Scratch Food with a Side of Geek Mom and Pop Culture.
What if I told you that you could have super good Italian food in about 10 minutes for about a buck? Would you believe me? Well then, prepare to believe. This is one of the dishes I make most in my household… Spaghetti Olio e Aglio–literally, Spaghetti with Olive Oil and Garlic. It…
This past month, a local viral gremlin managed to set up residence in my home and provided me with three weeks of “unplanned” vacation time while I recovered from pneumonia.
We’ve jumped straight from “winter” to “hotter than the devil’s armpits in summer” summer. I really have no commentary to add on this except… blargh. It’s hot. Fortunately, I have the cure for the summer heat with this icy chill frozen hot chocolate drink.
I love me my coffee drinks. They are great for company, and super stupid easy. They taste good, they make you feel warm and fuzzy on cold days (how can you go wrong with coffee and alcohol?), and basically they’re an all around good thing for people who want to be social without excessive boozing….
This cold that’s been going around is so yucky, the winter has been so dreary, and I’ve felt like such a shut-in, I admit I haven’t taken as much joy as I usually do in things like baking and cooking. Or anything. The result is that we’ve been eating less healthy, and that has just…
As I am once again late to the table for Super Bowl, it seems appropriate that I’m coming with a fast and easy recipe for Crockpot Buffalo Wing Sandwiches that literally get thrown together in under 5 minutes. As is with the case of many recipes I love best, this one is eminently tweak-able.
Superbowl is coming up, and to help you with your big game day festivities, I’ve got my Super Simple Sour Cream and Onion Dip to keep your stress level down. Trust me, it’s way better than the stuff you buy in a can, and it’s two ingredients and a swirl of a spoon. It barely takes…
I always get this weird feeling when I go to the liquor store. As I pass rows of bottles and more bottles, I keep my head down and think to myself: “I am an adult woman. Adults sometimes drink alcohol. I shouldn’t be ashamed. I can do this.”, but this internal monologue changes into: “who…
I was a happy baker slacker over the summer with the excuse that it was mostly too hot too heat up the house, but winter, it’s a-comin’. When the house feels chilly, baking is one of my favourite past-times, cause it gives me an excuse to linger in a nice warm kitchen with a cup of…
I love spreadable herbed goat cheese… the kind that comes in the tiny little cylinder at the deli counter that costs you an arm and a leg. So expensive, but so yummy. It’s great on pesto pizzas with chicken and arugula. Perfectly delicious on its own spread on a sliced baguette. And… it’s stupid simple to…