Tom's Rest Stop

 People often find bread making an intimidating task, and yes we are talking about some basic chemistry here anytime we contemplate baking, ...

I love all kinds of chili, and during January will very often go on a meatless diet for four to six weeks. in an attempt to rid myself of...

This is an old question that band directors and private teachers have to answer all of the time from beginning students and their parents...

I've done a chicken soup on these pages before, but they were large recipes, for four or more people.  The challenge is to make these...

It has been a little over a year since I last contributed to this blog page, though I see that there has been over 8,000 views of ...

As I get older I am thinking more and more about the meals my mother used to make.  When I was young my parents scraped by more often tha...

Many people shy away from preparing grocery store steaks at home because the meat often ends up over done, dried out and without much fla...