The Italian name for this dish is Pasticcio di Pesce which, translated, is pasta baked in a creamy seafood sau

Not too long ago I posted a pear frangipane tart recipe which was the modern version of an old French recipe.Â

I get a lot of requests for red velvet cake and this is an amazingly perfect recipe for red velvet. The cake i

We had our first snow-fall of the season during the night and woke up with some white stuff all over the groun

  With Thanksgiving over and Christmas very near it has been a busy, hectic time at our house and I have been

I love those little gold balls of Ferrero-Rocher chocolates and usually buy some at Christmas time.  I have

A couple months ago I was shopping at Central Market and as I strolled through the deli section I noticed a di

  Brrrrr…this is a really cold morning, Jack Frost left us a thick layer of ice last night and I am going t

Last summer I grilled up a lot of Italian Sweet Peppers and preserved some of them in jars for the refrigerato

I love lemon and use it in many recipes and when I wanted a nice crisp lemon cookie for my Lemon Cream Icebox

Turkey pot pie is really quite easy and quick to make, especially if you’re using leftover turkey from Thank

A coworker had told me about a sweet potato hash that he had at a restaurant in Seattle. It had jalapeños mas

I have been wanting to make this bucatini alla carbonara for a very long time and have finally overcame my int

When I was just a kid our family lived in a small town in California's San Joaquin Valley where it gets rea

These healthy whole wheat pumpkin pancakes are low in fat and high in fiber and big on taste. I use whole whea

I just polished off a nice bowl of this big bean soup and it was so delicious!  Plus, it is healthy, low-fat

  It isn’t often that I cook pork. Maybe some pork chops occasionally and of course in the summer we do spa

I live about an hour south of Seattle Washington where you can find a latte stand on nearly every corner. A co

Don really likes fresh artichokes, especially when they have been steamed and served with a huge dollop of fat

September is pear season here in Washington State and there are a lot of different kinds of ‘just picked’

When I was just a little girl my mom would tell me to eat my carrots and they would make my eyes see in the da

I first became acquainted with tabbouleh salad in the early 1970’s when we received our bi-monthly Time Life

I bought a 10-pound box of pears at a roadside fruit stand last week and I have been enjoying them everyday. F

October, and the leaves have turned red and gold, the morning air is crisp and cool and I am thinking of a sou

I stopped at the store to buy some lemons as I needed a couple for my Lemon Shrimp Salad and I was stunned to

When Don was in the Army he spent about a year in Germany and became a connoisseur of bratwurst.  I'm just ki

I love an easy recipe that has amazing results. This oatmeal shortbread is just that. Throw the dry ingredient

I saw a display of these beautiful, red peppers in the produce section of Central Market and the sign said the

It is curious that I have lived so many years without incorporating into our meals all the wonderful different

Beef and Sausage Lasagna Lasagna is a dish that often found its place on our table when our kids were growing

In our back yard we have a small garden area which this year got started a little late in the season.  Our c

I love this time of the year when we still have some really warm, sunny days but it is cool in the morning and

Well just last Saturday I completed the Tour de Blast bicycle ride that I have been training for all summer. T

Lemon Buttermilk Scones with Lavender Infused Honey I recently posted my Lavender Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

Tomorrow I will be riding the Tour de Blast bicycle ride that I have been training for with my friend. It will

What’s for dinner?   Grilled swordfish….yum.  Every now and then I spot a nice swordfish steak, grab