Just today I found Blogger in Draft and all of its fun new features. One of them is just perfect for a recipe blog – a star rating!
Do you see the stars outlined in purple at the bottom of this post? Those are the ones you click to tell me how many stars a [...]

My mission here at Mere Recipes is to share recipes that I have both tried and loved. Where-ever they come from, they aren’t going anywhere here unless they add up.
Nothing irritates me more than having put my energy and time into planning a menu, making a complete list, shopping for the best deals, then coming [...]

Actually, I don’t really have any English in me. My children do now through their father, and I do have one redeeming factor on my side – a great English friend. tehe
She just returned from a spring fling over there and brought me a treat! Harrod’s English tea… in its own adorable little tin! I [...]

Well, it’s done. This year’s Mardi Gras gumbo is ready a whole day early. And the house smells absolutely edible! The process went along much faster this time with the help of the blessed food processor I found under the Christmas tree. Those vegetables didn’t stand a chance!
We are celebrating with just a few friends [...]

Hello, this is my little recipe blog.
I plan to post my collection of recipes here, so that friends far and wide can have access to them. I enjoy cooking mostly from scratch, baking in bulk and I’m not much of a casserole person, though I’ve found a couple gems. Stop by when you smell something [...]