It never fails, just as I’m preparing for a large holiday gathering, I realize I don’t have the right serving dishes. It’s simply one of those things I tend to forget until I have to entertain. Then I take a look in my cabinets and find I don’t have the amount of bowls I need for the different side dishes I was planning to make. Then the holiday passes and I put it out of my mind. That’s what happened this last Easter again. However, this time I made note that I needed to get a nice ceramic serving bowl set and that is just what I did. Read the rest of this entry » »
For a long time I’ve been meaning to get a programmable coffeemaker. I would love to get up in the morning and have my hot coffee waiting for me. One of the reasons I hadn’t bought a new programmable coffeemaker yet is that my old coffeemaker was still working well and it seemed wasteful to replace it when it wasn’t even broken. Plus the coffeemaker I own is nice and compact and I didn’t want to end up with a large coffeemaker on my counter top since I am so tight for space. But recently my coffeemaker has been giving me signs that it is beginning to go, so I got busy looking for the perfect replacement and decided the Spacemaker 12-Cup Coffeemaker was the right machine for me. Read the rest of this entry » »
I love it when I find a crockpot version of one of our favorite dishes. That’s why I got excited when I came across this crockpot hamburger stroganoff recipe and couldn’t wait to give it a try. It was simple to make and a big hit at dinner time. It’s since been a regular on my meal plan. I’d say that on average I make it about twice a month. It’s just one of those good “stick to your bones” kind of meals. You don’t really need much of a side dish with this. I usually just cut up some fresh fruit to serve alongside the stroganoff (which is of course served over cooked noodles). Read the rest of this entry » »
Fall is the classic apple season and our local Farmer’s Market has been overflowing with fresh-picked apples from the local orchards. In our family, we eat apples all of the time. It’s not only because they’re so good for us, it’s that we truly enjoy eating them. Apples also make a wonderful dessert treat, whether made as a warm cinnamon cobbler or a homemade pie, served warm with a scoop of ice cream on top. Another terrific way to enjoy apples is to bake them, which you can do in large portions in a baking pan or individually in this great clay apple baker. Read the rest of this entry » »