Without a doubt, the best cappuccino I’ve ever enjoyed was at a lovely, local Italian restaurant called Villa Verone. The drink was creamy and smooth with a strong taste of coffee, but not bitter. Perfection in a cup! The next day left me craving more so I concocted my own frothy mixture. A few years…
About 3 years ago I became a vegetarian and when I made that choice, my palette surprisingly expanded. You’d think I’d have fewer food choices but actually, I became more curious about foods I had never eaten before. It was like a whole new world opened up to me. The exotic produce aisles I previously…
In case you missed it, last week some of my blogging buddies and I participated in a Cookie Exchange all week! And now, we’re hoping you’ll share some of your homemade cookie recipes by linking up to our party, shown at the end of this blog post. But first, let me share a few of…
Have I got a treat for you … literally! This week I’m part of The Everyday Home‘s Christmas Cookie Exchange. Each day this week, 6 bloggers (30 in all) share a special holiday cookie recipe. The schedule is at the bottom of this post so you can easily collect 30 Christmas cookie recipes by week’s…
Are you ready for Thanksgiving? Today I’m sharing a recipe for Savory Butternut Squash Soup that you can serve as the starter course for your Thanksgiving meal. Last year I made a sweeter version of this soup, and truth be told, it was too sweet. So I’m really excited about this recipe which was far…
As a kid I remember thinking how disgusting it was to eat anything made from pumpkin innards. No, I did not like pumpkin pie … I’ve never been much of a pie fan but I do love pumpkin pie now as an adult. I also love Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte, Pumpkin Ravioli, and the list…
The first time tomato vodka sauce crossed my lips was at the local winery just 5 miles from our house. The sauce was flavorful and lightly rich, and proved a refreshing alternative to plain old marinara sauce. Â Then just two weeks ago I enjoyed a plate of crab ravioli with tomato vodka sauce at nearby…
Each year I like to grow a new vegetable in the garden and this year I chose spaghetti squash. Not only is this squash new to my garden, but it’s also new to my taste buds. Can you believe I’ve never eaten it before? My mother has a very limited palate so growing up as…
Summer is my favorite time of year and one of the things I love most about this season is the abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables. Yesterday I canned tomatoes from my garden and a trip to the local farm market provides me with produce that’s not found in my backyard. Blackberries were my choice…
Summer is my favorite season and part of the reason I love it so much is due to the freshness of fruits and vegetables this time of year. I love snacking on fresh, juicy peaches from the farmer’s market and enjoy cooking them up in recipes like this simple peach cobbler. A recipe doesn’t have…
Spaghetti is a staple food item in most households but in our home, Spaghetti with Tomato and Basil has become a true gourmet meal. My daughter introduced me to this famed Spaghetti with Tomato and Basil recipe from Scarpetta’s restaurant in New York City where you’ll pay $24 for a plate of this heavenly yumminess….
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always thought that anything edible that’s also the color green must be good for you. As kids, didn’t we always shy away from green vegetables as though we’d break out in hives if we even so much as touched them? As an adult, I’ve come to love green…
My daughter and I are celebrating Valentine Veggies this month! Every week this February, Bridget and I will create vegetable dishes and share the recipes with you. So be sure to visit me and my daughter over at Flour N Friends each week for a total of 8 vegetable recipes. Bridget studied Pasty Arts at…
Join us for Veggie Valentines! During the month of February, my daughter over at Flour N Friends and I will be cookin’ up veggie dishes every Monday … just for YOU! Kale, Butternut Squash, Broccoli, Carrots,Swiss Chard, and who knows what else? We’re celebrating these wonderful super foods by cookin’ up a batch every week and sharing the…
Lately I’ve been playing around with soups made from scratch. In August I started with Heirloom Tomato Basil, and then I moved on to Butternut Squash Carrot Soup (do you see the seasonal trend here?). Both were pretty tasty, but I wanted to try a mushroom soup to serve for Thanksgiving. After poking around the internet,…
