When I do my holiday baking, these chocolate espresso crinkles are at the top of the list. They are tied with the apple cake or my favorite. I am addicted to these cookies. The original recipe came from Cooking Light. However, since several people on…
It is a holiday tradition in my family to bake goodies to give to friend. For me, it just isn’t Christmas until the house is filled with the smell of cookies and cakes being baked for friends. Of all the holiday treats I give at…
With all the rich Thanksgiving foods last week, I’ve been craving salads this week. In the Fall when the pears are ripe, this spinach, pear & Manghego salad with maple balsamic dressing is one of my go-tos. The secret is to use a perfectly ripe…
I know it is Thanksgiving week and I should be posting a recipe for a beautiful roast turkey. But… this is a weird year. We are having a smaller crew (6 people) but we are skill cooking a 13 1/2 pound turkey. That means lots…
I love my mom’s flank steak marinade recipe. It is so easy and most of the prep happens the night before. This makes it a great choice for a dinner party. You marinate it over night and just grill it the night of dinner, leaving…
Today is National Pasta Day! I love pasta, so I thought I would post my Spaghetti Carbonara recipe. It is one of my go to recipes for three reasons: 1) it is easy to make, 2) it uses ingredients I usually have on hand, and…
My mom and I recently visited my aunt and uncle in Cape Cod. Whenever we visit them at the Cape, we absolutely HAVE to have to a traditional Cape Cod dinner of lobster and steamed clams (steamers). Everything in this meal cooks really fast, so…
Growing up, my grandparents had a huge vegetable garden. When the tomatoes started coming in in the summer, Mom and Big Quin would both make lots of tomato sauce. They froze it so that we had homemade tomato sauce for lasagna and spaghetti sauce all…
An important rule of travel is: when you invite yourself to visit someone, don’t show up empty handed. That is why when I went to visit my aunt and uncle in North Carolina, I brought this blueberry coffee cake. It is versatile – it can…
This week, pictures from my visit to Emilia-Romagna have been popping up in my photo feed. Since I got back from that visit to Italy, I’ve tried to recreate several of the dishes I had there. One of them is Tortellini in Brodo. Traditional Tortellini…
My friend, Ed, has been asking me to post this recipe since I started this blog. It is my grandmother’s Roquefort salad dressing recipe. She always kept a jar of this in the fridge and a salad with Roquefort dressing was on the table every…
If you’ve seen my roasted tomato & shallot ravioli recipe, you know I get lots of cherry tomatoes from my garden. This cherry tomato pasta recipe is one of my favorite to make with them. It is SO quick and easy! In the time it…
You would never know it from all of my posts about peaches this summer, but my blueberry bushes have been prolific. So I’ve spent the summer looking for the perfect blueberry cake recipe. What I have learned: there are a lot of good ones out…
I always plant cherry tomatoes in my garden. A few plants can produce LOTS of cherry tomatoes. As a result, I have some great cherry tomato recipes. This roasted tomato ravioli is one of my favorites. It is quick, easy, and delicious. Pair it with…
Ever since I had my first Caprese salad, I have been a huge fan of fresh mozzarella cheese. And then on a fateful trip to the East Atlanta Farmers Market, the cheese guy there introduced me to burrata. It was a revelation: fresh mozzarella on…
