Recipes

It started as soup. Potato Leek Soup with bacon and homemade croutons, to be more specific. But what it really became was Smoky Paprika Croutons […]

There are some things about having a “different” name that are enjoyable. But there are things about having a “different” name that make life… interesting.

Oh, yes. I went there. And I went here, too. Not on purpose, of course. Why would I ever (over)load the tops of my muffins […]

What a day. What a bad, bad day. It started with student behaviors. Then it was student performance. (And that’s not to mention teacher behaviors […]

Hi, friends. Let’s cut right to the chase. There are three types of colorful berries, a crumbly topping, a golden crust, and ultimately 3 sticks […]

It’s rare for me to make the same meal more than once in a month. Now that I blog, I am constantly being inspired to […]

I like to take nice pictures of vegetables. Then, I like to saute them in butter, put them on top of white, doughy crust and […]

Sometimes you just need something simple like this asparagus and pea saute. Of course, there are days when we need a little something cute. Other […]

St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Not exactly the place where you’d expect to find fresh, authentic Mexican food. But if you want to get as close as […]

Why are these little bite-sized nuggets of rolled, frosted, sweet bread called butterhorns? Good question. But in belated honor of Mother’s Day, I am sharing […]