Have you purchased or recieved a rice cooker only to be irritated at the inability to make rice?  We received one as a wedding present, I was determined to make it work.  I kept using it as the directions said… each and every time I had hard and crunchy rice.  So… after some searching (Mr. Supermom did help searching), I’ve finally master the rice cooker.  I thought I’d share the secrets with you…
 
 
1.  Throw away the manual.  Ok don’t throw it away, cause you might need it for the warranty or something, …

If you’re friends with me on Facebook, you might have seen some of my comments about this new site I’ve been trying out… drum roll… Meals by the Week.  If you’re a regular reader or know me in real life, you know cooking isn’t one of my 10 ten things I must do, but as a family we all know how important it is.
Well, I have to tell you, my opinion has recently changed!  While Guy Fieri isn’t going to show up to do a segment from my kitchen, I …

Not heard of this creation?  Me either, until Scott told me about them… well, as you know I’ll try anything once.  Ooooh yummy… think Sloppy Joe without the tomato, right up my ally!  I’ve been trying different recipes to add some variety to my stuck in rut cooking.  While surfing Food.com, one of my favorite places to look since I can just keep an online cookbook going, I stumbled across a loose meat sandwich receipe.  I knew Scott would be down with it, so I gave it a shot.  Not only was it tasty, …

You know as moms we like to think that all our meals are made with love… well I know each time I use this skillet they are.  Last year when my grandmother passed, I wanted her cast iron skillet.  Kinda a strange request I’m sure, but she taught me how to make gravy in this skillet.  Miss M wasn’t even a year old when Granny had her in the kitchen watching.

I read this post from Pioneer Woman last week and couldn’t get it out of my head.  We love chicken …