I'm learning through my adventures in the kitchen that you can't give up on a dish. You need to slowly muster up confidence and continue to test out different versions of the same dish. Yes, it seems repetitive and boring and a big time suck but, when you're dealing with young kids, sometimes just a slight change in ingredients will create the desired result. In my case, it's two thumbs up from smiling braced and toothless faces. And, that's exactly what happened when I baked another sweet potato recipe. Admittedly, I knew that anything … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Sweet Potato Casserole
November 21, 2011 By 6 Comments
With Thanksgiving only a few days away, it's logical to start planning and cooking from your holiday menu. Whether you're the host(ess) of the evening (which I've never been) or whether you're simply bringing a dish (that's me), Sweet Potato Casserole should be on your hit list. In fact, I've never been to a Turkey Day feast that didn't offer sweet potato "something" as a side dish. I decided to attempt to bake a sinfully sweet Sweet Potato Casserole with a nice struedel-like crumble on top. Lucky for me, I had a meeting Friday at Chelsea … [Read more...]
Slow Cooking: French Onion Soup
November 18, 2011 By 14 Comments
For my inaugural weeks of slow cooking I've tried beefs, spreads, chicken, sauces, chili. The only obvious absence to my crock hit list is a soup. And, the first soup that came to mind is French Onion Soup. Since I know my cooking venture focus group is my 6 and 9-year old kids, I figured the hardened cheese crust should be an easy bribe to get them to at least try the soup. When I was a kid, that's the only reason I ate French Onion soup. Soup isn't part of their daily diet. How many young kids do you know who would opt to take their time … [Read more...]
A Broccoli Casserole to Warm Your Heart
November 4, 2011 By 1 Comment
I am honored to have a guest post today from way across the pond in the UK! Lisa Gair is not only a fellow blogger but also a celebrated cook/baker for her business The Yummy Yank. The Yummy Yank is dedicated to the baking of homemade American desserts and other yummies. Lisa and I (re)connected through the MyJudytheFoodie blog. I visited her site and was quite moved to learn about the impact my mother had on Lisa's early life through the celebration of family and food. In a Yummy Yank blog post Lisa states: "Judy was like another older … [Read more...]
