When I saw a recipe for Taco Soup on a great recipe blog called For the love of cooking I new I needed to try it. The recipe ingredient list was filled with items I keep on hand and the techniques were simple. I am so glad I put this on our menu right away. […]
The One that’s Overly Complicated
Boy, oh boy. I made that decision way more difficult than it needed to be. But then again. That’s what I do. Nothing new. At the beginning of this week I had all but decided to not accept a sub job for today. Friday. You see, this evening we will taking 7 of our teens […]
Oatmeal Buttermilk Wheat Bread
Adapted from Annie’s Eats. Ingredients 1½ cups rolled oats, divided 1 cup boiling water ¼ cup room temperature water 2 tbsp. + 1 tsp. agave nectar (or honey), divided 2 tsp. instant yeast 1½ cups buttermilk, at room temperature* ½ cup extra virgin olive oil 2½ cups whole wheat flour 2½ cups all-purpose flour 2 […]
The One where She Brags on Google
Somehow I have time before working today to get a post up. Miracle of miracles. But something that works for me is my friend, the Google Calendar. This little tool from my favorite internet powerhouse is a.m.a.zing. You can format it to look how you want it–colors as well as views. You can check out […]
The One with the Flu. Again.
Another day of brutal honesty with MckMama is upon us. Here are a few things I definitely did not do this weekend: ::come down with my fourth or fifth bout of the flu on Saturday. ::ask my husband to go through his clothes and get rid of things for the rummage sale…and then argue with […]
The One with the Wondering Week
It’s been a bit of a busy week. And I can’t help by think, “How do they do it?” At the risk of sounding totally naive and unexperienced, I give you the following thought process. How does a woman care and love for her husband? Work all day long? Keep the house clean? Make dinner? […]
[Mel’s Original] Buttermilk Banana Bread
note added February 10, 2011. Here it is almost a year later, and I’ve finally added a photo. You’re welcome. :) I apologize. There are no pictures to accompany this recipe. Yet. We may or may not have devoured both loaves before pictures were even considered. That said, this recipe is my favorite ever. And […]
Chicken Enchiladas
Chicken Enchiladas has always been on Kevin’s “top 10 favorite meals of all time” list. I’ve tried this Mexican dish only one other time and it was tasty–but quite a bit of work and I wasn’t perfectly pleased with the results. When I saw Annie post an all new chicken enchilada recipe and I had […]
The One with my First and Forever Valentine
I’m having trouble remembering what I intended to write here. Because of Bianca. Let me see. Ironically enough, we now have a cat. Specifically, we’re cat-sitting. For something like a month. When we were asked to watch this 13 year old cat named Butterscotch, we thought it was the perfect compromise. I had wanted a […]
The One with Mouse Admissions
The whole point of MckMama’s “not me” Monday is to confess. Admit to those things we’d rather not have people find out. Proclaim to all who will listen the embarrassing quirks of our seemingly perfect lives. This week I have just one moment. Well, that’s not true. I’m sure I have about a million. But […]