Our new house has a beautiful kitchen...but I don't know how to cook. Mike dared me to whip up one meal a week, and I accepted the challenge. Armed with my Gramma's handwritten recipes, I plan to learn how to cook - and win Mike's dare.

Heavenly Hash

February 17, 2012

My favorite comfort food is something my Gramma used to make called Heavenly Hash. When I had a rough day or was sick, my Gram would make Heavenly Hash to make me feel better. During both my pregnancies, my mom would make it for me as it was one of the few things I could [...]

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Cherry Cream Cheese Pie

February 10, 2012

My Gramma wrote down most of her recipes, but she made some of our favorites so often that the only “recipe” she had was a scrap of paper with some scrawled-out ingredients. My mom and aunts were able to figure out the instructions for most of these recipes, but the family favorite Cherry Cream Cheese [...]

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Balsamic Dijon Chicken

February 3, 2012

After Mike showed off his mostly healthy chicken recipe a few weeks ago, I had to retaliate with one of my own. I think my problem with a lot of healthy recipes is they are really bland. I know I end up adding about 187,000 different spices to my healthy meals, which makes things taste [...]

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Hawaiian Pupus

January 27, 2012

This is one of my Gramma’s recipes that my mom and aunts swear by. I have memories of my gram bringing this appetizer out, only to have every last piece snatched up within minutes. I have NO IDEA why they are called “Hawaiian Pupus,” however. I know “pupus” are Hawaiian for appetizer, but I don’t [...]

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Easy Marinade

January 20, 2012

This marinade has been passed around my parents’ entire neighborhood. My mom’s friend Mary made it at a softball team party and everyone flipped for it! Now my family finds any excuse to make it. It is super easy to make, can go on red meat, white meat, and veggies, and is so delicious that [...]

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Mike’s Vegetable Chicken

January 13, 2012

Last week Heather and Annie were out and about doing mommy-daughter things when I decided to flex my culinary muscles by making myself dinner. I dug around the refrigerator for ingredients, then got down to the business of preparing this yummy – and generally healthy – meal. I was pleasantly surprised with just how well [...]

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