If you are like me, you probably get bored with your standard rotation of side dishes: rice, pasta, green vege

Really, do I need to say anything more than the title on this post? Perhaps, I'm sorry - for blowing your diet

I found myself a few weeks ago lamenting that I had fallen into the rut of serving the same things over and ov

Today would have been my parents' 60th wedding anniversary. After graduating from URI, they were married in a

I just love a one pan entree, don't you? Especially one that comes together in literally just a few minutes. T

Salisbury steak is, for lack of a better description, decidedly old school. It's right up there with the recip

I don't know when it happened, but I just don't eat jams and jellies anymore. Perhaps it was overindulgence in

I meant to post this recipe before Christmas, hoping to catch a photo of the full batch of brownies. But in my

Fried rice. It's one of those things you've probably ordered from a Chinese restaurant or from takeout. But di

I hosted a holiday brunch recently for my fellow colleagues, all Dames in the Colorado Chapter of Les Dames d'

There are lots of reasons to make vegetarian dishes for a meal. There's the health aspect of eating more veget

When I traveled through southern Italy and Sicily this fall, I fell in love with the simple pasta dishes of th

This is one of those incredibly simple dishes that I decided to make for a summer dinner for friends, and at t

Listen up people - it's peach season here in Colorado! There is nothing worse than a less-than-sweet, mealy, b

I promised you an ice cream made with the Strawberry Rhubarb Ginger Sauce I posted last week, so without furth

Strawberry and rhubarb - it's hardly an original flavor combination. But add some ginger, put it into ice crea

Ah the hot days of summer. Love it or hate it, one thing always seems to make it a bit better: homemade ice cr

I've been cooking like crazy - not for my own personal consumption, but for the project I signed onto with Pra

You'll have to forgive me - I'm not really back in the kitchen cooking very much since getting my knee replace

This is a summer recipe - not because goat cheese is only good in the summer, but because it's hard to find go

I've been reading a lot about olive oil recently and I find it fascinating. If you don't know much about the o

Back when I was getting ready for my knee replacement surgery, I found myself fidgeting, anxious, and cooking

Who doesn't love a creamy, rich artichoke dip? You can serve it on crackers, on chips, or to top a piece of fi

Adapted from King Arthur Flour

Isn't this cheesecake just gorgeous? I need to confess, I screwed up following the instructions from the chef

The last couple of months were filled with a fair amount of stress for me, including the death of both my mom

Back before I went in for knee replacement surgery, I had my kids and their "others" over for dinner. I don't

This recipe comes to you from one of my favorite young chefs in the cookbook, Hudson Slater of Maxwell's in Ta

When I got back from my safari trip to South Africa in February, my friend from Slow Food had graciously deliv

My husband loves a good pasta dish. So do I, don't get me wrong, but sometimes I grow tired of the old standby

I made it through my first Mother's Day without my mom. Whew. I knew I would feel emotional, and perhaps it wa

One of the things I learned from attending various cooking schools around the world is that a few ingredients

The thirty-room estate dating back to 1905 that is now home to A Harbor View Inn boasts water views from every

A friend recently invited us over for dinner and said just bring some bread and wine, I'll make the rest. So o

If you've been hanging out with me via this blog for much of the past 8 years, you might have noticed that I'm

Spring is here! Spring is here! I can stop using #ihatewinter in all of my Instagram photos! I don't know why,