Pizza Night is a long time Friday evening in our house. I have a few beers and make pizza from scratch. Anything goes for pizza toppings but the first pizza will usually have pepperoni on it, since that’s the kids favorite. The second pizza may have Italian sausage, ham, goat cheese, or anything else that [...]
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New Year’s Day Brunch
New Year’s day is usually a pretty relaxing holiday the family. The stress of the holidays is over so New Year’s is about relaxation and slowly getting back into the regular work/school grind. After getting up at a reasonble time, I put together our traditional New Year’s Day brunch. This year’s meal featured: Belgian waffles [...]
Grasshopper Pie
A holiday tradition with the Martens Family for as long as I can remember is Grasshopper Pie. We’ve eaten it at Christmas dinner since I was a small child. The minty taste and creamy goodness is a perfect end to a big Christmas feast. My Grandmother’s grasshopper pie recipe is nothing special, I think she [...]
Thanksgiving dinner on the cheap
Food prices have shot up like crazy over the last six months. But does this mean that you have to skimp on Thanksgiving dinner. Fortunately the answer is a resounding NO. Epicurious shows you how to feed a party of ten on Thanksgiving day for $80.00. Of course your milage and costs may vary depending [...]