Archive for the ‘At Home’ category

What’s Cooking?

April 9th, 2010

The warm weather has me very excited about cooking outdoors. I have a wonderful 2 burner gas grill that runs on propane. I can use either the little campstove canisters or the big white canisters that get refilled at the convenience stores.
Tonight I am grilling a big salmon fillet along with a large baked sweet [...]

Gonna Snow

February 18th, 2010

Cheesy Summer Squash Casserole
Serves: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
6 medium yellow summer squash, thinly sliced (like silver dollars)
1 large Vidalia onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon salted butter
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 sleeve Ritz crackers, crushed medium to fine

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 [...]

Keeping Busy

October 14th, 2009

Saw a note on a parenting board about wanting ideas for keeping a 4 year old busy during the day. I know a lot of people send their child to preschool or an organized Parent’s Day Out, but  lot of people do just stay at home most days.
I love small children and have never had [...]

Sinus Headache

September 21st, 2009

Before we moved here I never had any trouble with allergies. But now I have allergies in the Spring and in the Fall.
In the Spring I’ve noticed that my allergies come out when the Red Bud trees first start turning red and blooming. It lasts for about 2 weeks.
In the Fall, I have trouble when [...]