Beef Tortilla Soup
I have seen plenty of recipes for chicken tortilla soup and seen it on plenty of restaurant menus, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen beef tortilla soup…. Read More »
Grilled Romaine with Fig Vinaigrette
I know….this sounds like a crazy idea, but let me tell you, it’s amazing! I first discovered a grilled romaine salad a while back at a restaurant. It… Read More »
Crab Mac and Cheese
Crab. Cheese. Pasta. Panko breadcrumbs. Do I need to say anything more than that? OK….when you combine all of that along with a few other ingredients and bake… Read More »
A Lighter Chicken Tikka Masala
We have an Indian restaurant near us that we like to go to. It’s a fairly unassuming place in a strip mall, in fact it was there for… Read More »
Creme de menthe Cake, Just Like Grandma Made
April is the big month of birthdays in my family. We’ve got, Steve, Kelly, our niece, my Mother and my Father-in-law, so we seem to have an endless… Read More »
Mushroom and Spinach Risotto with Truffle Oil
If you have been following this blog for a while, you may have figured out that I have a bit of an obsession with truffle oil. If I’m… Read More »
Make Your Own Beef Stock
Making stock from scratch is something that I’ve been doing for a while. It’s not as hard as you might think and the flavor is so much better… Read More »
Rustic Raspberry Galette
Pie crust has been my nemesis for quite some time now. I don’t know why I have so much trouble with it. I consider myself to be fairly… Read More »
Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs
Usually when I make red sauce I make a quick marinara sauce with crushed tomatoes. It’s a delicious sauce and my family loves it, but yesterday I decided… Read More »
Rosemary Scented Roasted Vegetables
On Easter Sunday, I was in charge of bringing a vegetable to my in-laws for dinner. I contemplated several options, but in the end I went with my… Read More »




