Mom-Friendly Meals: Fake Minestrone

What is fake minestrone? Well, for starters, it’s not made from scratch. I like soup, but I don’t like canned soup. So I try to make my own, but I don’t always have time to make it from scratch. In… Read moreMom-Friendly Meals: Fake Minestrone

Mom-Friendly Meals: Stone Soup

Remember the story of “Stone Soup“? I’ve always been a little conflicted about that story. Sure, the villagers were miserly with their food stores. So you can read it as the story of how a traveler convinced them to open… Read moreMom-Friendly Meals: Stone Soup

These Are a Few of My Favorite Foods

This week’s prompt from Ginger at Ramble Ramble? Make us all hungry–what are your top 10 favorite foods (individual foods, or full meals, your choice)? Well, I do love food. So here goes. 1) Steak. I don’t eat it often,… Read moreThese Are a Few of My Favorite Foods

Oh, Right, Dinner Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated

What I really wanted for dinner was a burrito with ground beef. I miss my Tex-Mex. But we didn’t have ground beef, and I couldn’t figure out what to make for dinner, so I looked in the pantry. What did… Read moreOh, Right, Dinner Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated

Good Friends

Who are they? They’re people who, when you invite them over for dinner, say, “Sure! We’ll bring the food! And cook it!” Courtesy of said friends, tonight we had grilled pork ribs with homemade BBQ sauce (mmm), grilled corn, and… Read moreGood Friends

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday. Mr. Sandwich’s parents are coming over, and here’s what we’re feeding them: ham creamed corn (recipe from Lawry’s) roasted asparagus cheesy potatoes Triple Sec pound cake. So what is everyone thankful for?… Read moreHappy Thanksgiving