My Little Life

Boy, sure has been awhile since Gram and I have had the chance to hang out and cook! I was missing her! Gram had the idea to do her Super Nachos, in time for the big game on Sunday! Truth be told, I couldn't give a rat's hind-end about the Super Bowl. Except, I think it's kinda cool that a kid I've watched play high school football is one of the stars! None other than Eric Decker himself (and my, oh my, has he turned out to be a fine young man). ;) My little bro played football against Eric...he wasn't a defensive player (he also was a receiver), but they'd put him in to cover Decker 'cuz he was the only one that could possibly  keep up to him! And now Eric is a big ol' football star with a pretty little country singer wife and a reality show. Crazy what life can bring for a small town Minnesota boy! I digress...back to the NACHOS!! Yum. Super easy and incredibly delicious! Brown some hamburger. Add some onion. And as many "sha...

With the holidays just around the corner (wait...did I just say that?! It's not even Halloween yet...but have you been to any local retailer? Kohl's? Macy's? WalMart? CHRISTMAS IS EVERYWHERE.) Gram and I thought it would be very apropos to bring this "Gram Original" recipe to you! "Thanksgiving in a Bite" are meatballs (we used the Swedish Meatballs recipe as a guide...and if you haven't made those yet, you are SERIOUSLY missing out!) that incorporate all of the flavors of Thanksgiving...in one little bite! Seriously, so good. Okay, so start with your ground turkey and ground pork...(raw meat just looks so appetizing, no? Or not. Grody.) Add onion and egg: And process a bunch of celery: Make the stuffing into crumbs, and add it in: Now, get that "Gram handful" out and ready!  Salt! Pepper! Sage! (Or maybe...Poultry Seasoning! Or Thyme! I can't tell the difference! Why am I using exclamation poin...

This recipe is a recreation of a delectable dish my gram would order at a quaint little restaurant in Venice, Fl, back when they were snow birds down there!  I believe she said the restaurant was "Le Petite Jardin"...doesn't it sound delightful?! Just that name makes me want to go there and lunch! Okay, first up, make yourself some crepes (I'll put the link below to our previous crepe recipe we posted): Then, make some "asparagus puree"...um...yum? (Trust me, it will be...) Cook some asparagus until just  that side of al dente. Which side? Well, whichever side it is that you prefer your asparagus cooked to...I like it just beyond  al dente. However, forget to take a photo of this, cuz that how we roll... Whip up a bechamel sauce...butter, Flour, Milk, Salt and some nutmeg! Now, mix some of that bechamel sauce with your asparagus puree: And line up your wrap ingredients...ham, asparagus, crepe...

Gram and I got back in the kitchen this week! Was good to have some distraction from worrying about my babe on her first day of school! We decided to go for a very apropos recipe for the season...PICKLES!! Yum. I love pickles.  These are INCREDIBLY easy and so freaking delicious...are you ready? Here we go... A whole gobsmack of small (English, I believe?) cucumbers, washed well. Now, slice 'em so they're on the shy side of a 1/4 inch thick. If you have a Pampered Chef (shout out to Pampered Chef!! Not sure I've found anything that I don't like from them...) mandoline, get that sucker out and slice away! Now, put your sliced cukes into a (or divide equally into two) roasters: Peel the cloves from 2-3 garlic bulbs then smack 'em a bit with the wide side of a knife to help them release their garlicky wonder. Wash a bunch of dill and divide it equally among three ice cream pails, stems and all: Now, divide your smacked garlic equ...