I admit. This is simple. About as simple as it gets. Still, simple isn't synonymous with bad; sometimes it can

This takes me way back; almost further than I can remember. But luckily I do remember. Me the girl with 5 year

Topped with a luscious, horseradish-flecked Dijon mustard sauce, this carnivore classic gets an extra aphrodis

I didn't plan to make this cocktail at all. The plan was to make The Aviation Cocktail; I thought a pretty pur

I made these brownies to take to a Super Bowl party in my new neighborhood; you know that game last Sunday wit

I had the best intentions. I planned in advance and had the perfect cocktail for the Friday before the Super B

I am showing Bronco fervor all week...really can you blame me? We might have been to a couple of Super Bowls a

It's no secret I've had a terrible difficult year; I mean really, come on. Selling my home of 27 tears, moving

This time last year I was immersed in the opposite of what I am today; packing up and giving away and preparin

Plans were to post this yesterday. My 'typical' schedule has me set posts to publish at 4am but the past two w

I'm just barely here. Elated to finally move and now exhausted with the effort; made a bit more difficult by a

I'm over turkey and ham, aren't you? Well, at least for a bit. The truth is I'm itching for some wonderful sal

Wasn't it just Christmas? Oh yeah, these two holidays really do collide; don't they? Just when we need to take

I am a lover of all things maple. When others were enjoying their PB&J sandwiches as kids; mine were alway

When I was contacted by the PR agency representing Blue Chair Bay Coconut Rum wondering if I would like to try

Caramel Sauce...love it or hate it? Truth is it wasn't until the other night that I met someone who doesn't ca

I can not remember a year when I haven't made all of my holiday gifts for friends (children are another story.

As much as I love the abundance of fresh produce during the summer and lament the wane of warm days I can't de

What a week! Yesterday was my birthday and I did a walk through on my new home. It's my gift to me for every b

As many of you must know because I whine talk about it all the time, I'm FINALLY anticipating a move soon. Rig

I love making cocktails over the holidays; everything about them is festive. Pretty, red, sparkling and filled

It is the season for Brussels sprouts and I wanted to revisit this amazing dish that I first posted a couple o

A nutty and not overly sweet cookie that is traditional over the holidays.

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of participating in a luncheon at The Seasoned Chef Cooking School in Denve

If you're like me and have decided to hunker down and avoid the craziness of this 'Day of Shopping and Angry P

Seriously it really is the best...and I've made a LOT of cranberry sauces. It's the one thing I like to do dif

In the midst of all of the holiday preparations I find myself immersed in two big moves. My Thanksgiving holid

OK, so maybe this is not really a cocktail for Friday Cocktails but the term boozy is not to be taken lightly.

This past July I was asked to be a judge for the National Beef Cookoff; with some irony the request included i

I love the spontaneous (shall we say combustion?) that can happen over a comment or two on Twitter. I've met s

Several weeks ago I heard from a local PR firm that wanted to share with me information on Stir Cooking School

I just love Sesame Chicken. I know it's an Americanized dish through and through but for me, it's still what I

When I was asked to sample Mandarine Napoléan liqueur, I thought of how much I've always loved Mandarin orang

When I was approached about participating in an opportunity to share a baking fantasy my first thought was sim

I originally posted this recipe for Pork Chops with Mushrooms and Bourbon Cream Sauce back in the dark ages.

Have you ever had the itch to create a cookie made just for serving as dessert with Port wine? Cookies and win