Mommie Cooks!

Sometimes Simple, Sometimes Grand, Always Declicious

Subscribe by Email

Family Friendly Fridays: A Review of 400 Best Sandwich Recipes

By 21 Comments

Who loves a good sandwich?  I know I sure do.  That’s why I was delighted when Alison Lewis asked me to review her newly published cookbook; 400 Best Sandwich Recipes.  As soon as I received it, I knew it would become one of my go-to kitchen favorites.  With everything from the classic club and sloppy joe, to international flavors you might not have thought to put together on your own (think Banh Mi, a Vietnamese sandwich containing pork, radishes and pickled carrots), to an extensive list of condiment recipes, this book has it all.  She even throws in a handful of dessert sandwiches that are guaranteed to get your sweet tooth dancing.  The best part is that the majority of recipes are quick, easy and healthy.  Definitely my variety of cookbook.

…

Read More »

Navajo Fry Bread

By 32 Comments

The time comes when all birds must leave the nest and fly on their own.  When I graduated college and started looking for a job, I decided that the farther I could soar from my hometown the better.   Sound familiar?  Be it a need for actual physical distance or merely emotional distance, I’m willing to bet that at one point in our lives we could all relate to that new found feeling of independence pulling us as far away as possible from where it all began.   As for myself, I wanted nothing more than to show all those around me that I had what it took to make it on my own.

That ever growing need for independence eventually landed me in Phoenix, AZ.  It was far from my childhood stomping grounds, completely different in every possible way from Wisconsin, and I had a cushion in the fact that my grandparents were living there in case I ever needed a familiar hand.
…

Read More »