I love pie, but I really don’t love making pie crusts.  In fact, I’m pretty bad at making pie crusts.  So as much as I love pie, in the past …

So, a couple of weeks ago, Steve and I had a little “stay-cation” in downtown Minneapolis. We had a great Mexican dinner at Barrio, saw “Beauty and the Beast” at …

Sometimes it’s the simplest dishes that are the most delicious.  That’s definitely the case with spaghetti aglio e olio.  It has an incredibly simple list of ingredients, but it packs …

As you may know, I love veal parmesan and I love chicken parmesan, too.  But while it is not necessarily difficult to make, both dishes are a little time consuming to …

I love beer battered fish, but I have to admit, I had never made it at home before.  Then, a couple of days ago, I finally  decided it was time …

Are you a cilantro lover or hater?  I feel like cilantro is an herb that people either love or hate and there’s not a lot of middle ground.  I happen …

I’ve been on a bit of a burger kick lately.  But instead of going out for burgers, I’ve been trying different burgers at home.  While burgers out are always tasty, …

This year, Steve and have I decided that we’re going to spend Valentine’s Day at home and make a special dinner together.  While it’s fun to go out for a …

I’ve been in a bit of a cooking drought lately.  For whatever reason, as dinnertime approaches, I have absolutely no inspiration.  I search around the kitchen and I come up …

Monday was a bit of a scavenger hunt in the kitchen when it came time to make dinner.  I had nothing planned and I REALLY didn’t want to go to …