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This spinach, ham and cheese quiche recipe is so easy and quickly became an unexpected family favorite. It’s so simple that my four year old makes the filling while I make the crust! This is a basic recipe that can be adapted to suit your individual tastes. Although the recipe calls for half and half, …
Only From Scratch has been live for six weeks now! Woot! Woot! Traffic has picked up considerably this week after we finally cracked the food photography secret code. Acceptances with Foodgawker and Tastespotting has led to a traffic boom and increased exposure of our growing blog. So if you’re checking us out please bookmark us, …
This cooking from scratch thing almost came to bite me in the butt this morning. It was 7:30 AM and I had four hungry people that needed to leave the house for three (yup, THREE) soccer games. The pantry was empty and we were in no position to eat greasy eggs for breakfast. Limited time, a collection …
When faced with left over turkey meatballs, in our house we choose between eating meatball pizza or meatball subs. This week meatball subs won. Sticking to our “no purchased bread” rule meant figuring out how to make sub rolls. My quest resulted in the ugly ducklings pictured above. Do not let these pictures discourage …
My weekly menu posting declares that this is house favorites week and that is no lie. I would say that this recipe ranks #1 as our family favorite (Eric correct me if I’m wrong). Chicken Milano draws actual cheers from the children (ok, and the adults too) whenever it makes the dinner rotation. We are a family …
Spaghetti and meatballs is a classic meal that is beloved by both adults and children. Every family must have a slam dunk meatball recipe. Dumping frozen meatballs out of a bag does not count! I had struggled for years to find the right balance of meat, egg, bread crumbs and seasonings to get that perfect …
Any meal that requires this many moving parts and continues to make it to my table on a regular basis has to be outstanding. The recipe is intimidating. One of my colleagues requested my chicken and biscuits recipe and laughed at me the next day when she discovered that I do not use refrigerator biscuits. We …
Last week’s blueberry muffins disappeared rapidly and the recipe has been our most popular to date (driving tens of visitors per day to our infant website). I decided to whip up another batch for breakfast this week and while pawing through the cupboard, found some chocolate chips left over from my Christmas baking bonanza. Since …
Only From Scratch is over one month old and things are finally rocking around here. We have learned a lot about food blogging in this short time, particularly about taking pictures of food. What have we learned so far? Don’t use your iPhone to take pictures of food: The reviewers at Foodgawker and Tastespotting probably wanted …
You will find no sea creatures in this jambalaya recipe. Collectively, we just can’t agree on seafood. My oldest loves fish and shrimp. I’ll eat haddock, lobster and crab. Eric is a scallops and clams kind of guy. My youngest can’t have shellfish. See why we avoid it? This is a creole jambalaya recipe that …