TLC in the Kitchen

Could anyone say it any better?  Chocolate is a wonderful thing!  Of course Betty Crocker would know.  But, what do we know about chocolate?
 
 
Today, research has shown that chocolate has some health benefits.  Over 300 naturally occurring chemicals are found in chocolate. In a study conducted by Andrew Waterhouse, chocolate was found to have potent [...]

Well, today was an unexpected day off from work. Unfortunately, it was because I had two sick kids. One was sneezing, coughing and blowing her nose every 30 seconds and the other was throwing up. Lovely, what a way to start the day.
Since I was going to be home all day, I [...]

I sure wouldn’t know it was National Pancake Day if I hadn’t watched the morning news.  I “googled” National Pancake Day and sure enough, today is National Pancake Day!  So, in honor of National Pancake Day, here is my favorite pancake recipe:
 
The Best Pancake Recipe (makes about 16 small pancakes)
 
Ingredients:
1/2 – 3/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons [...]

Years ago my friend, Caridad, taught me to cook a few Cuban dishes. One of my all time favorite meals is Cuban style pork with lots of lemon and garlic, served with black beans and rice. That is what’s for dinner tonight!
You have to plan ahead for this meal. The meat needs to marinate for [...]

Spring is almost here and I am going to be ready when it arrives. I just ordered my seeds and plants for my vegetable and herb garden. The seeds and plants will arrive in a week or so. That will give me just enough time to get my seeds started indoors for a head-start on [...]

This is unbelievable! We have snow again. I was in my classroom when a student came in covered in snowflakes. Of course, everyone jumped up and ran to the door to get a good look. We were all completely surprised to see the snow falling, falling fast.
This is Southern California! [...]

Who doesn’t love popcorn? Popcorn is definitely one of my favorite snacks and my whole family loves it, also. I don’t really care for the microwave type of popcorn, but it will do in a pinch. What I really love is corn popped the old-fashioned way on the stove in a heavy [...]

We have a very large family; therefore we have many birthdays to celebrate.  My husband and I have been blessed with twelve children and grandchildren to celebrate!  Over the years we have developed some Family Birthday Traditions.  In February we have two adult birthdays and the beginning of March we have one child’s birthday to [...]

I don’t know who said it, but “Home Sweet Home” is so true for me. I’ve had a couple of very long days with lots of driving (in rain and snow), work (I teach and today was progress reports) and other various obligations. Today was a super-busy, crazy day at work. Boy, was I glad [...]

When it is cold and cloudy, and it is, I just turn into a great big old grumpy bear. The only thing I want to do is hibernate. Luckily, it’s the weekend and I have a little flexibility in my schedule, so I may try to sneak in a nap, but I can’t [...]