by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Recipe Corner
Getting Real With Belinda Hulin My husband and I have widely divergent tastes when it comes to sweets. His idea of heaven on earth is a chocolate layer cake made from a mix (with an extra egg added to the batter), filled with vanilla or coconut filling from a can and...
by Shadra Bruce | Recipe Corner
Getting Real With Belinda Hulin Belinda’s Chicken and Sausage Gumbo 1 whole chicken and 4 chicken breast halves10 cups water4 bay leaves6 cups strong chicken broth1 cup vegetable oil1 1⁄2 cups granulated flour2 medium onions, chopped1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt or to taste1...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Recipe Corner
Getting Real With Belinda Hulin My husband just got his birthday present in the mail from his parents in Pennsylvania. Since this happens to be one of those “life milestone” birthdays, one might be thinking he’s counting significant bills, basking in the glow of a...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Recipe Corner, Stress Management
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey I’m pleased to report that I survived this year’s birthday cake without having a breakdown but it did take two late night sessions to complete. Oh yeah, and to save my sanity, I had to simplify it. The two page blue print went out...
by Lisa Van De Graaff | Recipe Corner
Getting Real With Lisa Van De Graaff It is soup season! Soup is an easy thing to make and enjoy on these cold, winter days. The ingredient ratios are usually forgiving, and most soups freeze well. I also find them to be inexpensive, especially if I make my own broth....
by Shadra Bruce | Recipe Corner
From MomsGetReal Contributor Wanda Morrissey The gingerbread house was far from perfect. The walls were slanted. The chimney wouldn’t stay on. The candy Santa Claus kept falling over and the icing was uneven; thin in some spots and thick and globby in others. No,...
