For the Love of Cooking

Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips and Toasted Walnuts

by Pam on April 10, 2009

We had yet another rainy spring day here in Oregon so my kids and I decided to bake a loaf of banana bread with chocolate chips and toasted walnuts. The kids and I had a fun time baking together...

Strawberry Yogurt Parfait

by Pam on April 9, 2009

Sometimes I can be a really cool mom. It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining and it was nearly 75 degrees, so the kids and I headed out for a long walk to the park. We enjoyed...

I was in the mood for clam chowder but didn’t want a heavy cream based soup. I decided to give Manhattan clam chowder a try. I adapted a tasty recipe in my newest library find, “Food Networks Kitchen Cookbook”...

Chocolate Tart with Mint Krispy Topping

by Pam on April 7, 2009

I wanted to make a very special dessert for my husband’s birthday meal. I found a recipe for a chocolate tart in the Tyler Florence cookbook “Eat this Book”. My husband loves rich chocolate so I knew this would...

Baked Vegetable Egg Rolls

by Pam on April 4, 2009

To celebrate my husbands birthday he requested this Asian Noodle Salad. I wanted to find other recipes that would compliment the salad so I decided to try making baked egg rolls. The egg rolls were extremely easy to make...

Asian Pork Tenderloin

by Pam on April 3, 2009

My husband was wanting Asian food for his birthday dinner so I made this delicious pork tenderloin along with his favorite this Asian Noodle Salad and these Baked Vegetable Egg Rolls. It was a wonderful dinner filled with great...

Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup

by Pam on April 2, 2009

I wasn’t in the mood to cook a big dinner so I decided to make soup. I had leftover roasted chicken in the refrigerator so I thought a creamy chicken with rice soup would be a good choice. I...

Spicy Roasted Chicken

by Pam on April 1, 2009

This is my idea of comfort food. A chicken roasted slow and low makes the meat extremely moist and tender. The rub is a tad spicy and full of great flavor but not so spicy that my kids can’t...

Cocoa Brownies with English Toffee

by Pam on March 31, 2009

I am back…We had a wonderful time with my family in Pacific City on the Oregon coast. We stayed at a fantastic house with amazing views of the ocean. The weather was stormy and cold but we still had...