For years I used the “just add water” box pancake mix. When my husband was single, he thought the “bottle” pancakes were the greatest invention since sliced bread. If you’re not familiar, it’s the pancake mix in a large plastic “bottle” type container. Water is added right to the container and shaken. It is then…
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Continue ReadingI always thought of Chicken Cordon Bleu as one of those “fancy” dishes you only get at restaurants or bought frozen at the grocery store. The restaurant version is usually wonderful, while the frozen version is OK if you’re in a hurry and don’t mind “processed” food. Several years ago my mother-in-law and…
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Naming your blog is very important because it tells people who you are or what kind of content they can expect. For me, starting a blog was done somewhat spontaneously. I had thought briefly about it and then mentioned it to my husband, who loved the idea. I thought about calling it “What’s for Dinner?”…
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Continue ReadingI like to plan our meals a month in advance, then make one big grocery list and get everything that I need. A few months ago I was making the monthly menu and feeling like we had been eating the “same ol’ thing”, so I decided to look through my cookbooks. In my Gooseberry Patch…
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Continue ReadingLast weekend our daughter had a friend over to spend the night. We wanted to make something special for breakfast. I chose these No Rise Cinnamon Rolls because they take much less time than most homemade cinnamon rolls. They looked (and tasted) so good I decided to let the pictures speak for themselves. They aren’t…