Alton Brown and Soft Pretzels - Ok, its well into October.. time to make some pretzels. Last week I went to Alton Brown's Good Eats 3
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Ants on a Log & Celery Rose Stamps - New Year's resolution #2: provide more arts and crafts time for my boys. Just in time for Valentine's Day. Use
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Jack-o-Lantern Grapefruit Salads - It would appear that you are never to old to play with your food. I don't know what possessed me
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Pico De Gallo - This is my go to Pico de gallo salad, you can add diced chilies but I omit because of the
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How to make Authentic Buffalo Chicken Wings - Let me just start by saying I grew up in Buffalo, NY and therefore I know how a good chicken
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No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Bites - The sweetest day of the year is just around the corner and these heavenly bite sized treats are a delicious
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French Onion Soup - Thank you to my husband who thoughtfully gave me these beautiful classic french lion head soup bowls for Christmas this
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Pineapple Orange Ambrosia Salad - In northern California, it definitely feels like summer weather, and summer weather means time for BBQ's and picnics! I love
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Sesame Chicken Pasta Salad - This salad is freaking awesome. Serves up beautifully along side sandwiches or picnic food. With Superbowl Sunday fast approaching, this
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Grampa’s Hat (A.K.A. Yorkshire Pudding) - If beef or lamb are on your holiday menu this year, then yorkshire pudding should be too. It's easy to
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Summer Vegetable Chowder - This recipe (Roasted Corn, Tomato, and Pepper Chowder) I found in my Cooking Light magazine in 2009. I make it
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Homemade Potato Chips - My family does a white elephant exchange every Christmas (with nice gifts), which makes the holidays fun and affordable when
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Surprisingly delicious Bean Soup - Just in time for the cool Fall weather, warm up with some bean soup and a hearty roll. My mom
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Rocket Ship Sandwich - This rocket ship sandwich idea was inspired by a blog called Little Food Junction, and turned out to be an
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Football Deviled Eggs - I love an excuse to play with my food. Mini football deviled eggs anyone? These little devils were easy to
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Spectacular Spiderman Spring Pea Soup - I always thought pea soup smelled, and looked delicious, but the truth is I have never tasted any that I
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Grilled Butternut Squash - This was fun. Grilled squash.. I never heard of such a thing. I happen to find this recipe when searching
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Sweet & Spicy Roasted Pumpkin Seeds - Last week my 5 year discovered the pumpkin pie pumpkins at the grocery store and was insistent we make a
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Julia’s Stuffed Tomatoes - Well, I finally did it... I made my first Julia Child recipe and I was not disappointed. I checked out
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Creamy Fava Bean Spread - Another recipe featuring Chobani yogurt, this one paired with fava beans is a very healthy and nutritious appetizer. (Check out yesterday's
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Game Day Foods! - Winners for game day... Peach and Gorgonzola Pizza Mozzarella and Black Olive Minestrone Soup Roasted Bell Pepper and Basil Pizza
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Cauliflower, Endive & White Bean Salad - We are taking advantage of the beautiful weather here in Northern California by using the BBQ while we can still
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I Saw a Ship a Sailing - I saw a ship a-sailing,
A-sailing on the sea;
And oh, it was all laden
With pretty things for thee!
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Easy Roasted Parmesan Baby Potatoes - I made these for dinner last night along side a slow cooker chicken and green salad. These were my favorite
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Veggie Kabobs - I spent 3 wonderful days with my husband and my boys just hanging out at home in our backyard. You
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