I found plums for 28 cents a pound. That is a good deal right? I thought it was! I spent two or three dollars and got tons of plums. I cut them up and bagged them in the freezer. Plum season is from May through October. In some places it ends around the first of…
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Mom’s Banana Bread
My mom makes the yummiest banana bread. It is everything banana bread should be. Moist. Sweet. Banana-y. I know most of you know how to make banana bread, but this is my favorite recipe ever. My mom has a few tricks to make the banana bread perfect. I will include them in blue. Ingredients: (This…
Garlic Naan Bread
My husband and I love Indian food. We are suckers for a good Indian buffet. And can you guess my favorite part of an Indian buffet? Naan Bread! We also make Indian food at home quite often. In fact, almost every Sunday, my husband grinds his own spices and makes a delicious Indian dish. This…
Chicken Tikka Masala
This is definitely my favorite kind of Indian food. You might have guessed from previous posts (like this one, this one, or this one) that we eat lots of Indian food in my house. Thanks to my husband. He loves anything Indian. He is always begging me to let him make dinner and when he…
Italian Baked Chicken and Pastina
Don’t you think little things are so cute. The smaller they are the cuter they are. Little spoons, little kittens, little kids, little shoes… I have a tiny bottle of ketchup from room service at a hotel and I just can’t bring myself to use it because it is so cute. Well, it is the…
Quick Toasted Almonds
I wanted to make sugared, toasted almonds for a salad so I started searching around online for a recipe. I kept finding recipes in which you had to cook up this sauce on the stove to dip the almonds in. I just wasn’t feeling like dirtying an extra pot, so I decided to improvise. It…
How to Chop and Onion
My sister in-law Chelsea is an amazing cook. She majored in culinary arts in college. She has some great tricks up her sleeves. She taught me how to cut an onion really fast. I love it! I will show you how, too. 1. Cut an onion in half length-wise. Cut of on of the ends….
Egg Drop Soup
I love Egg drop soup. It is one of my favorite things at Chinese restaurants. Did you know that it is so easy to make at home? I always whip it up to serve with Asian food. Ingredients: 3 C. chicken broth 1 TBSP. cornstarch 2 TBSP cold water 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 green…
Golden Graham S’mores
I made this for my sister in-law Lydia when we stayed at her house in Moscow for a few days. This is a very addictive treat! It is so unhealthy, but SOOOOOOOO GOOD. They are chewy and chocolaty, and gooey. To make it even worse for you, I decide to add mini butterscotch chips to…
Plum Ice Cream
I know, I know. I just posted over fifteen ice cream recipes in August, but I just couldn’t help myself! I had to post another one before plums go out of season. This is such a yummy, rich ice cream. I love it’s color! Make sure you use ripe plums. Ingredients: 1 pound plums (about…
