Slow Cooker Everyday Challenge: Day 8, Very Late A...

I know how  it appears, of course. Like cheating. Shameful.  Making two trials of baked beans count for 2 of the 7 days in the all engrossing Slow Cooker Challenge of my own devising. I mean, really! But in fact, appearances are deceiving once again, promise. Two days of baked beans was actually just an excuse to extend the supreme Slow Cooker Challenge to a stunning 8th day in a row, in spite of conferences, deadlines,...

Slow Cooker Everyday Challenge: Day 4, Crockpot Br...

By day four of cooking daily with the crock-pot, there are leftovers to choose from. I guess that’s one key function, and bonus, of slow cookers; you get to spread the yields out throughout the week. Nevertheless, in the potentially twisted world of my odd priorities, the crock-pot challenge must go on! So, the day fourth meal became a simple dessert that could double as breakfast, a brown rice pudding. Lessons learned:...

Kitchen Mishap Made Good (sweet potato pie with a ...

I’ve logged many compliments to my Mom throughout the course of this blog’s progression, not least her language of food, creativity, and the time, care, and effort she put into homespun creations that overcame financial restrictions beset on a young family growing up. And so, I’ve decided I can mention an inherited neuroses or two with no compunction. For one thing, for someone with a nail-hard practicality,...

When You Think You’re Done… zucchini a...

Honestly, this post has been sitting in drafts for several weeks now. Why the lassitude? Because, my blog was hacked!! I’d love to flatter myself into thinking my ever growing popularity had established me as a target, but the real bullseye, of course, was WordPress itself. Thousands of blogs must have been affected. The good news is, though, thanks to my darling husband whom I’m dubbing “Save the...

Sunny Peach Cobbler

It was my plan to share out yet another zucchini recipe today, as the number of giant green squash logs squatting in my fridge seems to remain constant in spite of continually cooking them these days. Knowing several courgette concoctions are coming down the pipeline, though, it seemed a sensible time for a break in the flow of squash onslaught. Plus, I’ve been getting that burning-the-candle-at-both-ends jittery...

Mt. Evans Ride for Pie (Summer Stone Fruit Pie Rec...

I’ll come clean and say it straightaway…originally I baked this pie (mostly) just so I could tell you about how much fun it is biking up Mt.Evans, but with a legitimate food tie-in, healthy (and healthy-ish) food being the ultimate reason for this blog. The real inspiration to begin with, really was Mt. Evans however, because Mt. Evans, one of Colorado’s spectacular 14ers and home to America’s highest...