Halloween is right around the corner!  I hope you have your pumpkins carved and your spider webs out.  I know we sure do.  Boy’s pumpkin this year is of Oogie Boogie and mine is a simple little owl. We also have some cool ghost window gels, a pumpkin shaped table runner, two tiny ceramic jack-o-lanterns, […]

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 […]

There are some fairly rare variations of the Toas-Tite out there.  One is the Boy Scout branded version.  It’s slightly smaller than the standard Toas-Tite and has the Boy Scout crest on it.  And this week, one went up on eBay for sale.  There’s only one picture for the product but it looks to be […]

Rice Krispies were one of my favorite cereals as a child.  That snap, crackle, and pop were (and still are) just irresistible.  Not to mention, any time you brought Rice Krispies home, there was the delicious possibility that you might end up with Rice Krispie Treats.  The combination of the crunchy krispies and the melted […]

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 […]

Today, Boy and I were in a race.  Yes, that’s right.  A race.  Now, it wasn’t a marathon.  It wasn’t a triathlon.  It was a Muddy Buddy.  It was just over 6 miles of running and biking with a variety of intense obstacles in between.  And by intense, I mean…they involved climbing over walls, climbing […]

Bobbing for apples.  Apple cider.  Caramel apples.  All fabulous, fall (and particularly Halloween) activities.  This last weekend, Boy and I got out of the house and out to the country to pick some apples.  We went to Gabriel Farm in Sebastopol and ended up coming home with 15 pounds of apples, and believe you me, […]

One day, a boy and a girl fell in love with each other and with Toas-Tites…and shortly thereafter, Toas-Tite Recipes was born.  Then two and a half years later, they decided it was time for a new look.  Toas-Tite Recipes has gotten a makeover.  And we hope you like it! We’ve got a ton of […]

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 […]