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Creative Uses for Stove Top Stuffing Mix?

I don't use Stove Top (me? buy something brand name? Hahahahaha) but I do like instant stuffing mixes because they are less expensive than a loaf of bread these days and actually kind of...

What was the original name given to the first microwave?

Some of you who are a bit younger than I am might possibly think microwaves have been around for a long time. Actually that's not true. I hardly use our microwave (it was a gift--had to take it--with...

Pork Chops - Greek Style!

I love it when I find a recipe where all the ingredients tell me it's going to be a great dish and I don't need to tweak it. My fellow Canadian food blogger, Peter from Kalofagas - Greek Food &...

Slow Cooker Moroccan Chicken

I had no intention of posting this recipe for two reasons: 1. It was not an especially easy dish to make 2. My kid refused to eat it. Let me start with number one. The dish requires that you start...

Slow cooker pot roast

I like the idea of slow cooking. It doesn’t use as much energy as cooking in the oven or stove top and dinner is on the table with very little effort at the end of the day. So I busted out the...

The Great Democratic Temper Tantrum Over Sarah Palin

John McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin for VP is driving liberal Democrats into childish temper tantrums! Democrats are starting to remind me of a cartoon character, brought to life by the late Jack...

The Great Democratic Temper Tantrum Over Sarah Palin

John McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin for VP is driving liberal Democrats into childish temper tantrums! Democrats are starting to remind me of a cartoon character, brought to life by the late Jack...

Bronx Banter: You Gotta Believe

...The Yanks will serve the Jays up like Stove Top Stuffin' tonight. And if they don't, if we see Bad Andy, if the Yanks get rocked, well, then I just don't know what.

Georgette's Grilled Greek Zucchini

Sometimes the simplest idea can really be a keeper, and when my friend Georgette made dinner for me a few years ago and used her stove-top grill pan to cook zucchini slices which she'd simply brushed...

I guess we're not good with glass?

Long time readers might remember some of my family's misadventures with things made of glass!For example, this and this.Well today something really freaky happened. Mr. Pete was in the dining room,...

Soy-Braised Pot Roast with Carrots Recipe

When I made White Bean Soup back in October, I shared a photo of my new blue enamel covered cast-iron dutch oven by Chantal, the pan that may be responsible for my current love of pot roast. I think...

Curried Chicken From the Oven: Masalewali Dum Murghi

Most people think of curries being cooked on the stove top, in a pot, where it simmers over a period of time, sometimes hours, sometimes minutes. But whether a curry takes an hour or more, most of...