Happy Halloween everyone! Hope yours is less rainy than here in the Pittsburgh area. Trick-or-treating got bumped back a few days. My lo...

I've whined enough times about the discontinued  tomato bisque . Amy's brand is pretty darn close, so I won't harp on about t...

There's nothing quite like making homemade chili. I love it all...chopping veggies, browning the meat, tasting and adding spices while...

Finally, it's officially fall. The afternoons are still quite warm here in the midwest, but it was nice and cool yesterday morning, s...

There's some dispute apparently about the origin of the phrase "winner winner chicken dinner." One of the more common theori...

Hmmm.... ...hot, bubbly, cheesy lasagna... ...baking at 400 degrees for nearly an hour... ...on a hot, humid July evening... ...in...

Our travels have taken us to numerous large casino facilities throughout the American West over the past 6 months. We've probably stay...

I must admit I wasn't familiar with burrata cheese prior to trying this fascinating pasta product from Trader Joe's. As is usually...

Warning: a completely predictable review of Trader Joe's Vegetable and Soba Noodle Stir Fry Kit is about to start. Read on at your own...

Who wrote the rule book that says bite-size little fried dealies have to be served before the main course of a meal? Why do salads have t...

Well, this probably sounds familiar: We're busy. Constantly busy. I continually work 11-plus hour days. Sandy works part time outside ...

There's always something to be thankful for. So why not have Thanksgiving a little early? In addition to wanting to sample this Th...

....somehow it's almost Thanksgiving already! What the what!?!?! Seems to me that Halloween starts off a verifiable gauntlet of acti...

This past week, our household has been chaotic to say the least. We generally like to share a bit of our lives with you here on this blo...

Hey you! Like squash? How about squash with squash? How about squash with squash in a squashy sauce? How about squash with squash in...

It doesn't happen often...but it does. I'm actually talking about two different things here. First, a review of a non-TJ's b...

Usually, when Sonia's home, she insists on doing the cooking. I'll admit, she's a little more skilled in the culinary arts th...