Originally published on August 22, 2006 at Onward & Upward I may not be much of a cook, but I do love to bake. When I was growing up, my mother would always make banana bread and give it to our neighbors or people just moving to town. I remember many a day, wrapping up banana bread in saran-wrap or foil to take to someone. I hope to continue the tradition on my own. This weekend, I made banana bread…
Let me just say that it is really annoying to go buy something from the store, spend a lot of time and energy putting it together, only to find that it either doesn’t work or is missing a vital part. Then you have to undo the whole thing, try to put it back in the original packaging, go return it to the store… This has happened twice now with two different things, and I’m really frustrated. However, apartment rearranging is…
My goal has been to always go to bed with a clean kitchen. Unfortunately, I did not meet that goal last night. Actually, to tell you the truth, I forgot about it. However, because I have been good about it, there aren’t many dishes sitting there. (My previous routine was to wait until all the dishes, pots, and pans were on the counter before attempting to wash something – and usually the frenzied washing was prompted by guests coming.) I…
I’m feeling much better today. In a good mood, almost! We’ll see how long this lasts. :-) By the way, the protected posts are just because I don’t want the wrong Internet stalkers reading certain things. If you care to read it, just email or IM me and I’ll give you the password. Or, if you’re on Xanga and one of the special people on my subscription list, then you can read it there. So Paul’s first day of work…
I got ambitious this weekend and planned a menu for the entire week. My mom gave me this cookbook called “Cooking for Two” and it has complete meals – not just a recipe for an entree, but also recipes for suggested side dishes. We’ll see how this goes. :-) Today’s menu called for Cheese Baked Chicken with potatoes, green beans, and dinner rolls. The chicken was fairly simple: 2 chicken breasts 1 Tbsp. melted butter 1/3 cup parmesan cheese 2…