I made some bagels and they were good.
Let me first say that on Tuesday night, we watched Food, Inc.. It was a really well done documentary that looks at where our food comes from. To say that grocery shopping yesterday was a bit of a challenge is an understatement. It was disturbing at how much of the produce section came from different countries, let alone different states. So basically, I tormented myself trying to decide if I should buy the red peppers from Israel, or the organic peppers from Mexico. Oy. Having learned a bit from my

Sausage Pasta Stew + Cheese Bread
We really enjoyed this dish, and since it’s a crockpot recipe, I really enjoyed it. It was fairly quick to put together, and was another great interactive dinner for Olive. She enjoyed adding all of the ingredients into the pot and stirring it together. And this? Oh. My. Gah. A simply delish cheese bread that we all loved, especially paired with the stew. And I have to say, toasted with butter for breakfast? Even. Better. Recip

Bean and Rice Casserole + Cheddar Dill Breadsticks
By the time I got around to getting dinner ready on Saturday, I realized that I wouldn’t have enough time for dough to rise, so I scrapped my plan of making sesame breadsticks. Instead, I found a great, quick recipe for sage breadsticks from The Taste of Home Cookbook. This is the editio

Menu Plan Monday – 10/16
Monday – leftovers – our fridge is overflowing! Tuesday – Sausage Pasta Stew (Crockpot recipe; p.84) Wednesday – Open-face veggie & apple bagel melts Thursday – Black bean soup with tortillas (V-Mix recipe) Friday – in Albany Saturday – Pizza Sunday – White chicken enchiladas + Mexican rice (PW Cooks)

Waffles!
For my 21st birthday, Adrian bought me a waffle iron. A very serious Belgian waffle iron. At the time, I can tell you that I was very excited to be the owner of a very serious Belgian waffle iron. I can also tell you that I moved that waffle iron all around New England and back every time we moved. Last night, I actually opened the box and USED IT. The more astute of my readership will note that my 21st birthday was, in fact, nine years ago, which is a long time to own a very serious Belgian waffle iron without actually using it. Part of me was worried it m