Did you know that peanuts are not really nuts, but are members of the legume (bean) family? I had no idea until I took a botany classification class in grad school. It is also known as a groundnut because the flower of the peanut plant bends to the ground and pushes the ovary underground where …
I’ve been taking a cake decorating class and for the most part I love it. It’s been a lot of fun and I like improving my decorating skills and learning new techniques. I don’t care for the “buttercream” recipe, though. As you know from several of my recipes, I usually use all margarine in my …
Happy Pi Day! 3.14159…. The number used by mathematicians to calculate the circumference of a circle. In honor of Pi Day I am posting my recipe for Chicken Pot Pie. Chicken pot pie is not only great comfort food, but also a great way to use left over chicken (or turkey for turkey pot pie). …
I like to try and keep a variety of soups in the freezer during the winter months. Steaming hot soup and some fresh bread is a great quick and easy dinner. When you don’t feel like cooking it’s always nice if you can pull some soup from the freezer. Most potato soups have milk and/ …