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Turkey Traditions Challenged?

Say it’s not so!  Mom’s stuffing traditions?  Grandma’s pet peeves about how to cook the esteemed turkey?  My great uncle who was very particular in the kitchen as to how any traditional meal was made?  Oh yes, it’s true.  It’s best – in my experience, at least – to not challenge the traditions held close […]

Cauliflower Pizza Crust- Super Yum!

Hey, I just made this and it is super yum!!! Totally worth trying and totally gluten free! Gluten Free Cauliflower Pizza Crust     Hope you enjoy!  

‘Pwincess Buttercwup”- Butternut Squash Muffins?!

Ok for some very strange reason, every time I here the word Butternut, I think of that old priest from the Princess Bride and frankly, it makes me giggle…like a little girl…. Now that that is out of the way…I thought I had better get this blog in before Fall is over and I have […]

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Open Windows, Fuzzy Blankets and Fall Foods: Part #3 – Avoid The Apocalypse

Well, there is one thing for sure about Fall – it is the time when we start looking forward to the impending holiday season and the invasion of friends and family…all those sweet little people scattered around the floor all snuggled up in sleeping bags…crowded bathrooms….beds overflowing with aunts and uncles all piled up like […]

Open Windows, Fuzzy Blankets and Fall Foods – Part 2 A Time to Remember

There was a crisp breeze and a decided chill in the air. It was a day so much like today. The sun came up; just like it does every morning. The birds pecked and flitted about; just like they do every day. But it all seemed to be in another dimension; Like I was seeing […]

Open Windows, Fuzzy Blankets and Fall Foods – Part 1

It’s not really Fall until I can leave my windows open for the WHOLE DAY…Yesterday was that day, for me (ok, people I totally know it’s not officially Fall -just in case you are thinking “uh, Becca you’re off your nut again”). Of course I have a house full of sick little people; but that […]

A Pocket Full of…Potatoes?!

Ring-around-a-rosey…a Pocket-full-of-posies…My kids were humming this the other day and it inspired this next recipe. So, remember the Master Bread Recipe from a couple posts back? We are going to use that one for this one, as well. ~Serves~ 6 Food Stuffs: Half of the prepared bread dough- Cut into golf ball sized balls (you […]

Stuffed Tomatoes- Yum!!

My friend loves me. As a matter of fact, she loves me so much that she showed up at my house with a truck full of fresh vegetables. It was like manna from Heaven! Corn, squash, cabbage, green peppers, green beans and tomatoes – I was SO excited!!! I love any reason to don my […]

Easy Pleezy Pizza – The Master Bread Recipe

“I’m so busy; I don’t have time to cook!” I can’t tell you how many times I have heard that from friends and family members. The truth is, we ARE busy. Whether you are single, married, have kids, don’t have kids, work full-time or part-time – we are just a busy people! So, I am […]