I love scalloped potatoes. There’s something so luxurious about preparing scalloped potatoes for dinner. I used to think as a child that it took so much time making scalloped potatoes… I guess I thought this because of the so many thin layers of sliced potatoes that were soaked in a delicious rich, creamy béchamel sauce …
Easy Broccoli
I’m always looking for different ways to cook broccoli in my house. Veggies is a requirement at dinner, whether it’s carrots, squash, broccoli or whatever I have on hand. Having such active kids I try to make sure they eat healthy and balanced meals. That’s why it is so important to find different ways to …
Brown Rice and Black Beans
If you all know then your fully aware of the challenge I have embarked on with Lori from Recipe Girl, Ten in 2010. Well I am proud to say that it has been two weeks and 3 days and I have lost 11 pounds. I know pretty crazy. I told myself that a new year …
What Is Quinoa?
(Image: Autumn Sweater/Flickr) Though quinoa is not a grain, but the seed of a leafy plant related to spinach, it can be technically substituted for nearly any grain when cooking. It is cultivated in South America and revered by the ancient aztecs as as a source of energy for their fearless warriors. According to The National Academy of …
Definition: Chives
Are the smallest in the onion family. They are referred to only in the plural, because they grow in clumps rather than as individual plants. Chives are excellent in savoury omelettes, and may be chopped and boiled with potatoes that are to be mashed, or chopped fresh and sprinkled, just before serving, on mashed potatoes, both …
