In between holidays, and suffering from “holiday jet lag”, I always like an easy, yet tasty, go-to dish that does not resemble holiday food in ANY – –  way – – shape – – or – – form!!  Know the feeling?!  Right!! 😉  This is one of my favorites that’s “mostly-homemade” and absolutely DELICIOUS. …

  Is there anything more comforting this time of year than a good old-fashioned banana cake? Yes, yes there is! When it’s a big ol’ bundt cake, has mini chocolate chips and pecans inside, and it’s draped with a luscious and creamy, maple-cinnamon glaze!!  This cake is PACKED with 4, yes, 4!!, whole over-ripe bananas, …

Why I don’t use my crock pot more often is beyond me! But I’m slowly coming around! 😉 This dish takes all of 15 minutes to put into the crock pot and get going, then 5 hours of cooking until the chops are literally melt-in-your-mouth tender. Then half-cook some rice, add, and another 30 minutes …

  I had such a blast in the kitchen yesterday! While I wasn’t guarding our Christmas tree from the holy terror serial tree killer, a.k.a. “Gilbert” – – our beloved but ornery Snowshoe Siamese – – I got to actually play in the kitchen with some pretty awesome new products from the kind folks at Johnsonville …