I love creamy pasta dishes. Seriously, what's not to like about them? Well, okay, the calories and fat content? I would agree. But that's why we don't eat them daily. We have it in moderation and enjoy them when we do. Good stuff.
One of the newer favorites in our house is this pasta dish that I call Chicken & Artichoke Pasta with Mushrooms. Not a fancy sounding name, but it does the trick. The family raves about it - even those that say that they don't like mushrooms or artichokes (two
Halloween Treats: Homemade Lollipops (with flavored sparkling water)
Rosemary Garlic Chicken Breasts with Parmesan Linguine
My oldest daughter has to wake up for work VERY early. I am usually still awake when she gets up for work. We also tend to eat dinner much later than your average family, so many nights, she is in the routine of going to bed before dinner is ever done. When she wakes in the morning, she eats the dinner for her breakfast. It's a switched around way of living, but it's working for her (and us) at this point.
Craft Tutorial: Candy Corn Halloween Garland
This craft tutorial will show you how to make a fun Halloween garland with M&M's Candy Corn candies.
Oh, how I LOVE this time of the year! Starting with Halloween, ending with New Years...I love it all. I get so excited when the stores start putting all their Halloween products on the shelves. One new product this year has been M&M’s Candy Corn White Chocolate. As soon as I heard about them, I knew I would have to get my hands on a few bags for recipes and crafting.
One thing I
Pick Colors from Anywhere with Photoshop
There is a fun way to use the Color Picker Tool in Photoshop to digitally pick colors from anywhere – such as your desktop or on a website. It's a great way to add a great color you see to your digital scrapbooking layouts or recipe cards. You can read my tutorial on it at Happy To Create: How to Digitally Pick Colors from Anywhere with Photoshop
Whole Wheat Carrot Cake
I've experimented quite a bit with whole wheat flours. But, there has been some recipes that I haven't tried it in and the one big one is carrot cake.
I LOVE carrot cake - it's my most favorite cake of all and I generally have it about twice a year: my birthday and Mother's Day. I have a carrot cake recipe I generally use, but I've used a few through the years and each one is made with all-purpose flour. I don't use whole wheat...I don't even mess with it.
How to Make Recipe Cards in Photoshop
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I love to document recipes on digital recipe cards. Once you create a recipe card digitally, you can either fill it in on your computer or you can print the card and fill in the recipe by hand. You can also use the card over and over again, just changing out the recipe to create each new card.
There are many different ways of creating your own recipe cards in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. My favorite way is by using digital recipe card templates and digital scrapbooking
Herb Roasted Chicken and Gravy
Herb Roasted Chicken with Gravy is wonderful for a Sunday night dinner, or for a smaller Thanksgiving dinner.
You know how sometimes a recipe will tell you that you can use your choice of broth, stock, wine, or water for the liquid it needs? Prior to about two years ago, if a recipe gave me the option, chances are I would have chosen the water. Water is cheap and I wanted to spend the least amount possible on our groceries. And, yes...I know homemade stock is inexpensive to make too, but
Delicious Food Science: Candy Stages & Caramelization
We've been watching Top Chef: Just Desserts together as a family. We tend to watch quite a few competition cooking shows together as a family, but this one seems to be a top favorite. The kids will watch it and constantly make comments like "oh, that looks SO good!" or "I WANT THAT!". As someone who loves watching food shows, I enjoy seeing their enthusiasm. As we sit and watch, lots of conversations come up - discussing how the chef's do what they do, sharing our thoughts on what we think they
Creative & Easy Food Gift Ideas
If you enjoy cooking, then you probably enjoy giving food gifts to friend and family. Christmas time is the main time I give food gifts. I bake ever year and have piles of goodies to give away to family and friends who live nearby. This wasn't a tradition that my family had, but rather something I learned from my grandmother-in-law and my mother-in-law.