FOOD
Want to get kids to eat breakfast? How about pizza? 
When my two adult sons were young boys, we had a rule in our house – sugar-coated cereal only on Saturdays. As I tried to instill healthful eating habits into their lives, it was one small way I could protect them from a sugar-laden world of food.
By Sue Doeden , August 24, 2009
Market Day Macaroni Salad feeds a crowd
I was packing a little lunch for my husband to take to work when he pulled the huge bowl of Market Day Macaroni Salad from the refrigerator. “After sharing salad with the neighbors, there’s still this much left?” I heard the disbelief in his voice.
By Sue Doeden , August 17, 2009
Bread pudding or crisp? No need to choose with this dessert
The same week I discovered local blueberries were ready for picking, I scored a box of Colorado peaches. Fresh, plump blueberries and my favorite peaches in my kitchen at the same time is about as good as it gets.
By Sue Doeden , August 10, 2009
Here's a way to enjoy corn off the cob
There’s nothing that shouts summer louder than the sight of just-picked sweet corn piled high in the back of a pickup parked along the side of a country road.
By Sue Doeden , August 03, 2009
Rosy Radish Dip packs a zing
Just a few weeks ago, I discovered a gorgeous bunch of radishes tucked into a market basket full of goods that I purchased from local growers.
By Sue Doeden , July 27, 2009
Sweet little girl turns into an ice cream bully
I come from a long line of ice cream lovers. A highlight of each trip to Chicago to visit my grandma was the moment she would say, “Let’s take a ride.” I knew that meant that we’d pile into my dad’s car and we would drive right to my grandma’s favorite ice cream parlor.
By Sue Doeden , July 20, 2009
Dancing dessert: Berry-filled Pavlova
For six years the Pavlova recipe was tucked into my “Summer Recipes” file. A cooking school classmate sent it to me with her penned comment beside the recipe, “This is a great one.” And I knew she was right.
By Sue Doeden , July 13, 2009
Going hog wild for cherries
The cherries are here. Once again I must carefully position the fingers on my right hand, discreetly hiding the cuticles dark with stain and the nails that look as though they’ve been used for raking the dirt in my flower garden.
By Sue Doeden , July 06, 2009
I'm on an olive mission
I’m an olive lover. My husband loathes them. I think sometime during his childhood he must have had a tin-flavored pitted olive from a can and his taste buds gave it a thumbs down.
By Sue Doeden , June 29, 2009
Craving cupcakes? Try these red, white and blue treats for the Fourth
I love little surprises. A couple of weeks ago my son, Andy, came walking into my house with a lovely turquoise box in hand. He had just returned from a business trip to Houston and brought back a surprise.
By Sue Doeden , June 22, 2009
Which way to the grill? Steak on a plank kindles interest
Two New York Strip steaks were cooking on a smoldering wooden plank on our grill on the deck. The smell reminded me of a summer campfire combined with the fragrance of the big pile of burning Christmas trees that our suburban fire department used to set aflame each year after the holidays.
By Sue Doeden , June 15, 2009
Take the lazy way out with Rhubarb and Peach Crisp
I remembered my mom’s words as I measured flour, brown sugar and oats into the bowl of my food processor. As clear as the music of the birds outside my kitchen window, I could hear her say, “Oh, don’t be such a lazy Susan.”
By Sue Doeden , June 08, 2009
Delightful discovery: Crunchy Peanut Butter & Fudge Delights
Keeping track of all the recipes I’ve marked, clipped and saved over the years is a huge challenge.
By Sue Doeden , June 01, 2009
Surprise your taste buds with arugula salad
The flavor is a little unfamiliar. It’s peppery. Or is it pungent? Maybe some would say a little bitter. But when you eat the delicate little greens when they are young, you will call arugula simply delicious.
By Sue Doeden , May 25, 2009
Burger time is here
I picked up a copy of the current issue of Food Network magazine the other day. The cover photo is a delicious-looking cheeseburger on a sesame seed bun. And inside, Food Network television chef Bobby Flay shares some of his best burger recipes.
By Sue Doeden , May 18, 2009
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The story of Danny and his apple crisp
Regional name-calling
There seems to be some discussion among this blog’s readers about the terms barbecue and barbecues. Having been to Texas numerous times, I am well aware that BARBECUE is something completely different from what we call BARBECUES (note the s on the end) in this part of the world. Barbecue is
Posted by: brickers on Sep 24, 2009 at 10:00 AM | LagniappeDid somebody say cheese buttons?
Posted by: sdoeden on Sep 24, 2009 at 12:01 AM | All About Food
Can't beat this gratin
I've got some shallow oval-shaped baking dishes that I found years ago in my mom's cupboard. I call them gratin dishes. They're just right for baking individual servings of bubbling fruit cris
1944: Food Fights for Freedom!
"Food fights for freedom--salt some away!" states this 1944 ad from Morton's Salt, relating World War II to preserving food with salt.
Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls Save a Cookbook
I'm still rolling through my office, trying to organize every inch of it, with the help of my friend, the professional organizer. We're making great progress. Tops of my desks hav
1944: Unrationing Food
Jam and jelly were unrashed in September 1944, likely to the joy of children and adults everywhere. Children were probably less appreciative that ca
Until next year, my little Bohemian peach dumpling.
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