Category Archives: Food

Recipes, cooking, and how to

Domestic Diva vs. Grumpy Granny

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Sheila Moss

DOMESTIC DIVA: There is nothing like a homemade Thanksgiving meal to celebrate the holiday and show your family how much you care. GRUMPY GRANNY: There is nothing like calling all your friends and relatives to try to wrangle an invitation … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Holidays, Humor | Tagged Domestic Diva, Grumpy cook, Homemade food, Leftovers, Pumpkin pie, Seasonal meal, Thanksgiving, Traditions, Turkey | 2 Comments

Too Much of a Good Thing

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Sheila Moss

I have this thing for popcorn — popcorn with salt. My popcorn passion comes from childhood. We popped it on the stove in those days, and I knew how much oil and how much corn to add to get it … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor | Tagged Carmel Corn, Cheese Corn, Microwave popcorn, Popcorn, Popcorn gourmet, Popcorn Lover, Snacks, Stale popcorn | 9 Comments

Delicious Rewards?

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Sheila Moss

My lunch bag finally came, the one I was saving frozen diet-dinner boxes for all that time. It is really cute and I like it, even if I did have to save boxes for a hundred years to get it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor | Tagged Culinary related, Diet dinners, Free Stuff, Frozen dinners, Prizes, Promotion, Rewards, Saving boxes | 4 Comments

Fashionable and Free

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Sheila Moss

“Free lunch bag,” said the advertisement. “Hum, that’s pretty cute,” I thought. “I wouldn’t mind to have one of those. So what’s the catch?” If there is one thing I’ve learned in life, it is that nothing is free that … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Food, Humor | Tagged Collect codes, Fine print, Free lunch bag, Free premium, Free with purchase, Frozen dinners, Lean Cuisine, Lunch, lunch bag, Specially marked boxes | 8 Comments

What’s Cooking?

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Sheila Moss

It seems every time I turn on the TV, someone is cooking something. I don’t really want any cooking lessons. Been there — done that — as the saying goes. Some people lament that they can’t cook. I guess it would worry me … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor | Tagged cooking, cooking lessons, gourmet cooks, home economics, Homemade food, Ingredients, microwavable, recipes, timing | 2 Comments

The Sandwich

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Sheila Moss

How complicated can a sandwich be? The act of buying a sandwich has become so difficult that it almost isn’t worth the trouble. The other day I decided to have sandwiches instead of supper. It would only take a few minutes … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor | Tagged Bread, Chef, cooking, Deli, grocery store, Ham & Cheese, Sandwich making, Sub | 8 Comments

Kicking the Candy Habit

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Sheila Moss

It’s the season for sweets, and I LOVE old-fashioned hard Christmas candy. Sugar is not treated as a negative by our society. We give cookies to our children, use candy as a reward for good behavior, and celebrate birthdays, weddings, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Health, Holidays, Humor | Tagged addictions, Candy, Christmas Candy, Diet, food addictions, food cravings, Sugar, Sugar addiction, sweets, Withdrawal | 6 Comments

Grandma’s Secret Recipe

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Sheila Moss

Holiday season always brings to mind a traditional holiday favorite — fruitcake. So many jokes have been made about tasteless fruitcake that there are not many left. People joke about fruitcake like you buy at the supermarket or receive as … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Holidays, Humor | Tagged Cake, Candied fruit, Christmas recipes, Eagle Brand Milk, Easy fruitcake, Fruitcake, Home made fruitcake, No-bake Fruitcake, recipes | 5 Comments

Over the River and Through the Woods

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Sheila Moss

Over the river and through the woods What ever happened to “Over the river and through the woods to grandfather’s house we go!”? I would like to go to grandfather’s house for Thanksgiving too. “Potatoes and cranberries cooked to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Holidays, Humor | Tagged Candied sweet potatoes, Cranberry sauce, Gravy, Mashed potatoes, Over the River, Pumpkin pie, Southern green beans, Stuffing, Thanksgiving humor, Turkey | Leave a comment

Kitchen Man

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Sheila Moss

My son decided to bake cookies. He doesn’t usually cook, so I’m not sure what got into him this particular time. I think he was really hungry for cookies and couldn’t talk his sister into baking them. Chocolate chip cookies … Continue reading →