The Goblin King (Laura) David Bowie died on January 13, 2016 from a battle with cancer. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to remember how he died, I want to remember how he lived. While most people have been touched by his music, his talent extends further. I think I was 11…
Author: HungryEyes
I am a mother of two married to a Pastry Cook. I have worked in restaurants in various positions, but ended up as a teacher. Since having my last child, though, I am a stay-at-home mom trying to survive by cooking from home. I have never been someone who could open the fridge and whip up meals willy-nilly, but have been inspired by watching reruns of Chopped this summer. My post Small Dice is an ode to the show and, also, a challenge to myself to become a better cook and a more efficient mom. In addition, I love movies and music. I will be harassed throughout this blog for my love of Doris Day and Billy Idol, because they will be sure to come up, but I don’t care, it’s nothing new for me.
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Small Dice Challenge: Baking Scones
Happy New Year! For Christmas, I received some new baking tools from Mimi. Apparently, she was not impressed with my burnt cookie sheets and gave me new ones complete with silicone mats so my cookies don’t stick to the bottom either. She, also, told me that measuring is very important in cooking and baking in…
Finger in the Eggnog–Our Christmas favorites
Laura’s Favorite: Take a sip of wassail and Scrooge yourself There always is a need for an anti-hero, otherwise you wouldn’t recognize the good people in this world. Christmas is not Christmas without Scrooge. He just happens to embody the good and the bad, just like me. For this reason, I always have to watch Scrooged…
Small Dice Challenge: Holiday Cookies
If you are waiting in anticipation of my rotisserie chicken, part 2, then you will have to wait a little longer, because I am tired of eating poultry at the moment. Instead, I wanted to focus on the upcoming holidays. I always make cookies at this time to give to my husband’s relatives and our…
Small Dice Challenge: Rotisserie Chicken, Part 1
My husband purchased a toaster oven recently, because our microwave caught on fire. It involved a sponge and me pushing the cook button instead of the timer. Microwaves really aren’t good for you anyways. So, apparently, my husband liked that the oven had a lot of special features on it. Of course, I don’t know…
Small Dice Challenge: Thanksgiving Aftershock
My favorite holiday is over. My parents returned to Texas only a couple of days after Thanksgiving and left us with a bunch of leftovers, including turkey, cranberry sauce, half of two uneaten pies, more than half a container of jello salad, and more. The first day, I decided to make a soup, because my…
Small Dice Challenge: Gigi Edition
It’s almost Thanksgiving, and my family came up from Texas to visit. My mom, aka Gigi, who I have mentioned before, is a master in the kitchen. She always kept us well-fed growing up and then some. I decided to challenge her for this week’s Small Dice. I chose the following: Organic Dark Sweet Cherries…
Small Dice Challenge: Leftovers
Last week, we went to the library for the Day of the Dead story time. This one kid proudly announced that he was “a little sick” after my son had been chewing greedily on the same chair the kid had just infected. Sure enough, a few days later, we were the living dead. Throughout the…
Small Dice Challenge: BBQ Chicken Wing Salad
My daughter wanted to cook dinner this week while I chose the ingredients. I told her while she cooked that I was going to sit back and drink some wine. She pointed out that I would have to help her with the stove. I have such short-lived dreams. I still chose some pretty easy ingredients…
Small Dice Challenge: Pumpkin Curry Soup and Ribs
This week, we (pumpkin) spiced things up by going with a Halloween theme. I let my daughter go grocery shopping with me, so she could pick out her “spooky” ingredients. She promised me she wouldn’t get “watermelon brains” like we had watched on Chopped recently. She, instead chose: The day before cooking, we decided to…