My cookbook shelf is, shall we say FULL? And by full I mean that there is no more room on any shelf of the of

So let me start by saying I am well aware of the fact that chicken marsala is usually made with chicken, marsa

What's better than creamy, dreamy roasted vegetable soup that is thick and hearty and warm and delicious? Cre

A little while back I made some Boston Cream Pie cupcakes. They were all we know and love about Boston Cream

I had a brief and intense fling with cauliflower during my brief and intense fling with the Atkins diet...the

I've written about wonderful, spicy, delicious Chicken Tikka Masala before...I have a recipe for this dish tha

I recently posted a recipe for Gingerbread Pancakes with Buttered Apples (yum!), and as usual, the Southern hu

Okay, so this is one that doesn't really technically qualify as a recipe in my book.  I mean, it's scrambled

Okay, even though I love to make things like butter and ricotta cheese and bread from scratch, never let it be

So, one day I was surveying my fridge and freezer and I figured out I had the following random conglomeration

As these last warm wonderful summer days drift by I am trying to pack in as many summertime things as the day

Yes, I freely admit it - I will make a bacon, lettuce and tomato version of just about anything.  There's the

Can you BELIEVE it's almost Labor Day??  It seems like just yesterday that my herbs were cute little baby pla

A few weeks ago I discovered the wonder that is chocolate dipped potato chip cookies, and after falling head o

As you may have figured out if you are a regular reader of this blog, one of my favorite things to do in life

The first best thing about these strawberry cheesecake parfaits is that they taste just like you hope they wil

Do you ever find yourself standing in the middle of your kitchen, torn between something sweet and something s

I am a devoted soup lover, and most of the year, my soup needs to be of the piping hot variety, with actual te

Cooking spaghetti in white wine gives it a rich and wonderful taste, and bacon and parmesan cheese provide the

It happens to me every year...I see that hand-lettered sign at our friendly farm market that says "Local Straw

So...what is agnolotti, you may be asking?  (Or you may not.  You, unlike me, might already be totally best

First things first.  I haven't done a giveaway in a while now, have I?  Let me answer that: no, I haven't! Â

So, we've all been there, right?  We have a nice big warm sweet-smelling cinnamon roll, and while sure, the o

Mmm, mmm, mmm, lemon chicken with artichokes, all cooked together with some fresh herbs in one pan and topped

I gotta say, I thought long and hard about putting up this post about one of my favorite, favorite salads, whi

I have a long-time love affair going with both mashed and baked potatoes in general...just let me state that f

Along with some of the more typical suppers that sing to me of summer...burgers, grilled chicken, the perfect

Chicken and dumplings, how do I love thee?  More ways than there would be room to list in this post, that's f

Oh sure.  That plate of pasta with cheese and pepper looks all innocent sitting there, doesn't it? A simple l

There's a certain day in the year...that one day...when you can feel spring giving way to summer.  That tippi

Out of all the many many recipes in my towering pile of books and binders and scraps of paper, these banana mu

I love a good stir-fry!  They are usually quick (yay!), reasonably healthy (yay!) and scrumptious (triple yay

Linguine with bacon, goat cheese and sugar snap peas?  I have officially decided that this is my new favorite

Fresh mint tea is one of the ways I know that yes, spring is here for sure.  Because out of all my brave herb

There’s something about spring that just makes me think, asparagus, asparagus, asparagus.  I am drawn to as

So, back many thousands of years ago when I was a kid, whenever anyone asked me what I wanted for dinner I wou