Category Archive: Cook it yourself

Nothing Tops Cookie Day, Nothing Stops Cookie Day!

Yes, this weeked was Cookie Day for me, my Amazing Dad, and my Sisters By Choice. If you have been following the Food It Yourself blog, you know all about Cookie Day. If… Continue reading

Trying to Be Trendy: Whipped Lemonade

So the food trend this summer is whipped lemonade. The concept is simple- along with lemon juice and sugar, something creamy is whipped into the beverage. Sounds refreshing! Given that today was hot… Continue reading

Rise Up! Eventually…

So, I finally gave in and started a sourdough starter. This was a really popular thing to do during the Stay at Home order back in ’20. I did not make the attempt… Continue reading

It’s a New England Thing

What can I say? New Englanders love ice cream. My family members have been known to brave the chaos of a supermarket just prior to a blizzard, not to stock up on bread… Continue reading

Simple Soup Sunday Supper

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, then you already know I can not get enough soup. I could eat soup every day and not get bored. After all, there are… Continue reading

We’re Chillin’

The weather in New England has been New Englanding so hard lately. It was almost 60° Fahrenheit earlier this week. Yesterday, we got a festive snowfall. Tomorrow, the expected high temperature is 18°F.… Continue reading

Cookie Day!

Yes, my fellow DIYeters, it is Cookie Day. Today was that day in December when my non-biologically-related sisters and I crash my dad’s house and make a zillion sweet treats for the Yuletide.… Continue reading

Celebrate NOW!

I love a good American Thanks Giving dinner. My family always has butternut squash and potatoes. There are plenty of variations on green beans, broccoli, or Brussels sprouts that might be enjoyed. My… Continue reading

Lunch!

It is that time of year, DIYeters. The time of year when I am searching for ways to use up the last of my tomatoes. This was a much better year in central… Continue reading

The Title is a Dad Joke

So, most of you know “Murphy’s Law”: if anything can go wrong, it will. If you took physics in school, you definitely know “Newton’s Law” of inertia and momentum: a body at rest… Continue reading