Archive for the ‘Cooking’ Category

Blueberry Pancakes

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

Last time I shopped at Safeway I must have been hungry because I bought a lot of food that was not on the list. I bought it because “it looked good.” So I ended up spending a lot more money than I usually do on groceries. My father always used to say, “Don’t go grocery shopping when you are hungry.” and I think he was right. When you are hungry, a lot more things look good.

For some reason I had decided to stock up on freezer items. I bought some Stouffer entrees and a box of blueberry pancakes that you can heat up in the microwave for less than a minute and have a nice stack of soft, delicious blueberry pancakes for breakfast (in place of those two slices of hard toast). So, guess what I enjoyed for my breakfast his morning?

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

I used to love to eat cakes and pies in my youth, but as I’ve grown older I find that I only enjoy these sweets once in a while. Now a days it’s more like brownies and cupcakes for this old gal. One of my favorites was my mother’s pineapple upside down cake, some thing that I haven’t had in probably a decade. So I have decided that my contribution to the family Christmas dinner will be just that. It won’t be my mother’s but I’m hoping that with Betty Crocker’s  help we will make a darn good one to share and enjoy on Christmas.

Chocolate Candies For My Christmas Stocking Please

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

One of my favorite things that are a tradition in many houses and homes on Christmas morning is the discovering of all the goodies that have been gently placed in the Christmas Stockings that are usually hung from the fireplace. In our family we were allowed to dig into the Stockings while we were waiting for the folks to get up, get their robes and slippers on and to get their coffee, and of course the all important camera.

My favorite thing(s) to get in my Stocking were chocolate candies. How my parents managed to keep all the chocolate candies from melting from the heat of the roaring fire that was always going strong on Christmas Eve and then lit first thing for the “big” day, was always a mystery to me, but they did. I would be so busy eating the candies that I never had an appetite for breakfast, plus the fact of all of the excitement going on that morning, eating just wasn’t in the game plan.

Leftovers

Saturday, November 27th, 2010

This year I only bought a 12 pound turkey and I am surprised that there is very little left over from our Thanksgiving dinner. I have some leftover vegetables and a lot of pumpkin pie.The only thing I threw away was the leftover gravy. It was a little too salty for my taste and I can always open a jar of turkey gravy if anyone wants a hot turkey sandwich.

I wonder why no one wanted much pie? Perhaps they are full from the dinner itself and didn’t have room for dessert? The pie tastes great – but there are only a few slices gone.

Happy Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

turkeys

I hope that everyone has a wonderful day, filled with good food and the people that you love. I’ll be cooking this afternoon and plan to eat around 7:00 pm. We always have plenty of food for an extra plate or two if you need someplace to come have dinner.