My Mom makes a Chicken Pot Pie that is so good she is able to use it to bribe people to do things for her. Seriously, it actually became a bartering tool… and a very persuasive one at that. Now, in addition to being an incredibly delicious comfort food treat, her pot pie is also quite the chore to make. Between making the dough from scratch, a homemade white sauce, and prepping all of the vegetables, she said it ends up taking a couple of hours from …

Do you have preconceived notions about what a breakfast / lunch / dinner *should* be? As I was preparing dinner the other night, Abby asked what I was making. I had thought up this super-nutritious meal, and after telling her about it, she said “That’s it?” I think this is a very common response. We grow so accustomed to having the “typical” proportions in our meals: a main entree, a side or two, and possibly a dessert. Sometimes though, it’s fun to switch it up …

If you guys are anything like me, you may sometimes think about some of your favorite [fatty] foods and wonder “How can I make this more healthy, but still taste good?” You may not think it from some of my decadent posts on here, but I usually try to find ways to cut back on calories in the foods I prepare. Today, on our home edition of Extreme Breakfast Makeover, we are going to take on one of the most indulgent breakfasts ever: The pancake.
Pancakes are one of …

Bad night for the Colts, but a good night for cookies…
I guess my “Go Colts” cookies were not enough to earn a win last night. The Saints played a good game, and so I wish congratulations to their team, and the fans. But, at least one great thing did come out of the evening… I found a great recipe for making BIG cookies. Remember the Hershey’s Cocoa Cookbook that I got in my Chocolate Lover’s gift basket? This is the first recipe I have tried …

Every month or two, I get together with a group of friends from college for a fun weekend filled with games, food, and lots of fun. From a food perspective, it is sort of a weekend long potluck. Seeing that we have to travel a couple hours to get to these parties, I am usually looking for dishes that are extremely simple and quick to make. Of course, make-ahead things work to, but for those times that I am not quite so prepared, I need something that …