Tag: 5 and under ingredients

Weekly Menu 11.04.18

Weekly Menu 11.04.18

Our Weekly Menu 11.04.18 has a peak of the fall we are enjoying in Erieland. We’ve pretty much had rain nonstop, so the lawn is green and lush and the leaves are beautiful and vibrant. Bonus: It’s too wet to rake or mow! I recently …

Cornbread Croutons: How to uplift your big salad

Cornbread Croutons: How to uplift your big salad

Cornbread Croutons: How to uplift your big salad – or – your chili – or – your soup! These babies add so much flavor and so much crunch, they make whatever they grace better. I’m a Big Salad aficionado.  In order to make salads that …

Brown Sugar Acorn Squash

Brown Sugar Acorn Squash

Brown Sugar Acorn Squash is, quite possibly,  the quintessential autumn dish. This was how my Mother always made hers, and despite burning a lip or two, I always ate every little bit. We were at a fancy restaurant for dinner one night, and acorn squash …

Twice Baked Savory Sweet Potato Casserole

Twice Baked Savory Sweet Potato Casserole

Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes are so easy they practically don’t need a recipe. They bake, then they get whipped, then they get baked some more. Instead of putting them back in their skins, we put them in a casserole that can be held easily before …

Smothered Cauliflower: crazy, but it tastes like cauliflower

Smothered Cauliflower: crazy, but it tastes like cauliflower

It’s a real shocker: we are admitting that this Smothered Cauliflower tastes like cauliflower. How come all the uses of cauliflower say it doesn’t taste like exactly what it is? I LOVE mashed cauliflower, but it tastes like, well, cauliflower. Ditto for cauli-rice. Cauli-pizza dough? …

Easy Pretzel Bites: How to Win Football Sunday

Easy Pretzel Bites: How to Win Football Sunday

Lord, these soft pretzel bites are simple: perfect for a Sunday spent watching a football game having a beer (root or regular). They are made using a tube of biscuit dough and are delicious with almost any side.     What gives pretzels their distinct …