It's amazing what a fantastic restaurant experience can do to help eliminate a food aversion. I have pretty mu

This was our dessert for our Earth Day dinner, following these sweet potato enchiladas. Holy deliciousnes

For Earth Day I decided to make these Sweet Potato Enchiladas. I'd ordered a sweet potato and spinac

I first saw these Asian Lettuce Wraps over at Annie's Eats. What struck me about them was how colorful and fre

This is what I like to call a mash-up recipe. I felt like fixing chicken gyros, but tomatoes aren't in season

So if you've been playing along with me at home for a while, you may notice this is now my third banana-type m

I did actually break down and buy a new cookbook last week. Usually I check them out from the library, cause I

A couple of weeks ago I decided to experiment with pickling and made some homemade giardiniera. It had to refr

Beyond the fact that this homemade pizza is unique yet very yummy, I believe I have found the perfect pizza pa

I've made plenty of baked potato soups, plenty of vegetable soups, even some with leeks. But never before last

As we head into Easter weekend, I thought I'd leave you with a tasty option for your Easter Brunch. If you tak

I've finally had it. I've read the complaints of my friends on Facebook, silently smug in my preference of col

This was the other product of my weekend DIY'ing in the kitchen and I'll admit probably my favorite one of the

So I turned our kitchen into a little bit of a Chem Lab today and spent the morning making this homemade Giard

I love Bundt cakes because to make one from scratch generally doesn't take too long and the presentation happe

This recipe is straight from America's Test Kitchen new cookbook, Comfort Food Makeovers, and it is fantastic.

This is a pie to be proud of. The crust is sturdy yet flaky. The filling is cold, buttery, custardy, sweet goo

It's "Pi Day" cause it's March 14th (3/14) or 3.14 something something to infinity. Pi is the ratio of a circl

Chicken and rice are a pretty classic combination and this Chicken Tarragon with its bright taste from the fre

These cute little knots of sweetness are the follow-up to my post last week about Quick Homemade Pretzels

Daylight Savings Time gets me every year. I've never been a morning person, so getting up an hour earlier for

This is good. This is really good. And the great thing about the pretzels is they are super quick to make, and

Another holiday, another lunch! Green smoothies are all the rage, so this was my obvious choice to anchor Cale

I'm well past the age of thinking Jello shots are a good idea, but I really have to call these no-bake cheesec

I made cheese today! And it was easier than I thought it would ever be. Last week I posted about a Panera-styl

We have a Panera less than a mile from our house. Our street was not kid or pedestrian friendly until recently

Two dessert posts in a row... I know, right? In my defense this has been a clean-out-the-freezer-and-pantry we

This is how I showed some love to my husband for his 40th birthday party this past weekend. He loves bacon, bo

I told my little girl I was going to call these Hannah Banana Muffins from now on and she giggled uncontrollab

I read cookbooks for fun. I'm aware that makes me a bit of an oddity, but I'm OK with it. However, since I don

So the inspiration for this delectable dish came from a trip my husband and I recently made to a local restaur

I have a fair amount of food traditions and Chicken in a Love Nest is one of them. I watched Rachel Ray fix th

I'm back with another festive lunch box idea. Please refer to my other lunch posts (Christmas and Halloween )

For anyone who knows me well, the title of this post may sound odd. This is a picture of chocolate lava cake,

I love soup, don't you? Our kids love it too. And this tortellini soup recipe could not be simpler! This

These S'Mores bars were the result of a last-minute Google search for "easy Super Bowl dessert recipes". One o