This Thanksgiving we celebrated with all the traditional favorites—turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes—but when the company goes home and I am cooking for just my family, I opt for the healthier version of the foods we splurge on during the holidays. I could have made this side dish on Thanksgiving using cauliflower and no one would have been the wiser!! Not [...]
Archive for November, 2011
Thanksgiving Spaghetti Squash–with an Italian Twist!—and “speechsnacks” for /s/ blends
November 15th, 2011 
Cooking Up Good Speech! The first time I made this vegetable for my family, they honestly thought I had prepared a plate of spaghetti. At first glance this unique vegetable does resemble the long thin strands of pasta that we are so accustomed to seeing on the dinner table with meat sauce or meatballs. But if you look more [...]
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The Wonderful Pumpkin Whoopie Pie–with “speechsnacks” for /w/ and /p/
November 9th, 2011 Cooking Up Good Speech! Rumor has it that the first Whoopie Pie was made in the State of Maine in the 1920s. Amish women would bake these desserts and put them in farmers’ lunch-boxes. The farmers would excitedly shout “Whoopie!” when they discovered one of these sweet treats in their lunch box. Every time we visit Amish country, I find many different [...]
Cinnamon-Sugar Tortilla Chips with Cream Cheese-Walnut Dip—today’s speech snacks are /s/ and /s/ blends
November 4th, 2011 Cooking Up Good Speech! Once again, I am using the very versatile tortilla to create another recipe. Previously I have used them to make Tortilla Pizza’s and a Turkey Tortilla Wrap. The tortilla is back to make another appearance–this time as a sweet snack. I have found similar snack products on the shelves of my grocery store, however I like knowing [...]
