Homemade soup is one of the easiest things in the world to make. If you throw a package of stew meat, a bag of frozen vegetables, and a can of diced tomatoes into a stock pot with some water, in an hour, you have a very respectable pot of homemade soup. It’s respectable but not really amazing. Today I want to take a few minutes to explain some insider tricks …Read More
Three weeks ago I mentioned that an important ingredient of French Onion Soup is a really sturdy homemade beef stock …Read More
I’m not real big on New Year’s Resolutions (although I did have some fun thinking about what kind of New …Read More
Any time my husband is off work for a holiday, we eat GREAT breakfasts. This New Year’s holiday was no …Read More
Oh shoot, really? It’s New Year’s Eve already? I know that New Year’s Eve is always, always, always exactly a …Read More
I learned something very important over Christmas: my brother-in-law, Paul, ROCKS the kitchen. I watched Paul assemble this delicious homemade …Read More
Merry Christmas from Barb and Laura to all our readers and the family and friends who grace our kitchens! …Read More
Years ago, I learned from my dear friend, Jonni McCoy, author of Miserly Moms, that making your own marshmallows really …Read More
Okay, I admit it…if I have lots of Christmas goodies in the house, I do a lot of grazing. That’s …Read More
There are entire books devoted to the subject of how to pull off big elaborate entertaining events. I’ve done big …Read More
After a busy week of Christmas events, the low-level angst about Christmas gifts burst into a full-blown plan yesterday. Phew! …Read More
Yes, it’s true. In 18 days, Christmas Eve will be upon us. I can hardly believe it. ACCKKK!!!!! I can …Read More
How’s it going with those Thanksgiving leftovers at your house? We’ve sure eaten a LOT of leftover turkey and sweet …Read More
If you haven’t already figured out what to do with your turkey carcass, here’s a way to get even more …Read More
Are you still looking for the perfect Thanksgiving recipes to serve up for Thanksgiving Dinner? We used to search our …Read More
Have you done your shopping for Thanksgiving dinner? Chances are most of you are like me and have …Read More
I’m always on the lookout for quick, delicious recipes to add to my holiday lineup…even at this late date! This …Read More
A few years ago I wrote about the timeline I follow for preparing a giant Thanksgiving Feast. This year, I …Read More
Greetings from the Caribbean! This is Barb’s son, Nate, writing from Haiti. I’m down here doing relief work for a year. When I …Read More
Yes, I know that I should be searching for new, delicious recipes for our Thanksgiving Dinner feast but I …Read More
It’s November 1 today and last night’s Halloween party food is already a thing of the past. It’s time to …Read More
