There were several ingredients I needed to use up in my fridge after the holidays. The two that stood out more than anything were champagne and strawberries. I purchased the strawberries for New Year’s Eve to cover in chocolate, but that never happened. Four […]
If you are like me, returning from a vacation, you need a day to recuperate and transition back into everyday routines. In other words, you need a vacation from your vacation. For the most part, there are no rules on vacation. We eat what we […]
Lately, I’m obsessed with developing recipes with adobo sauce. Can you believe in my 45 years of existence that I never once tried it until a few months ago while stumbling around Pinterest? Alright, I don’t stumble around Pinterest. I maneuver that site like a […]
Let’s talk turkey. Not just any run of the mill ordinary oven roasted turkey. Let’s talk grilled rotisserie turkey. Quite possibly the best tasting turkey to ever cross your lips. At least, in my (humble) opinion. If you have a heavy duty rotisserie attachment for […]
Three days of Thanksgiving dinner preparations…15 minutes to shovel it all in, and this is the aftermath. What just happened!? And who is cleaning this mess? Seems like a lot of preparation and mess for merely a few minutes of eating, but we do […]
Yesterday’s Saturday afternoon baking project afforded me the opportunity to do two things I’ve never attempted in the the kitchen before, and I can assure you it wasn’t “clean as you go” or “don’t drink and bake”…because we all know those two things are NEVER […]
“1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” Maybe that part was true, but did he REALLY “discover” America? Of course, not. It was already inhabited by Native-Americans. I’ll save the debate for the history buffs and scholars. I’m just thankful that it gives me a day […]
Phew! I’m exhausted. Last week was a crazy one. We decided to host a first ever dinner party in our small but cozy townhouse, and my other half decided this was the week he should start a couple of major home improvement projects. I blame […]
Baked spiced apple bowls are the perfect autumn dessert. A spiced apple is the perfect vehicle for ice cream, caramel, and all the toppings! Autumn Equinox happens on September 22, 2012. According to The Farmer’s Almanac, “the word equinox comes from the Latin words for “equal […]
This chocolate lava cake recipe inspired by Masterchef is a chocolate cake soufflé with a molten chocolate liquid center. Very safe to eat and easy to make. I’m so excited. Next week is the season finale of Fox’s Masterchef. I don’t know about you, but […]
I live in sunny South Florida. I'm a middle-aged 50 something mom of 2 grown kids and nana to a beautiful granddaughter. 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.