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30 Days of Renewal – Day 6 – Oven Baked Marinated Chicken Drumsticks

By: Melissa April 23, 2013June 10, 2018

Chicken, Dinner, Food, Happy Man Foodchicken, cooking, dinner, easy, Food, lunch, man food, recipe, snack1 Comment

I tried to get this posted yesterday, but Tom’s boss was coming to visit so I was a bit busy getting ready. Tom has an incredible metabolism. He is one of those guys who needs to eat 3000 calories a day just to maintain his body weight. If I don’t keep the house stocked with…

Easy Homemade Cheese Crackers

By: Melissa May 14, 2012June 10, 2018

Cheese, Food, Snacks, Top Recipesbaking, cheese, crackers, Food, lunch, party, recipe, snack12 Comments

I am always looking for ways to save money by making my own kitchen staples. I thought maybe making my own cheese crackers would save some money, but I was wrong. It’s still cheaper to buy our cheese crackers from the supermarket. However, homemade cheese crackers are fantastic! Far superior to any store-bought cheese…

Favorite Food Photos From April and Early May

By: Melissa May 10, 2011

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I schedule time to practice food photography several times a week. On many days I drop my daughter off at school and head straight home to take advantage of the early morning light flooding my kitchen and living room. I end up taking so many food related photos that don’t ever make it onto my…

Meyer Lemon Curd

By: Melissa March 19, 2011June 10, 2018

Breakfast, Dessert, Food, Fruit, Gluten Freebreakfast, cooking, curd, custard, Food, food photography, fruit, lemon, recipe, snack5 Comments

I can’t post today without first mentioning Japan & the earthquake. I have lived 2 miles from the San Andreas Fault in California my entire life living with the fear of the “Big One”. Japan’s devastation is so terrifying to me not only because it is too horrible to describe, but because it will one…