Tag Archives: cooking

How to Burn Down the House

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Sheila Moss

[Life is, shall we say, “interesting” at my house. In this little scenario, I am the mentioned mom. The narrator is almost anyone else in the house.] Burning down the house seems to be more of a potential possibility at … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor, Rants | Tagged Accidents, cooking, Fire hazzards, Home accidents, Teenagers | Leave a comment

Easy* Cheesecake

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Sheila Moss

Have you ever looked at the price of a cheesecake in the grocery store? It is absolutely ridiculous. You can easily make your own. In spite of many previous attempts to cook and the disasters that ensued, this recipe is … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Holidays, Humor | Tagged cooking, Cooking disasters, deserts, Easy recipes, How to, Ingredients, recipes | Leave a comment

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

Vacation from Work

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Sheila Moss

This time of the year reminds me of my working days and how I always looked forward to a few extra days off around Christmas. “Are you taking off next week?” asked my co-worker. We had two days off for … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Home, Humor, Work Humor | Tagged Christmas, cooking, Grocery Shopping, House cleaning, office humor, Polishing, Staycation, vacation | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Food, Humor | Tagged baking, batter, Chocolate Chips, cookies, cooking, male ego, mixing | 7 Comments

My Chili Recipe

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Sheila Moss

“Uh, oh!” “What’s wrong?” “I was supposed to make chili this weekend to take to the office today. What can I do? It’s time to go to work — too late to cook now. They are counting on me, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor, Work Humor | Tagged Chili, Cook-off, cooking, office humor, Prepared Foods, Receipe | 2 Comments

Pass the Biscuits

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Sheila Moss

Now I was only knee-high to a grasshopper when mama took pity on me and allowed me to get into the dough she was kneading. Being a curious child, I hung around under mama’s feet while she was trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor | Tagged baking, Bread, cooking, Flour, Homemade bread, how-to, Pastry, Recipe, Rolling pen | 4 Comments

Make Green Stuff, Mom

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Sheila Moss

Well, it’s done, the annual making of the green stuff for the holiday. I always put it off until the last day and then wonder why I didn’t do it sooner. “I am not cooking this year,” I told my … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Holidays, Humor | Tagged Advice, cooking, Cooking disasters, Cooking lesson, green stuff, how-to, Jello, Thanksgiving humor | 1 Comment

The Pizza Place

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Sheila Moss

My partner likes to eat out. He is supposed to be on a diet, so I suspect that he just likes to eat out as an excuse to eat food he is not supposed to have. One night, as usual, … Continue reading →