain. Even though it was still a whopping 85+ degrees yesterday, we made our first pot of chili, but we did crank the

Are you obsessed with those little fried, origami looking, cream cheese filled, chunks of heaven called Crab Rangoon??? Three for a dollar at Panda Express. Yes, I will take twelve please. Of course, they are on every Chinese buffet table I've ever been to. We've made them several times at home and let me just say, you really have to love the ones you are cooking for, because they take some time. As fast as our family eats them, well, let's just say it's gotta be love. We

Big plans this long weekend?!? Need a fresh idea for burgers?!? This will be perfect if you happen to be a big fan of buffalo wings. Every now and then that buffalo craving just takes over and thankfully we can get that fix without the fuss of chicken wings. There are so many recipes out there now that bring you the flavor of buffalo wings that aren't just wings. Score one for the home team. Buffalo Turkey Sliders is what we're about this week and I would like to think this v

Porch swings, beehive hairdo's, tiny waists and colorful aprons worn in the kitchen...iced tea (sweet of course), and salmon croquettes served up on melamine dishes. Those were the days. The tiny waist days and beehive hairdo's may be gone, but we can still enjoy the rest. Did you have salmon 'croquettes' when you were growing up? I'm guessing they originated in the 50's, but they were still going strong in the 70's and 80's in our house. One great memory I have of childhood