Please welcome a guest post today with a great article to get you ready for the football playoffs! Slow Cooker Recipes for the Football Fan Its football bowl season and the NFL …

Gifts in a Jar: Friendship Soup Mix
I have been making this soup mix for my father-in-law for years. One year, I thought about not making it, and I got in so much trouble from my mother-in-law! She said that Dad …

Meatless Monday: Spinach Lasagna
My sister in law visits us from Nashville, Tennessee several times a year. She is a vegetarian, and when she comes to visit I like to try new vegetarian recipes. When we have family meal gatherings, my sister …

Get To Know These Root Vegetables
Get To Know These Root Vegetables Our gardens might be ready to be put to bed. Mine looks like a deserted wasteland on top, but underneath, my garlic waits for warmer weather. 🙂 ! Sure …
So, You’re Not Cooking for Thanksgiving, Now What?
Everywhere you look right now there are Thanksgiving recipes, but what if you are not cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Maybe you are traveling and are going to have to eat on the road, or maybe the …
Tuscan Bean Soup by Andy Steven
We are happy to bring you a guest post today from Andy Steven. I think you will find this Tuscan bean soup to be fabulous. Thanks so much for sharing. Please visit Toscana Restaurant at Dublin to …

Cooking in Africa ~ A bigger mortar and pestle
In the last posting I did of Cooking in Africa, I talked about the use of a mortar and pestle for grinding or mashing foods like spices, and tomatoes. In Togo there is also a …

Freezable Foods
I have a very old refrigerator and some of my produce freezes before I get a chance to use it and instead of throwing it out I use it. Most of the vegetables that end up frozen …

Easy, Quick Focaccia …
Easy, Quick Focaccia Made with a YEAST dough! You can be enjoying this in under 30 minutes. This recipe uses a YEAST dough, but you don’t have to wait for it to rise or do any kneading…REALLY. You …

Cooking in Africa- Using a mortar and pestle
A mortar and pestle in my way of thinking is probably one of the most important kitchen appliance in a Togolese kitchen. It is used to grind spices and herbs, mash veggies like onions or …