Over the past few weeks I have been a baking machine. My oven has been busy baking yummy treats such as orange muffins, blueberry muffins, chocolate chip cookies and browned chocolate wafers. Even though all of these little creations were to die for, the best thing to come out of the oven this week was…
Archives for July 2009
Wine Tasting in the Shenandoah Valley
This past Sunday, my husband, brother-in-law and I traveled to Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley to enjoy wine tasting since we are all wine enthusiasts. My brother-in-law visited the area earlier this year and came back with nothing but amazing reviews. After hearing what he had to say, my husband and I knew that we had…
Shopping List for the Bare-Bone Kitchen Essentials
As you probably already know, one of the greatest money savers is cooking at home. Although, sometimes this might be hard for you to believe, especially when you open up your cookbooks and see recipes that require well over 20 ingredients. But, did you know that you can prepare tasty, simple foods at home easily…
Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Cheese, Tomato and Asparagus
Are you tired of making the same old chicken dish? Looking to change it up a bit? Why not stuff chicken breasts with some of your favorite goodies? This might look a little difficult but don’t worry…it’s super easy. All you have to do is take a chicken breast and cut a pocket in the…
The Best Meatloaf
My father-in-law was in town over the weekend and we had a BBQ at our house on Sunday evening. As a side, I decided to make garlic, mashed, red-skin potatoes. Because it was three hungry men and me, I made a lot of mashed potatoes in hopes to appease their appetites. Well, I ended up…