Whew, I’m pooped.  Ok, one should probably not write “poop” in a blog about food, but that pretty much sums it up.  It’s been a busy weekend with the kids and now, Sunday night, I’m trying to catch up on the million-things-I-didn’t-get-done.  But, it was a fun one for sure, and definitely worth it. I’ve [...]

My mother in law came to visit (and help with the baby!) and made us dinner one evening.  As we were going through recipes together to decide what to make, she mentioned this Tuna Quiche.  It was something that I actually didn’t have in my family cookbook. Tuna, cheese, egg, pie crust…. yep, she had [...]

Cheese… and wine… this recipe actually sort of marinates cheese… in wine.  So, you can already see why I wanted to make this dish!  Now, the kale “chips” also intrigued me.  Kale has been called the “queen of greens” according to an article in Web MD.  It’s one of the best things you can eat, [...]

“Real men don’t eat quiche”… Every time I bring up this dish, one of my parents spouts off this statement with a chuckle.  I’d had no clue where the phrase came from, but apparently it was a book published in 1982 that satirized “stereotypes of masculinity”. Well, I’m going to have to officially go on [...]

I love egg salad… well, let me clarify.. I love other people’s egg salad.  Every time I make it, it’s watery or almost slimy.  (I’m sellin’ my cooking skills here, aren’t I?). This past summer when I was laid off from work, my neighbor and I took the kids to the aquarium.  In order to [...]

Wikipedia states that purgatory is “the condition or process of purification or temporary punishment..”. Tonight I made Eggs in Purgatory with Asparagus… another recipe from Gina’s blog. I have seen this recipe done by Giada on the Food Network, and other Italian cooks, and it had me intrigued. Plus, it looked simple, which is terrific [...]