Meet my kitchen. It doesn’t have granite counter tops or stainless steel appliances and it’s a little small, but that’s OK. We get along pretty well. I still manage to make some pretty fabulous food. Tonight I was cooking Crispy Oven Fried Tilapia and Zucchini Pasta. I’ve got the fish […]

 I have a confession. A month ago I gave up sugar. Not completely, that’s almost impossible, but I’ve limited myself to 25 grams of sugar a day. That still may sound impossible for most people, and it was difficult at first, but I’ve gotten used to it. So what spurred […]

 I recently finished reading “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” by Michael Pollan. It is an eye-opener. And a must-read for anyone serious about their nutrition. The first part of the book is all about corn. Corn, corn, corn, corn. He follows a typical Iowa corn farmer and then follows where the corn […]

  I’m glad I finally have some time and energy to write a blog. It’s been too long! I tried a couple of new recipes this week and came up with one of my own. I decided to try a shrimp recipe from allrecipes.com called Shrimp Durango, featuring one of […]

 1. My Evil Microwave I really don’t like my microwave. In fact, I think it may be evil. Or at least demented. The thing beeps at me relentlessly. If I don’t take my tea mug out right away it beeps at me (“BEEP-BEEP”). If I don’t turn off the timer […]

  It’s been a rough winter and spring here (but really, when is it not in Minnesota?) It seems like it’s taken forever for spring to get here. We had a few nice days a couple of weeks ago, but then it got all cloudy and cold again. Well, today […]

  One of my favorite recipes from allrecipes.com is one that I’ve completely revamped. The recipe was a good start, but I’ve made it so much better! Baked Lemon Chicken with Mushroom Sauce is the recipe and here’s how I improved it. From another reviewer from the site, I found […]

 I hate cleaning, but it must be done. To make it more enjoyable, I plug my iPod into our stereo system and blast my favorite music. I love music and it’s an important part of my life. It is intimately entwined with my memories. When I hear a certain song, […]

 A little background on my health first. I was diagnosed with chondrosarcoma about 11 1/2 years ago, just a few months after my husband and I were married. I had been having pain in my knee, which prompted an x-ray to see what was going on. The radiologist saw that […]

 I’ve been meaning to try Philadelphia’s New Cooking Creams. Today I finally decided to give it a whirl. I looked up some recipes, but nothing sounded like what I was looking for. I had shrimp, mushrooms and spinach in my mind. So I decided to make up my own recipe. […]

 The most important thing to remember when making a pineapple upside down cake is to not make it in a leaky spring-form pan. What. A. Mess. It all started when I decided to try a new recipe from the Joy of Baking website. The recipe said to use a 9″ […]