The Hodge-Podge Gallery

I love pasta salad. So so much. Like, if I wasn't already married, and I loved food more than men, I'd marry Pasta Salad. F...

I'm going to be straight with you: this is a casserole . However, the term "casserole" has an archaic, dated, I-refuse-to...

Even though the weather is warming up in SoCal-- 80's all week, what happened to Spring?! -- most of the country is slowly defrosting f...

It would be easy to go all "dramatic" on ya and say fudge is "the best thing ever," but let's be serious: there are...

For the safety of myself, my husband, the cats, and all of Los Angeles, it's best if I keep cooking as simple as possible. Not only wil...

I never know what to do with coriander-- it's not a common spice in every day cooking (for me, anyway). When I tried an Indian recipe s...

According to a lot of people with far more extensive knowledge about these things than myself, seafood is good for you. White fish is fine,...

Chili Dip is fantastic.  These pictures make it look like orange diarrhea, but I assure you, the taste is far better. Not that I know w...

Honestly, I can't believe how many years and how much money I wasted on crappy  mediocre Cool Whip or Redi-Whip. I mean, making whipped...

Every time I use the oven in our apartment it's as if I've called upon the heating power of the Sun. Now that it's averaging 85 ...

In food terms, Summertime signifies fruit salad, grilling burgers, picnics, and most of all... pasta salad. I love pasta salads because they...

Pinterest once again helped put another delicious, healthy meal on my table.  After pinning this gorgeous photo: the colorful stew calle...