Went to the Orchard + Recipes

2 weeks ago we went to the Orchard to pick fresh apples.  We were back home with 18 pounds of Cortland apples.  My favorite are Empire but it was too early in the season.  So I’ll have to go back soon   And also I used all these apples in these recipes : Honey Roasted [...]

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Seasoned Scrambled Eggs

Yesterday morning, when I woke up, I didn’t know I would do this recipe for breakfast.  I opened the cookbook of Taste of Home and noticed I had all ingredients and it seemed easy to do.  So I made it.  And I loved it.  Wow!  I’m going to do it again very often I presume. [...]

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Orange-Cinnamon French Toast

For the weekend of Valentine’s Day (yeah for me it was all weekend), I made the healthy oatmeal pancakes on Saturday morning and Sunday morning it was these healthy French Toast.  Both breakfast were yummy.  And I loved how easy were the French Toast. I made it with only 4 slices of bread. And we [...]

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Hearty Oatmeal Pancakes

This morning I made pancakes.  My son was happy and even though there was whole wheat flour, he loved them.  It was my first time using whole wheat flour. Hearty Oatmeal Pancakes From Taste of Home Guilt Free Cooking cookbook 4 servings of 3 pancakes each Prep/Total time : 30 minutes 1 cup quick-cooking oats [...]

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Some of my favorite food/drink photos

1. PMS Cure-All (Cocktail), 2. Brussels Sprouts & Apple Salad, 3. Lemon Squares with Cream Cheese – 90 calories, 4. Chop Soui from Ricardo, 5. Minestrone, 6. Halleluiah Waffles, 7. Stoli Spiced Pear Martini, 8. Maple Syrup Pie, 9. Hpnotiq Margarita, 10. Peanut Butter Maple Syrup, 11. Berks County Bread Machine Pizza Crust, 12. Baked [...]

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Homemade Yogurt / Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

I found great recipes on the blog of Two Peas and Their Pod.  I think it’s the 3rd recipe I do in 2 weeks.  Today I plan on looking at the archives to find more recipes to try. So on Sunday I made Homemade Yogurt.  I have a old yogurt maker from my mother.  The [...]

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I love my gift

It’s been maybe over a year since I wanted to have a waffle maker.  I have almost all small appliances but this one I didn’t have.  So I asked my boyfriend a waffle maker.  I saw the one from Cuisinart and that’s the one I wanted and I got it He gave it to me [...]

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Wonderful Syrup to top Pancakes

Yesterday I made this syrup to top pancakes.  I loved this syrup.  If you love peanut butter and maple syrup, don’t hesitate to try this recipe. Buttermilk Pancakes From RecipeZaar 2 eggs 2 cups all purpose flour 2 tablespoons sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups buttermilk 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract [...]

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I didn’t cook a lot

Lately I didn’t cook a lot.  I was tired a lot and last weekend I got a big headache from Saturday to Sunday afternoon. I did a wonderful recipe of spaghetti.  The sauce is amazing.  There is bacon in it.  Wow!  And I ate the last serving at lunch The previous weekend I made Budget-Friendly [...]

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Cranberry Nut Bread

I love cranberries.  I love baking quick bread.  This is the perfect snack to bring to work.  Everybody here loves that. I made this bread last week.  I reduced the sugar to 1/2 cup.  I always reduce sugar in recipes.  I know salt is important but I always omit it.  I have to take care [...]

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