Comfort food is the ultimate of food memories, don't you think? This week for #SundaySupper, our theme is exactly that...comfort food. I think that's a perfect theme for Home Cooking Memories to participate in. Comfort food usually evokes certain feelings and memories when you cook it and, most importantly, when you eat it. And that's what this blog is all about -- food memories and stories.
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Afternoon Tea with Sears and Kmart at Blogalicious 2012
As many of you know, last weekend, I attended my first ever blogging conference: Blogalicious in Las Vegas, NV! It was an amazing event and I have a full recap (plus swag giveaway) coming very soon, but I wanted to share one of my favorite events during Blogalicious: the Afternoon Tea with ShopYourWay, Sears, and Kmart.
As we arrived, each guest was given the ShopYourWay gift bag you see above. I took a peek inside and saw an iPad case (they were giving away TWO iPads during the Afternoon
DIY Baked Sweet Potato Bar
Creating your own DIY Baked Sweet Potato Bar is a fun Autumn dinner idea -- and great for parties too. I'm sharing the easy steps for putting it together, including topping ideas and a honey-cinnamon ricotta recipe.
Our family is old friends with traditional baked potato bars. The kind where you use baked russet potatoes and top them with whatever you like. Some of the toppings include cheese, sour cream, broccoli, bacon, chives, chili, and more. It's a favorite in our house.
But the
September Foodie Pen Pals Reveal
I love getting packages in the mail. To feed my need for packages, I joined up with Foodie Pen Pals for the first time. I loved the idea of getting a surprise foodie package in the mail and I thought it would be cool to put one together for someone else.
The way the Foodie Pen Pals work is that someone send you a package and then you send a package to someone else. I received a package from Sandy of Chicas on a Mission and I'm I've been anxious for October 1 to get here so I could share it
Homemade Instant Oatmeal
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What a busy weekend! I've been at the Blogalicious blogging conference and having a great time! I was tempted to not join #SundaySupper this week because of how busy I knew this week would be, but the theme was SO easy, I couldn't pass it up!
This week's theme is "5 Ingredients or Less", hosted by Amber of Mama's Blissful Bites (which just so happens to have one of the most fun blog
Apple Butter Spice Cake
I'm a bit jealous of those of you who have Autumn weather already appearing in your areas. I guess you could say that Las Vegas is cooling down a bit, but today's high was still at least 95 degrees F. Well, at least the nights feel like they are getting cooler.
While it doesn't feel very Fall-ish in these parts, there is things I do that (somewhat) satisfy my love of the season. One thing I do is go all out with my Autumn decorating. I think I decorate almost as much for Autumn (and Halloween
Baked Flautas
Oh, you are in for a real treat: today is Mexican Independence Day! And for us foodies, that means another excuse for delicious MEXICAN FOOD! My absolute favorite cuisine of all time.
For #SundaySupper this week, we have the wonderful Heather of girlichef hosting and the theme is Mexican Fiesta. You can find the links to all the deliciousness at the end of this post.
For the #SundaySupper Mexican Fiesta, I am sharing Flautas, which is one of our family favorite Mexican dinners. Flautas are a
Crispy Garlic-Parmesan Chicken (plus our shredded chicken FAIL)
When I meal plan, I usually balance easy meals with time-consuming meals. If I know that I will be cooking for hours on one day, the next day will almost always be something easier.
This Crispy Garlic-Parmesan Chicken is an example of an easy meal I made. It was made with a new Progresso Recipe Starters cooking sauce, which was sent to me to try out. The recipe was easy and the chicken turned out good. I loved that the breading was equal parts of Parmesan cheese and panko bread crumbs. I'm not
Back To School Lunch Ideas
It is that time of the year again - back to school! No matter if your children have been back for a while or if they are just started in the last week or two, you can never have too many lunch ideas!
1. Take leftover cooked chicken breast and make chicken strips. Pack dippers such as salsa, ranch dressing, barbecue sauce, ketchup, honey mustard, or pizza sauce. If you have leftover chicken thighs or drumsticks, remove chicken from the bone, cube, and pack with with a small cocktail fork for
Cheesy Broccoli Casserole
Broccoli and cheese are one of my ultimate comfort foods. My mom always made a great cheese sauce and I always loved having it over steamed broccoli . This recipe reminds me of having steamed broccoli with cheese sauce because, well, that's pretty much what it is, except in a casserole.
As much as I love the cheese sauce and the broccoli, there is something else I love even more: the cracker topping.
The crackers I use have a sweet memory for me. When my sister, Danielle, and I were first