Hey Amy!

Even though we stopped exchanging gifts a few years ago, I was surprised to have a few ‘stocking stuffers’ from my guy this year.  Many stocking stuffers are nail polish, lip gloss or the like.  All great treats in their own right.  But mine were custom tailored to the things I love.  I got this [...]

I love apples and enjoy them as often as I can. If the old adage is correct, we should all be eating an apple a day to keep that doctor away! Popping one in your bag for a midday snack or including them in your lunch are great ways to keep that doctor away. I [...]

Several of you have been writing, “Hey Amy!  We need more breakfast ideas.”  I hear you loud and clear!  I too need a few more breakfast ideas.  Recently I read that we should eat like Kings at breakfast, a prince at lunch and a pauper at supper.  To me, that is rearranging everything I have [...]

Today I am sharing a delicious vegetarian dish from the Crock Pot Recipe Collection.  I love this cookbook and the recipes never fail me.  This treat is for the vegetarian friends I have out there.  You meat lovers will enjoy it too, I promise!  This can be a great main course or a perfect accompaniment [...]

I got this recipe from the Gooseberry Patch Celebrate Winter collection of recipes my second mom, Gwen, gave to me a few years ago.  It’s a great casserole for any day but really works well for a lazy Christmas Day.  Mommie made it last year and there wasn’t a drop remaining at the end of [...]

I seem to prepare and prepare for the big holiday meal but all anyone in the house can say is “What’s for breakfast?”  Now I like to point to a bowl and a box of cereal every time but if you have out of town guests you may want to prepare something hot to begin [...]

Shrimps!  Delectable shrimp.  This recipe has it’s roots in Chicago, coming out of De Jonghe Hotel and Restaurant at the turn of the century.  Not this century but the 19th to the 20th.  It’s a bit like a casserole dish but can also be an hors d’oeuvres. Ingredients: 2 lb. cleaned cooked, shelled shrimp 5 [...]