His face and hands were soft and worn like very well loved leather.  He sat in bed and chuckled loudly and deeply.  We’d caught him in bed listening to the news, still in his night rag as he called it. We talked about everyday things like how he was going to start going through his [...]

Up until recently, Boy had never had a sloppy joe and I had only had one in my life (which wasn’t all that good).  But then, the Cook’s Illustrated Light and Healthy 2011 cookbook came into our life.  And that changed everything.  Now we make sloppy joes probably about once a month for dinner.  So [...]

Thanksgiving is less than a week away.  To get in the holiday mood, Boy and I got some eggnog, turned on the heater, and of course made a turkey (….just to have….because we wanted to).  So that means that before Thanksgiving is even here, we already have delicious leftovers. As you’re getting ready for your [...]

Let’s kick off this post with my favorite joke.  What kind of cheese is not yours?                                                                         NACHO CHEESE! Oh man.  Hilarious.  I really love that joke…Boy can tell you.  Any time it comes up, it never fails to make [...]

On this All Hallow’s Eve, we’re getting a little German.  No, I’m not talking about costumes, I’m talking about food.  Beer, sausage, sauerkraut, onions, pretzels, beets, red cabbage…but in Toas-Tite form.  Unfortunately, we can’t fit all that in a Toas-Tite so we’re going with the main components. Ingredients: 2 slices of bread 1/3 of a [...]

When I was growing up, my mom would frequently make her version of eggplant parmesan.  Her version is significantly simpler than most traditional recipes (and probably a bit healthier without the egg, butter, or breadcrumbs).  It consists of just rounds of eggplant, topped with a bit of tomato sauce, topped with a thin slice of [...]

Chicken pot pie and chicken noodle soup are two classics that just warm the tummy and the soul on a chilly fall day (or on a warm fall day).  There’s something so comforting about them.  Not to mention, when you have a busy week, it’s always a bonus to make one meal and get to [...]

I love the Tid-Bit Toas-Tite.  I also love pigs in a blanket.  There’s nothing quite like them.  A little bite of food, all wrapped up in a neat little package.  How can you go wrong? Ingredients Pre-packaged crescent rolls Mini sausages (we like the Hillshire Farms Beef Lit’l Smokies, even though they technically make little….cows [...]

In high school, I loved making baklava.  I loved working with phyllo dough.  There was just something awesome about the thin sheets you had to carefully handle and at the same time, smother them with butter.  The glorious way they bake up and taste both light and rich at once (although the richness is probably [...]

A huki huki huki huki hukilau!  That’s right.  Boy and I are headed to Hawaii for a little spring time R&R.  We’re going to play at the beach, do some snorkeling, eat pineapple, and maybe even go to a hukilau.  So in anticipation, we wanted to bring a little island lovin’ to the Toas-Tite. Ingredients [...]