Oh, sure, everyone knows chocolate is pretty much the best food on earth, but for some reason I’ve had oatmeal raisin cookies swimming in my head the last few days. Today I broke down and made some. They were meant to be a bribe for son #2, but when he came by this morning, he [...]

One of the first things I ate post-surgery was an amazing bran muffin at the hospital. That meant when I came home, I sent the spouse on a mission for bran muffins. He bought two. He ate one. This created a bran muffin craving that was finally satisfied this morning. The recipe calls for raisin [...]

Homemade and perfect. The finished product: The next photo is before it went into the oven. I made it on the board this time with plenty of corn meal under the crust. I shred my own cheese because I think it melts more reliably than a bag of shredded from the store. The sauce is [...]

I made pizzas again tonight on the new pizza stone. I can’t believe how much difference the thing makes. The crust, once again, was perfection. I’ll get it all out in a full post sometime next month, but be warned: if you come for dinner around here you’re likely to get pizza. I have a [...]

Here’s the soup: Here’s the recipe I used. I took the ground turkey option. And yes, the ranch dressing packet is important. Don’t add any extra salt. Who knew opening a bunch of cans could be so tasty! I had this soup last week in Oklahoma topped with grated cheese, light sour cream, and chopped [...]