A Working Mom's Guide to Food, Family & Fun
I was recently asked to be interviewed by 1-800-bakery.com for their “The Baker & The Blogger” interview series on their blog. Not quite sure I’m worthy to be highlighted, but it was fun nonetheless and really made me think about my favorite recipes. I have posted the full post below, but you can also visit [...]
I feel like I am allowed to call myself a bonafide turkey expert since I have become the resident turkey cook in the family. With 36 roasted pounds of turkey under my belt last year alone, I am pretty familiar with these birds and have come up with what I think is a pretty tasty combo to [...]
“The Best Polenta Dish I Have Ever Had” was quite a few years ago at a really wonderful little restaurant in Murfreesboro, Tennessee called Five Senses. It was a plate of delicious pan seared scallops served over a polenta cake with sauteed brussels sprouts. First let me start by saying that this dish also changed [...]
I have REALLY enjoyed my nightly squash at the dinner table, but even if I ate squash for breakfast, lunch and dinner I still couldn’t possibly consume all the squash that is practically running from the garden into my produce basket. With so much squash on hand and nobody else willing to take if off [...]
Oh, Basil! My, Basil! the dreaded wait is done; You started as a little plant and now my gardening has won; The kitchen is near, the food processor I hear, the pesto is forthcoming While fellow bellies try to wait, the hungrier we’re becoming But oh plate! plate! plate! Oh the empty stare of white Where on the stove [...]
Welcome to my blog! I'm Amanda and I am a busy mommy! When the work day is over I drop my heels at the door, slip on my apron and kick domesticity into high gear! I love my family, I love food and I love to have fun. Join me and we can celebrate the joys of life that bring us together.
