to decrease this blah-potential, i actually do not puree the potato-leek soup. chunky broth is the way to go. and lots of black pepper. and garlic does not count as an ingredient because it is...

really easy finger food - i cut a slit down the middle and remove the pit. i mix coolwhip with vanilla extract, and pipe this into the middle of the dates. so. good.

depending on what kind of brown, but - could just do shades of brown with white, then add light blue or turquoise as an accent, maybe even the blues in larger quantity and red/orange in lower. med...

make a basic dough out of cornmeal, all purpose flour (more cornmeal than apf), 1 egg, baking powder, black pepper, and water. add enough water so that when you roll the dough flat, it doesn't spl...

a bottle of real maple syrup and a jar of maple cream - as a wedding gift!

my mother in law does mint and rosemary after a heavy meal. so good!

oh my gosh so many options! i usually add a boullion cube the water, so that adds flavor right off the bat. 1. my mom puts a handful of fried onions into the cooking wate...

my friend and i were baking an orange honey tea loaf. somehow, we accidentally doubled (or maybe tripled) the amount of butter. had a blobby orange-honey-butter mess in the oven when the batter b...

okay, recipe aside - that is the most beautiful picture of spaghetti i've ever seen. how'd she do it?

would these work for individual souffles?

with my syrian husband's family, we especially spread out the medda for breakfast. the food is important, but at least as important (as you mentioned) is the family time. thanks for the great exp...