Monthly Archives: August 2013

A Walk Through History

Growing up in Iowa, I primarily ate homecooked meals made with local, somewhat sustainable sometimes farm-to-table ingredients.  In fact, I didn’t know macaroni and cheese came in a box.  My mom fed me and my siblings canned vegetables during the … Continue reading

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Daniel’s Chicken Salad

Click here to view recipe. I often rename my recipes once I rework them and make them more to my taste.  I don’t even recall the original name of this recipe – but for as long as I can remember, … Continue reading

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Homemade Mayonnaise

Click here to view recipe. This post and the following recipe happened as a result of cooking failure. It is very rare that I make a recipe that doesn’t “turn out.”  I’ve made mayonnaise many times before from scratch, and … Continue reading

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MGK Favorite Things

I used to love Oprah’s “My Favorite Things” show back in the day so I decided to concoct my very own “a few of my favorite kitchen things this month” list.  By now you likely know how much I adore … Continue reading

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