I know I've got a good thing going when Dave tells me four times how good it is, then adds, "These meatballs are five times better than Ikea's, and four times better than Costco's." I had no idea my husband had spent so much time analyzing meatballs, but as long as mine came out on top, I don't really care how he reached those numbers. His parting suggestion was that we "eat them a lot." So that's the plan. And here's the recipe, my adaptation of Alton Brown's recipe: Ingredients 3 slices white ... continue reading...
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I rushed home from church at 11:00 this morning to get busy on a double-batch of dinner rolls and a crock-pot sized mound of mashed potatoes (the gravy was made last night). Some friends thought it would be nice to have Thanksgiving early this year, and added "How about if we do it before the Seahawks game?" Turkey? Stuffing? Seahawks? You don't have to ask me twice. While waiting for the rolls to rise, I thought I should use that time to tackle my out-of-control pantry. It was either that, or ... continue reading...
What To Do With All Those Thanksgiving Leftovers
Happy Saturday after Thanksgiving! (Otherwise known as, "What on earth am I going to do with all these leftovers?" Day). I assume you have a fridge full of stuffing, turkey, gravy ... probably not gravy. That's usually the first thing to go. This year, we have TWO kinds of stuffing in the fridge. That's because our friends, Jay and Kathy, brought their amazing cranberry and sausage stuffing, and I made my usual batch for Dave, who doesn't eat cranberries if he can help it. We are leaving ... continue reading...
Fellowship and Roux
A bunch of years ago, I started thinking how nice it would be if the women at church got together on a regular basis to talk about all things "nest-y" : how to set an atmosphere in your home, how to can peaches, how to sew a button, how to organize your cupboards ... that sort of thing. What really got me started on this path was when I realized how many younger women in our church had never had any training at all in this department. Some of them had mothers who worked, some had mothers who ... continue reading...
Almond Dijon Chicken
Every so often, I go on a pantry rampage. When I just can't take the mess anymore, I start grabbing random items and forcing myself to use them just so I don't have to look at them anymore. That's what happened recently. I was getting pretty sick of the French's fried onions container falling off the shelf every time I put the jug of oatmeal back in there, so one day I said, "Enough." Looking around again, I spied a baggie full of sliced almonds that I couldn't fit in my big square Tupperware ... continue reading...
Christmas Fun
Merry Christmas, everyone! Did you love today? We have had the perfect Christmas. I love when Christmas morning lands on a Sunday. I kind of think there's nothing more appropriate than starting the celebration with a church service. What better way to set your focus where it belongs? I was so happy to see so many people at church this morning. I think Jonas Aley said it best: "It's so cool that we get to go to church on Christmas morning!" That blessed me, Jonas. I couldn't agree more. This ... continue reading...