Regional Midwest Recipes/Seasonal Nana Living
One of my absolute favorite chocolate and caramel treats is a Turtle. The ooey gooey caramel with the saltiness of the cashews smothered in a rich indulgent milk chocolate makes my mouth water just thinking about it. Mmmm put a box of those in front […]
Some of my fondest memories involve being gathered around the dining room table with family and meals prepared for special occasions from my childhood up until now. Food is as much a staple in our lives as air. Without it, we can’t survive. However, we […]
I couldn’t wait to go see Guy Fieri at The Food Network’s Food and Wine Festival closing party this past February 27, 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida. I really couldn’t believe I was going at all. My boyfriend and I had talked about attending a […]
Did you know National Pancake Day is March 1, 2011? IHOP is offering a short stack of complimentary pancakes from 7 am to 10 am. Apparently, my office frowns upon me having breakfast at those hours when I’m expected to be at the office. However, in […]
Okay okay, maybe my photography skills were lacking this morning as I haphazardly slapped some homemade french vanilla blueberry pancakes on a paper plate for my sick boyfriend. But don’t let the lazy presentation and photography fool you. These were out of this world. “Feed […]
Here is the recipe for my Homemade Chicken and Egg Dumpling Soup Ingredients 3-4 Eggs 1 to 2 1/2 cups flour Shredded Parmesan Cheese Sea Salt Pepper 1 large box of chicken stock Chicken base bouillon One good-sized whole fryer chicken Carrots Celery One small to medium purple […]
This Valentines sugar cookie recipe will make your Valentine’s heart pitter patter. Frosted with a strawberry cream cheese frosting with a banana flavored cookie. The cutest heart shaped Valentine’s sugar cookies on a plate ever. Banana flavored sugar cookie with strawberry cream cheese butter cream […]
Valentine’s Day is almost here. What are you making or getting your sweetie? How about some decadent chocolate raspberry filled cupcakes? Oh yes I did! I made these from scratch and so can you. I received an exquisite Kitchen Aid Candy Apple Red Artisan Mixer […]
Some of you may have noticed that I have a Paypal donate button on my side bar. No. I don’t actually expect payment for my blog. I was helping out a fellow blogger figure out how to put one on her blog so she can […]
This Bertolli vodka sauce chicken & peppers penne pasta is a quick and delicious easy meal. A meal the whole family will like and comes together fast. I’m not usually one to eat pasta sauce from a jar, but recently my sister shared one of […]
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.