Perfectly Normal Chaos

I am so proud of myself for getting up extra early to make sure that I could get to the Farmer's Market and back before taking my nephew...

Hearty, hot soup in the summer? Yes. I know that it isn't popular with some people, but to me soup is a year round food. I like this one...

I am sooooo tired tonight, I didn't even manage to get a worthy picture of this delicious dessert bar for you. Please do not judge this ...

Happy Father's Day! I hope that all of the great dads out there are enjoying a fantastic day and all of those lucky enough to have a gre...

For this month's Random Recipe Challenge , Dom challenged us to go through our cookbooks and randomly select a dessert recipe. I let my ...

Thank you for your comments on my Jazz Fest post yesterday. I will continue to include my travel/event/ restaurant posts as part of this blo...

"Is it okay to eat tuna on Ash Wednesday?" I don't purposefully try to get traffic from Google, but it is fun to see exactly...

One of my favorite comfort foods is a delicious beef and vegetable soup made by one of my book club friends.  The first time I had it, I fel...

This is another adaptation of my Aunt's simple spice cake . Simple Cocoa Cake 1 1/4 cups flour 1/4 cup cocoa 1/2 cup butter 2 eggs 1/2 c...

Okay, so this is not really teriyaki in the true sense of the word because it is not grilled. It is, however, delicious and easy. And, can I...

  I am joining Sweets for Saturday this week with my treats from Fat Tuesday! This year for, I decided to make some pink Rice Krispie trea...

Growing up I had a fabulous "aunt" who decorated her entire house in zebra strips and royal purple. She frequently hosted tea part...

I have certainly had a crazy week! My computer crashed last night, just to make things interesting. I have managed to repair it for the mome...

Easy Italian Shrimp 1 lb medium shrimp 1/2 cup low fat Italian dressing (I used a sun dried tomato version) 3 cloves garlic 1. Place sh...

I had a friend, in college, who spent a summer in Guam doing mission work. When she came back, she had this recipe she called fini dini sauc...

I mentioned that I made my sourdough cornbread to accompany some baked fish – but I left you hanging on the fish recipe. This is a recipe I ...

Weight Watchers has been sending me challenges to try as part of the Points Plus system. The one for this week was to invite someone into t...

Today was...well, kind of Monday. Except, on Tuesday. I had to keep detention after school today. I realize that the kids are the ones being...

For dinner, I decided to try pork in a sour cream sauce. Now, this is a recipe I had to majorly overhaul to fit with my new Weight Watcher...

This is one of my favorite weight loss gadgets: This is a Pampered Chef Stonewear Fluted Pan . At the last Pampered Chef party I hosted, th...