Regional Midwest Recipes/Seasonal Nana Living
Red Pasta Fagioli: Hearty Italian Comfort in Every Bowl Nothing says comfort food like a warm, hearty bowl of Red Pasta Fagioli. This classic Italian soup is loaded with sausage, ground beef, beans, and Ditalini pasta, all simmered in a rich tomato broth. Perfect for weeknight dinners, meal prep, […]
Nana Sherri’s Nest: Why I’m Rebranding The Kitchen Prescription If there’s one thing life has taught me, it’s that we grow into new seasons whether we’re ready or not. For years, I cooked and wrote under the name The Kitchen Prescription, but somewhere along the way, […]
Possibly the best hot wing sauce you’ll ever eat. This hot wing recipe uses a brown sugar, pineapple & honey hot wing sauce that will tempt your taste buds and when smoked on a grill you can’t beat the delicious taste. This will become one […]
Hot banana peppers in oil is a blend of hot banana peppers/hot Hungarian wax peppers, jalapeño peppers, cubanelle peppers and hot chili peppers. The peppers are coated in extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar with a blend of Italian seasonings, salt, pepper and parmesan cheese.
Come along as I take an Ohio food tour on our road trip & visit to Ohio to meet our new granddaughter for the first time. Part 1 Ohio Food Tour: Backstory I didn’t intend for this visit home to meet my granddaughter to become […]
My smash burgers recipe uses a famous burger chain copy cat spice seasoning to bring this juicy burger to next level grilling or griddling. Mouth watering all American smash burger level! Summer is officially here and it’s time to fire up those grills and backyard […]
Clothespin cookies are a flaky pastry cookie shell filled with melt in your mouth buttercream filling laced with a sprinkle of powdered sugar. This is an all butter dough and frosting recipe. Can be made with a classic ermine frosting (flour & castor sugar buttercream) […]
Peanut Butter Blossom cookies are a classic staple cookie for the holidays. Who doesn’t love a soft peanut butter cookie with a Hershey’s kiss smack dab in the middle? Make them a bit more festive with red and green homemade sanding sugar. Need more holiday […]
Decorate beautiful Christmas tree cookies quickly & easily using just a couple piping tips with a fluffy delicious buttercream. Wow your holiday guests, friends, & family with these gorgeous Christmas tree sugar cookies which are buttery and soft. They’ll be the main attraction at the […]
Make these adorable reindeer cookies using my buttery soft sugar cookie recipe with silky buttercream using a gingerbread cookie cutter. It’s genius. Recipe makes approximately 2 dozen cookies depending on size of your cookie cutter. You might also enjoy this poinsettia sugar cookie tutorial. Or […]
I live in sunny South Florida. I'm a middle-aged 50 something mom of 2 grown kids and nana to a beautiful granddaughter and grandson. I love making food from my Pennsylvania Dutch heritage and the regional foods I grew up eating in the Midwest, specifically in the Northeast Ohio Mahoning Valley and Trumbull County area. I love food, cocktails, and social media. In no particular order. To learn more, visit my About page.