Mmmm, totally satisfying meal tonight. You know the kind. It doesn’t have to be fancy or frilly food, it’s just right. It doesn’t have to be a big elaborate meal or taken ages of menu planning, it’s just right. Somehow everything just comes together and as you eat the last bite from your plate, a […]
make a big difference. It’s no great surprise that we eat a lot of rice in the Sweetnicks’ household. It probably hits our table twice a week, and when it does, The Husband is the one who usually makes it. He has two versions, Cuban Black Beans and Rice, and a yellow Sazon-flavored version with […]
I’m not a big fan of bottled salad dressings, though I keep the occasional bottle on hand because Nicholas likes to dip carrots in “white dressing.” If you have a well-stocked pantry, you don’t need to buy salad dressing. Really, you don’t. What you can whip up in minutes will taste heaps better than what […]
I’ve been a long-time fan of Martha Stewart. Truth be told, I don’t always agree with some of the, ahem, decisions she’s made along the way, but no one can take away the successful empire she’s built for herself. It’s amazing what hard work, determination, and a whole lotta creativity can do … to think […]
Sometimes … most of the time … with vegetables, simple is best. They really don’t need to be draped and clogged in a heavy sauce. Just let them be.
For tonight’s ARF/5-A-Day contribution, I did just that, using a recipe from Martha Stewart’s newest cookbook, Great Food Fast, for asparagus. Usually, when I make asparagus, it’s […]
