Tag Archives: cooking

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 →

Posted in Food, Humor | Tagged Carryout, Cheesecake, cooking, Eating out, Pizza, Restaurants, Specialty pizzas, Sugar-free | 1 Comment

Strawberry Shortcake

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Sheila Moss

Most people don’t know this, but I’ve always had a secret yearning to be a famous cook like Betty Crocker, Sara Lee, or Mrs. Smith. Only one small thing has prevented this, I can’t cook. I discovered this at about … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor | Tagged Advice, Berries, Cake, cooking, desserts, Easy recipes, Fruit, how-to, Instructions, recipes, Shortcake, Strawberries, sweets | 2 Comments

Pigging Out

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Sheila Moss

Pork barbecue, or “pulled pork,” as we call it, is a southern delicacy. Recipes are closely guarded secrets. You might as well ask for a Texas chili cook-off recipe, the ingredients of a gourmet coffee blend in Seattle, or how … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor | Tagged Bar-B-Q, Barbecue, Barbecue sauce, Barbeque, BBQ, Beef barbecue, cooking, Grilling, Meat, Pork barbecue, Pork loin, Pulled pork, Smoker grill | 2 Comments

Closet Gourmet

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Sheila Moss

My daughter took over the kitchen at my house. I don’t know why — unless she was tired of eating frozen dinners. Actually, I was getting a bit tired of them myself, so I didn’t object too much, though I … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Food, Humor | Tagged cooking, Cuisine, Culinary, Dinner, Easy meals, Ingrdients, Packaged meals, recipes | 2 Comments

Too Much Thanksgiving?

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Sheila Moss

You can’t believe you spent 10 hours cooking it and they ate it in 10 minutes. You check your popup timer to see if it’s really over. When you hear the word leftovers, you call 911. You lock … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Holidays, Humor, Rants | Tagged cooking, Dinner, Food, Funny Thanksgiving, Holiday Exhaustion, Leftovers, Relatives, satire, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Jokes, Turkey | 2 Comments

Spaghetti Supper

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Sheila Moss

Okay, I think it’s about time that you learn to cook! We will start with something easy and fun – spaghetti! It is impossible to eat a food as silly as spaghetti without a smile. It is something that anyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor | Tagged cooking, Cooking disasters, Cooking mistakes, Easy meals, Hamburger recipes, How to make spaghetti, Learning to cook, Noodles, Pasta, Quick recipes, recipes, spaghetti, Tomato sauce | 6 Comments

The Chef Strikes Again

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Sheila Moss

Okay, we are going to have another cooking lesson. After last year’s experience, I’m not trying to do deviled eggs. This year the eggs will go straight to the potato salad – no detours. We will need four boiled eggs … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Food, Humor | Tagged Boiling Eggs, cooking, Cooking lesson, Funny recipes, how-to, Potato salad, Potatoes, recipes | 2 Comments

Plan Ahead for a Smooth Turkey Day

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Sheila Moss

I saw an article somewhere with a lot of suggestions about how to plan ahead for Thanksgiving to make things go smoothly . It seemed like a great idea, but the following is about how my planning ahead usually goes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Food, Holidays, Humor | Tagged Celebrate, cooking, Dinner, Planning, Preparation, Sweet potato casserole, Thanksgiving, Traditions, Turkey | 6 Comments

The Tradition

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Once again it’s a holiday weekend and once again it’s time for our family reunion. The tradition goes way back and seems to continue on year after year. When I was a child, my mother and all her siblings gathered … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Food, Holidays, Southern Humor | Tagged cooking, Family reunion, Home cooking, Homemade food, Leftovers, Over eat, Picnic, Potluck, Relatives, reunion, Traditions | 4 Comments

Granny Makes Pudding

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Okay, grandkids, today we are going to make an old-fashioned banana pudding, grandma’s way, not that new fangled stuff they make with instant pudding and phony whipped cream. Phooey! Ours will be made from scratch – real pudding made on … Continue reading →