how to seed a pomegranate {a tutorial by David}
Who could have guessed that my children (the ones who are picky as can be with so darn many things) would be head-over-heels in love with pomegranates. Each year during the holidays…
chicken tamale bake
My sister Saydi (who is an awesome cook) gave me this recipe when I was in dire straits for some ideas for dinner years ago. (It is from Cooking Light…
Claudia’s pumpkin chocolate chip cookies
The minute the weather starts to cool down under 99 degrees around here my brain automatically goes into pumpkin baking mode. There’s something about Fall that makes me just crave…
quick pizza
I know pizza is not the healthiest food item in the book. I know it’s far from it. But sometimes it is pretty delicious. Especially with a home-made crust. And…
Lion House banana bread {with chocolate chips}
When Dave and I lived in Virginia some kind friends of his parents invited us to dinner. They served such delicious banana bread for dinner that I had to scribble…
home-made croutons
I’m finally back with my Thursday recipes…which I love to have here so I can look them up any time, anywhere I have internet. Here we go… My sisters are…
easy-peasy chocolate M&M cookies
Grace whipped these puppies up on the last day of school. They were so easy and I must admit they tasted pretty good too so I figured I’d share how…
baked tilapia on a Monday night
We are not a fish family. Maybe because the only fish I ever tried growing up were fresh-caught trout straight from Bear Lake that were filled with little bones. Well,…
grilled pesto chicken
My sister made this chicken at our little MFME a while back and it was so good I figured I’d put it to use back here on the home front….