Fourth Floor Homestead

What structure does melanin travel along in the melonocyte of a nevi? That was the ridiculous question on a friends test that inspired t...

We had a superbowl party this year. I'm not into all this sports stuff like my husband is but I enjoy the planning and cooking and show...

This is a great soup for the winter and it has been extra wintery this week with the ice storm and then the snow this week. Both husband an...

I needed something easy and healthy that would fill our tummies. This one is a bit soy heavy, there are soy nuggets and tofu involved, but...

I got a rather expensive salad at a restaurant. The description was amazing but it turned out to be mostly leaves and I was starving so I t...

This recipe packs a flavor punch. It's pretty easy to put together and since my son loves mushrooms he actually eats this too. ...

The Dilemma: We received a big, beautiful butternut squash in the organics vegetable box we ordered this week. My husband does not like squ...

Every once in a while I need to eat some awesome dessert. This recipe is incredibly easy and does not need a lot of ingredients. As a basic...

It was early in the week and we had not had time to do a proper grocery. Fortunately there are vegetables in the house (there almost always...

I post a lot of recipes in this blog which would lead one to believe that I do all the cooking in the house. Fortunately for my sanity, thi...

This recipe has evolved over time from something completely different. It was originally a butter-less, chicken-less, butter chicken recipe...

We did not start off intending to make quesadillas again so soon. The plan for tonight was pizza. We had dough left over from another meal ...

We had to eat, we had soccer coming up fast, we couldn't waste anytime so we throw together some quesadillas. I was introduced to quesa...

If you have tomatoes, an onion, some sun dried tomatoes and other vegetables (almost any others really), you can make soup! Here is one suc...

I love dandelion greens but this has not always been the case. They are bitter, there is no way around that. We are not use to eating bitte...

I don't eat a lot of salad. It was the first thing I got sick of when I went vegan, but I have been craving salads more often lately so...

I have neglected to post in the last few days. My parents were visiting on the weekend then one of my cats became very sick. We have been b...

This is an easy, weeknight meal. I also served corn on the cob that night because corn was on sale so we had this a more of a side dish I s...

This decorating project started as a storage problem. I have a small jewelry box and not all of my stuff fits in there so I can't find ...

For mornings when you need some protein and a kick of caffeine. Also good for warm, humid days when the idea of drinking a hot coffee is of...