If you follow me on Instagram you saw that I grew an abundance of napa cabbage in my garde

When I think about my favorite Italian dish, eggplant parmesan surfaces to the top of the list every time

I love to use the different types of leafy greens avaible in the summer to shake up my lettuce salad routine.

  Making a great dish starts with a good foundation of quality ingredients. Freshness, flavor, smell, tex

I have a love hate relationship with mushrooms.  I love them cooked but hate them raw.    

Beans beans the magical fruit, the more you eat the more you toot, the more you toot the better you feel, so e

Since getting back on track with my Fresh Start, I've been relying on two "tricks" to keep full and satisfied:

Kale salad with great Italian Caprese flavors

Baked Eggplant with Feta Cheese

   Sometimes the best food is simple food,  roasted vegetables being a prime exemplar.  I

For the most part I HATE bottled salad dressing. Bad bottled dressing can ruin a salad faster than Justin Bieb

When I was a kid growing up I loved when my mom made creamed corn for dinner.  It wasn't until I was an a

  Thanksgiving dinner always intimated me until I jumped in and cooked my first dinner two years ago. &nb

My urban garden sits on top of an old basketball court and the bed, by gardening standards, is shallow.  

Last week I cooked up a new chili recipe for the 6th Annual Half Acre Chili Cook-off. The event this year was

Last week Charlie sent me some really complicated recipe for plantains...it required 50 steps and a zill

 A few weeks ago Charlie and I were out and about running errands and decided to stop for dinner at Spacca Na

Every October I make a trip to Northern Wisconsin to our family summer home.  It's a gorge

I love to use produce when it is just harvested and the early fall (okay technically it is still summer, but i

Until a few years ago I always bought pre-made cheeseballs at the grocery store.  One day I was flipping

Reheating pizza or make garlic bread is about the only time I turn on the oven  during the summer mo

  This summer has been a busy one.  Between having fun socially and working on the house I

  My ice cream machine has been getting a huge workout this month.  I've been experimenting with fla

Coleslaw is one of my favorite foods.  I love it;  crunch, tangy and creamy.  Slaw ranks right

  Nothing livens up a Par-taaay like Margaritas!  And after the Broncos performance last week during

  When I was kid I spent my summers at our summer home in Wisconsin and every night while playing Scrabbl

Eating healthy low calorie snacks is not always easy.  Let's face it, potato chips and dip taste really g

Back in January my cousin invited me and Charlie over for dinner one night.  That night I was introduced

  I like simple and fast food.  Rarely do I spend more than 45 minutes preparing dinner.  I typ