Recipes

Spring is here. It really is, but I know that many of my friends and family out there have been plagued with one last (hopefully) round of sickness before we can officially look back on winter as a memory. We’ve been sick around our house as well, and yesterday when I was getting my groceries, […]

I get in the mood to spend a lot of time in the kitchen when fall arrives, and this year has been no exception. Because I love a good recipe exchange, I thought I’d share a few of my favorite fall dinner recipes that I’ve come across. All but one of them is a crock […]

I don’t know about you, but one of the ways that I can easily slip into a rut of feeling less-than-exceptional is coming up with new dinner ideas. When a busy day comes, and I add picky eaters to the mix, I am always happy to find a go-to meal that is easy, actually contains […]

We all have our favorite holiday treats. Fudge, cookies, cheesecake, cheese balls, the list is endless as you well know. A few years ago while I was still teaching, one of my dearest friends entered my classroom just before Christmas and introduced me to one of the greatest reasons to throw diet rules out the […]

I remember the glorious day that my mom made minestrone for the first time. I believe it was somewhere in the middle of my high school years that she came across the recipe and thought, “Why not give it a try?” Since that day that my taste buds first experienced the comforting flavors of this […]