Tag Archives: Cooking

Pulled-Pork Sandwiches

I love pulled-pork sandwiches, and my aunt swore to me they were easy to make. All I needed was a crockpot and about 6 hours. I’m all about slow cooker recipes, because I can put the stuff together before I head out to work and then come home to a great-smelling house and food ready [...]

Chicken Stir Fry

Monday night I tackled chicken stir fry, and it turned out a little too spicy but really yummy! The recipe is from Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food: Great Food Fast. My friend Heather gave me the book, and I’ve already made a few recipes from it. Don’t let Martha scare you, because the recipes in this [...]

If Granny Arnold could see me now

When I was a kid, my granny (Mom’s mom) loved to eat zucchini. I equated the green veggie to the likes of Brussels sprouts and spinach. In other words, I wouldn’t go near the stuff. On my journey to adulthood, however, I discovered I actually liked spinach and the occasional zucchini slice. So tonight I [...]

The perfect man

Run, run as fast as you can You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man. I decided to try making gingerbread man cookies, and they were surprisingly easy to make. I’d never worked with gingerbread before, and the dough proved to be the greatest test for my mixer so far. It actually slowed down when [...]

Broccoli Casserole and Thanksgiving

I just finished cooking broccoli casserole for our Thanksgiving lunch at work tomorrow. The company’s providing turkey and dressing, and everyone else is bringing the rest. Personally, I’m looking forward to my co-worker Kristen’s hashbrown casserole. I always beg her to make it for any lunch we have at work, but she always begs me [...]