Tag: Mama D’s Kitchen of love

Mama D’s Next Fruit Adventure: Fruit, It’s What’s For Dessert

Summer is almost here and the time is right for writing more about fruit. This time I decided to focus on dessert, and yes there is more than enough room in my healthier lifestyle for dessert. Fruit just naturally adds a healthy aspect to any sweet treat. Since fruit is naturally sweet the amount of… Continue reading Mama D’s Next Fruit Adventure: Fruit, It’s What’s For Dessert

Mama D’s First Fruit Adventure…Admitting the Love

It will never be said that Mama D doesn’t love her vegetables. Even before I took the healthier fork in the road, veggies have always been center stage in my cooking. Fruits on the other hand, have taken a back seat to almost everything. Aside from a  fruit dessert, very little has been said about… Continue reading Mama D’s First Fruit Adventure…Admitting the Love

Memories of Cook Outs and Not Potato Salad

Here in the Midwest we are getting brief glimpses of warm weather. Even though days in the 80’s may be sandwiched between rain and cold, we all know that soon those single days will chain together into whole weeks. Memorial Day, the unofficial start of the summer season will be here in a week. When… Continue reading Memories of Cook Outs and Not Potato Salad

For the Love of Spring Greens and Salad Greens

Have you noticed that there is a lot of green outside? I am positively giddy that I can look out my window and see green. My bushes have enough green to be a privacy fence. The clematis and hop vines are climbing steadily every day. Even my chives plant has decided to turn green again.… Continue reading For the Love of Spring Greens and Salad Greens

Ham Broth, Lentils, and Friends, Oh My!

Our recent trip to California was a time for us to revisit our one time home. The Bay Area is a wealth of beauty; ocean, mountains, vineyards, and redwood forests. We experienced it all, but the real reason we were there was to spend time with our friends. We became friends through involvement with our children’s… Continue reading Ham Broth, Lentils, and Friends, Oh My!