I love cannolis.  Really, really, love them.  My brother and I went to this place in South Philly and had th

My friend Sonja of Beautiful Life Photography asked me if I would do a guest post for her Mother's Day gift gu

Some weeks are easier than others to get dinner on the table.  This week has not been one of those weeks.  M

Barbecue sauce is my hands-down favorite condiment of all time.  I put barbecue sauce on grilled chicken, ste

I have never been a huge fan of cheesecake.  Like chocolate, I will never say no, but I do not crave cheeseca

Remember the other day when I told you about my cookbook tradition?  Well, I bought the Pastries from the La

I have been intrigued by this recipe for some time.  I saw Ina make it on her show and she made it look so ea

Remember how I told you about the Daring Bakers?  Well, I am also a Daring Cook.  This month the challenge w

One of the best things about moving as much as we do is treating each new place that we live like we are on va

As I told you yesterday, I love Passover dinner.  The dessert, not so much.  Since the dietary rules for Pas

I love Passover dinner.  When I lived near my family it was one of my favorite holiday meals.  When my husba

Do you ever smell something that reminds you of home?  This dip baking in my oven brought me to tears when I

This recipe is adapted from Ina Garten's Strawberry Scone recipe.  When I originally looked at the recipe, no

This was a delicioso dinner y'all.  A seriously delicioso dinner.  Despite what you see on my blog here, I t

Last weekend, we were lucky enough to be invited to a brunch.  The thing about being an okay cook is that peo

This salad or appetizer just reminds me of summer.  The color is so vibrant and I like eating lighter as the

Sometimes I just feel like baking.  It is something that I love to do when I am stressed out or just need a f

My friend Kristin is having her first baby this spring and our good friend Carrie had a really lovely shower f

I have searched high and low for the perfect sugar cookie recipe.  It took years to find.  I had to kiss a l

My whole life I have wanted to be Irish.  But I am not.  Not a drop of Irish blood in my family.  I read al

This has been the craziest week.  It is very late on Sunday night and I still trying to figure out where the

  I have posted this recipe on my photography blog  before but thought that I would share it here becaus

Eggs seem to be one of those things that I either have a ton of or none of when I need them.  This was a day

I have to be honest.  I am not really a chocolate person.  Now, if you put something chocolatey in front me

Why on Earth would you make your own mustard?  Well, because you can.  It is easy.  It is an unexpected thi

You have a playdate, and there are 4 children and 1 adult.  How do you keep them busy and keep them from burn

Last night a miracle occurred at our house.  Every single person in my house ate the same exact thing for din

Are you afraid of beets?  I used to be afraid of them.  My husband still is afraid of them.  What is it abo

Do you ever forget about recipes?  Ones that you love and make a few times and then the piece of paper that t

I am not one to buy a lot of cookbooks.  I tend to get most of my recipes online, usually something that I sa

I am brewing a batch of limoncello as I type this, but it needs two weeks until I can work on the next step! 

Do you ever wonder where your favorite recipes come from?  Certain recipes that I make bring me back to a cer

This soup has become a staple in my house.  It is delicious.  It is easy.  You make it in a slow cooker. 

I love lemon.  Lemon anything.  But I really love Meyer Lemons.  I had never understood what they were unti

My husband is not a huge dessert person.  It breaks my heart to go to a restaurant with him sometimes and him