DIY Crackers

Why in the world would anyone make homemade crackers? I’m bored.  No.  Absolutely no.   I am never bored. I’m curious.  Maybe. It’s snowing and I just made Chili Soup and I have no soup crackers.  Bingo!  I didn’t want to drive 10 miles on this road to get “crackers.”  Here is what I learned —  … Read more

Soups On! A Dozen of Winter’s Best Soups

During the winter months I try to make a pot of soup each week. Here are some of my favorites.  Our all-time family favorite is the lasagna Soup.  If you haven’t ever made it … now is the time! Taste of Italy Lasagna Soup 9 Can Vegetable Soup Fresh Tomato Basil Cream of Maitake Mushroom … Read more

Shrimp Bisque With Friends

 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.  Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.  You are my friends if you do what I command you.  No longer do I call you servants,   for the servant does not know … Read more

Pasta e Fagioli Soup

One of Olive Garden’s most popular soups is also one of my sous-chef dish-washing mom’s favorite.  Olive Garden’s recipe can be found all over the internet and includes ground beef.  But the recipe I chose to use came from Our Best Bites and includes bacon but not beef. As I was finishing up the soup … Read more

DIY Homemade Vanilla – UPDATE and More!

Internet problems have kept me from blogging lately.  But this morning it looks like I have a little window of opportunity and I couldn’t be happier about it! Speaking of happy — do you ever have one of those days when your heart is just happy!  That is how I felt yesterday.  I started out … Read more

Lobster Bisque

[ Trials and Temptations ] Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.   James 1:2-3 NIV I have put off posting this Lobster Bisque recipe because I can’t find the fabulous pictures of the finished bisque.  I can say they … Read more