Quick and Easy Weeknight Dinner Chicken and Dumplings is another one of those dishes my dad and my Mamo used to make that would take hours.  And there is something to be said for cooking your chicken fresh and simmering your broth for a long […]

Perfect For Halloween Parties or Drop In Guests Are you looking for something to take to that last minute Halloween party that is easy to make (but doesn’t look easy to make of course)? Need something delicious for the office party tomorrow? Try these gorgeous, […]

Welcome to Fall, Ya’ll! Well, it finally happened!  I walked to my car in the early morning hours to leave for work and there it was…taunting me with its glistening smile as if to say “I’m ba-aaack.”  Frost!  Not just the condensation I’ve gotten used […]

Mix It And Forget About It! That’s what I love about meals in the crock pot!  Throw everything in and go about your day…then suddenly dinner is ready!  How perfect is that?  And this Sausage and Potato Casserole is the epitome of comfort food AND […]

Cupcakes So Moist, You Won’t Believe What We Started With! I have a bad habit of putting left-over ingredients in the refrigerator (with the best intentions of using them), and then forgetting about them until it’s too late.  Oh my, how many half lemons and […]

Changing A Family Recipe – Sort Of As I’ve shared with you before, my Mamo was an amazing cook! She had dozens upon dozens of recipes, and I loved to spend hours going through them (not much has changed I guess) and picking out the […]

Cinnamon Rolls Worth Making From Scratch These days it’s not very often that both my guys and I are home together on a weekend morning, but last weekend that very thing happened.  I wanted to make something special for breakfast, and cinnamon rolls immediately came […]

Homemade Buttercream Is Worth It These days there are so many choices for frosting in a can, and they are much better tasting than they used to be!  But taking the extra few minutes to make your own if you can is definitely worth the […]

Everything’s Better With Salted Caramel Well, ok…maybe not everything, but a lot of things! Ice cream, cake, pie, brownies, popcorn, nuts, cookies, apples and bananas…oh the possibilities! Creamy, buttery, sweet and salty…the combination is irresistible! You can have a rich caramel sauce whenever you need […]

Not The Same Ol’ Wellington Recently I was binge watching the Food Network (not an uncommon occurrence!), and one of my favorite chefs was making a signature dish.  You know the one….a great chef with a British accent who voices his disappointment of certain dishes […]

The Sweet Taste of Summer Summer is slowly winding down and the kids are back in school, but there is still plenty of warm weather ahead for most, which means more grilling! We love to grill vegetables, both for the wonderful flavors grilling brings out […]

Discovering Shakshuka Recently I was introduced to a Mediterranean dish called Shakshuka “shak-SHOO-kah” (isn’t that fun to say?), which in its simplest form is a spiced tomato stew made with onions and green peppers and topped with poached eggs.  There is great debate over the […]

A Great Side for any Meal But this full-of-flavor salad goes especially well with Mediterranean dishes! A Vibrant salad with chick peas, cucumbers, tomatoes, and those bright Mediterranean flavors.

An Abundance of Zucchini This time of year there are so many fresh vegetables to choose from it is like produce heaven!  One of our favorites is zucchini because it is so versatile and easy to use.  Zucchini can be added to baked goods and […]

Those Beautiful Heirlooms! So these beautiful, colorful, ripe heirloom tomatoes have been calling my name for the last several weeks. Every time I walked through produce (and we buy a LOT of produce!) I would stop. I knew I wanted to do something special with […]

This Pie Is Not JUST Peachy! On a visit to Athens Ohio earlier this year, I discovered a new spice…well, new to me anyway.  Wandering through a quaint little shop packed with locally-sourced products I came across a shelf of various treats made with Spicebush […]