Jicama for the Veggie Tray

One of the mainstays for the party table is a veggie tray.  Nearly all veggie trays have carrots and celery, maybe grape tomatoes, broccoli or cauliflower, possibly mushrooms.  One of my favorite things to add is jicama (pronounced /hee-kah-mah/). Jicama is a tuber with a tough, papery skin that you peel off (I usually [...]

Adult Food

The four Tartlets have gone with The Husband’s Parents on a little adventure to eastern Montana. We’ll follow them next week and rendezvous at the family reunion for The Husband’s maternal side of the family. Until then, we are footloose and fancy free for nearly a week. This is the time that [...]

Orange Glazed Carrots

This is my favorite way to have cooked carrots. I like carrots in most of my soups but I rarely cook them alone except this way. The kids aren’t fond of cooked carrots and I don’t think The Husband is either, although he usually won’t say anything negative about food, especially in front [...]

On The Lighter Side

Tonight we hosted the group party for The Husband’s lab and I made a few appetizers, veggie tray, fruit platter, and Christmas cookies. Since some are vegetarians, I wanted to find something to make that would balance the meat skewers besides the veggie tray and goat cheese with crackers. Weight Watchers came [...]

A Volunteer

After we came home from our vacation this summer, I found a plant growing in the patio where a brick was missing. It seemed like a recognizable plant, so I let it keep growing. In fact, it looked a LOT like a tomato plant. A few weeks more and I could smell [...]