A Slice of Life
Shredded Potato Salad Let us be honest with each other, there are probably three million potato salad recipes floating about, but I couldn’t care less about any of them. A bold statement for someone who just wrote a shredded potato salad recipe and brought you …
Easy Fudge Brownies If there is one thing that gets requested more than any other dessert in my house, it’s fudge brownies. Whether it’s this version with normal cocoa powder or the dark chocolate version they are always gone quickly. I indulge too…that’s why they are cut …
Thai Noodles with Peanut Sauce If you follow the blog regularly, it will not take long for you to recognize that I love all kinds of food. My two youngest children have developed a nagging obsession with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Today, I took …
Baked Apple Pie Smoothie The Baked Apple Pie Smoothie started on the night of Mother’s Day Eve (that’s a holiday too right?). My husband and eldest son requested that I make brownies for our get-together. Typically, I oblige, but this one time I said no. …
Shrimp Rangoon I looked up the history of the crab rangoon and was surprised in my five minutes of research to find that the “Rangoon” (notice it’s capitalized), is from the city Yangon, also called Rangoon. It’s the former capital of Burma, which is now …
Homemade Bang Bang Sauce I like to use bang bang sauce on fried shrimp or chicken as a dip. The zesty sauce is made with mayo, Sriracha sauce, and other spices and is excellent with shrimp rangoons as well. When I have it in the refrigerator, …
Lemon Almond Breakfast Bites Making lemon almond breakfast bites ahead of time saves my world. They’re crazy tasty and refreshing too. These breakfast bites are nice because I can make them after ingesting a couple gallons of coffee. They store well in the pantry and can be …
Restaurant Style Asian Fried Rice As I receive compliments and requests for my restaurant style Asian fried rice, I think to myself, “What makes this so special?” Perhaps, it’s because my husband talks it up. He likes to do that. Perhaps, there is something about …
White Meatloaf My step-father has been hinting about wanting meatloaf for a couple of months now. I won’t say it’s every time he comes over, but I hear about meatloaf more from him than I have from anyone else before. I think he’s passive-aggressively asking …
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Have you ever bitten into a peanut butter cookie and it’s just too rich? That’s me. I love peanut butter out of the jar or on toast, but when it comes to candy, cookies, and pies…it’s always overdone. This cookie …