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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 →

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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

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

The Green Stuff

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Sheila Moss

Holidays are a time steeped in tradition and a time when families gather together and enjoy favorite foods. For some families the traditional food may be turkey with special stuffing, ham with a secret glaze, or pumpkin pie. Our family … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Holidays, Humor | Tagged Christmas, Favorite foods, Ingredients, Jello, Marshmallows, recipes, Thanksgiving, Traditions | 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

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

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

Life is a Bowl of Cherries

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Sheila Moss

“If life is a bowl of cherries, why am I in the pits?” asked humorist, Erma Bombeck. I know what she meant, literally. Every time I open the refrigerator, beady little cherry eyeballs stare up at me. I slam the … Continue reading →