I took a couple of liberties with this recipe as while Ziggy's version is totally delicious, it's also totally

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Thank You so much to Naked Juice for sponsoring this post.  As always, all opinions are my own.  #DrinkGoodD

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This smoothie could alternately be called "what to drink when the seasons are confused".  I know how banal it

I think it's true that the more you cook, the craftier you become.  When I first started out in the kitchen,

If you want to see a group of grown men squeal with delight, make these cookies. I am kidding of course, but o

These oven-baked meatballs are incredibly versatile. Eat them plain, drop them into a pot of tomato sauce, or

Has anyone out there read When Cupid is a Prying Journalist, via The New York Times?  The article was publish

I figured that if we were talking about roasting a chicken this week, then we may as well talk about bone brot

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It's no secret that I love pretty patterned plates, setting the table and getting my friends and family togeth

If you want to drive yourself crazy, make this drink. I am kidding, of course, but only half so as that was ve

The key to preparing short ribs is to get a nice dark sear on all sides of the meat, and to follow that by coo

Do-overs.  This is a topic I've been thinking about a lot lately.  We so rarely get those in life, right? 

I love this lemonade sweetened with honey, but feel free to use white sugar if you prefer (You may want to use

If you can't find Italian prune plums, try this with another plum variety, or any other stone fruit - Look for

I found a recipe for this drink on the Instagram feed of Minero Charleston. It simply states ".5oz Cinnam

How are you guys?  Can you believe that today is the last day of July?  Where does the time go?  Seriously.

When cherry season rolls around, I tend to overdo it at the Farmers' Market.  One box turns into three, and w

My Mom is an expert when it comes to cooking and entertaining, and amongst the things she is "known for" withi

This week is all about color-centric food I suppose, with a Red Salad, and now a Pink Sangria.  Although, tru

Funny story about the ramps you see here:  I went to visit my cousin in Saratoga last weekend, and on Saturda

OOOPS! I hadn't planned on taking an {almost} week-long break from the blog, but it looks like I did!  The tr

It's been a 2 recipes in a row on the blog, kind of week guys : ) As I type this, Sneaks and I are snuggled up

It's summer (DUH!) and that can only mean one thing...I am pickling {If you had any doubt, refer to my 'Things

I figured that after this weekend's festivities, and with temperatures being upwards of 85 degrees and all (In

You know it's going to be a good day {and it has been!} when your breakfast turns into an impromptu blog post.

For the past week, my entire neighborhood has smelled like one big, backyard barbecue, and that makes me very

I was trying to think of a good drink to serve for an Easter brunch and a Bloody Mary was one of the first thi

I love it when I am cooking and the dish I am making at the time gives me a thought, or inspires me in some wa

This is the kind of recipe that develops when I am bored out of my mind (see previous post), and have a refrig

I've been busy getting my cocktail on over at For Chic Sake and Foodable, but it feels like it's been a very l

This smoothie is one of my favorite midday pick-me-up and/or post-run treats.  It's an energizing mix of swee

Just around the corner from my old New York City apartment, sat a small shop simply called Pickles & Olive