poor man’s black velvet Originally uploaded by iwantsecondsplease This year things are a little tight over at the iwantsecondsplease’s household. I’lI admit, I was never one to rise at the crack of dawn to scoop up bargains. I’m more of a “wait, how did it get to be this late in the holiday season, this [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Friday Fun Cocktails: Poor Man’s Black Velvet for Black Friday
Posted in friday fun cocktails, Uncategorized, tagged beer, black friday, cocktails, drink recipe, guinness, thanksgiving on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tips from other bloggers: Cooking up Thanksgiving
Posted in blogger tip, tagged thanksgiving, turkey on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the day before Thanksgiving, the scariest day of the year to do your grocery shopping. Good luck out there people. Elbows out, claim your space or get run over by someone else’s shopping cart. In the past, I’ve managed to avoid Thanksgiving shopping by doing the unthinkable. That’s right, we did take out. After [...]
Pasta Puttanesca, the economy’s this bad
Posted in recipe, Uncategorized, tagged dinner recipe, pasta, quick and easy dinner, recipe on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The economy has gotten so bad, according to ABC’s Nightline, that Nevada’s brothels are seeing a rise in applications. Things are getting so bad, a girl can’t even compete in the world’s oldest profession. While we contemplate the current state of affairs, join me in cooking up an easy dish of Pasta Puttanesca, also known [...]
Friday Fun in honor of the Dow: Roller Coaster Cocktails
Posted in friday fun cocktails, Uncategorized, tagged amaretto, cocktail, drink recipe, mixed drinks, roller coaster, roller coaster cocktail on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not news to anyone that the economy has been downright scary these days. With each passing day it becomes more difficult to just grin and bear it. After years of watching the dow jones industrial average surge upward, the hurtling run downward leaves us all with our stomachs in our throats. Oh, but wait, [...]
The beauty of kale: eat locally and nutritiously
Posted in eat your veggies, recipe, tagged bison, cooking, dinner, eat local, fall greens, greens, ground beef, kale, kids, meal, polato, recipe, stew, tomatoes on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fall seems to be flying by and eating locally in a northern climate doesn’t come easily. Basically, all my fave veggies get here on a big truck. But, there are some cold weather lovin’ veggies. Some greens actually prefer cooler temperatures, (and thanks to greenhouses, local growers are able to extend growing seasons.) So the [...]
Bread baking tip
Posted in blogger tip, bread making, tagged bread, bread making, bread making tip, coking tip, dough, fresh bread, knead, kneading on November 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As winter temps sneak their way into November (27 degrees today, yikes! Why, oh why, do I insist on living in Minnesota? ) the urge to bake rises. It’s not so much that I love to bake, I just love any excuse to turn the oven on and make the kitchen a wee bit warmer. [...]
my favorite cutting board
Posted in cooking tools, tagged cooking, cutting board, epicurean, epicurean cutting board, kitchen tool, recycled, tool on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I love, love, love this epicurean cutting board, made from recycled materials. It has held up well. These cutting boards don’t get those weird scratch marks that make plastic cutting boards difficult to use. I always worry about bacteria growing in those crevices. And the plastic boards stain. Yuck! These epicurean cutting boards handle like [...]
Pumpkin Pudding Cake
Posted in cakes, pumpkin, recipe, tagged cake, chocolate chips, pumpkin, pumpkin cake, vitamin A on November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This cake was a big hit with the whole family and you gotta love pumpkin for its wholloping amount of vitamin A. Also, because the pumpkin is so dense, you can sneak wheat flour into the cake and no one’s the wiser. This is not your fluffy cake variety. It’s sweet, moist, and dense, almost [...]
beans beans beans…no really, beans!
Posted in bean recipes, recipe, tagged beans, black beans, cilantro, recipe on November 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Rich in antioxidants and fiber, black beans are definitely nutritious. But will kids eat ‘em? Well, my two girls raved about them and barely left enough for me and their dad. On the other hand my son was not a fan. He did eat a few without complaining too much. Don’t listen to him though. [...]
hey there.
Posted in Uncategorized on November 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a mom of three and love to cook. sometimes. well, most of the time. I’m raising picky eaters on purpose. I’m trying to teach them to love quality, nutritious foods in hopes that they will seek out vegetables when they get older. It’s an uphill battle, but being a picky eater, it’s one I’m [...]
