WayfaringStrangers

Hey all! So, here's a recipe that I made up this week- it was really good and I want to make it again soon. We really enjoyed these vegetarian bean tostadas; they aren't exactly calorie free, but there's worse things you can eat. Here's what you will need: tortillas (I used flour, but you could use corn) vegetable oil 1 can of black beans 1 can of diced tomatoes with green chilis (I used RoTel) 4 oz. of cream cheese 2 cups of cheddar cheese (roughly...I mean, I didn't actually measure this) 1/2 packet of taco seasoning anything else you want to add- I added chopped black olives. You could add onion, peppers, or other vegetables, too! 1. Dump the can of rinsed beans, can of tomatoes, cream cheese, and taco seasoning into a saucepan over low-medium heat. Just go ahead and let that mess simmer for 20 minutes. Then, take it off the heat and set it aside; it will thicken at this point. 2. While the pot of beans is simmering, heat a pan with the oil and...

This month is zooming by. We had a wonderful, whirlwind trip to see our Delaware family last weekend. Graham had a ton of fun playing with all his cousins. Behn and I also really enjoyed the family time- meals and laughter and catching up with everyone. (stealing this picture from my sister in law): These 5 crack me up: Bribed them with lollipops to get everyone to stay put: Lord willing, next year there'll be 8- EIGHT!- grandchildren on this side. The family just keeps growing! What else has been going on? Just daily life, plenty of little bottoms to wipe and mouths to feed. Keeps me busy. Yesterday I decided to bake and made these: Hot Cocoa Cookies. SO easy and delicious. Recipe here. I had a helper, of sorts. Little guy has a bit of a cold, so this cheered him up. ^ He will be 2 years old tomorrow and we can't believe it.  And this one. This one is all smiles and so big. Just a perfect little darling in our family. We have so much upcom...

Does anyone else have this problem? You cook all the time, but when it's time to schedule a new round of meals, you can't think of what to plan? Happened to me all the time! I would get so frustrated trying to remember what dishes and recipes we liked in the past. Finally I started writing down all the meals we enjoy in this little book:  It's not a fancy or organized system, but it works for me! If we love a recipe, or even just a simple meal like sandwiches, I write it in here with the page number of the cookbook the recipe is in for future brainstorming reference. I try to categorize it a little bit (i.e. "cheap and easy," "crock pot meals") but it's pretty random. It's just a simple little notebook. I realize that some people do this on the computer and there are websites for this stuff, but it's easiest for me to just grab my book. And I can write whole recipes on the extra pages too. I try to write notes on some of the recipes, like ...