I am so excited to share this recipe with you that is outrageously delicious, bursting with flavor and just mi

We just love fresh fruit mixed in a bed of green leafy lettuce. Plus the crunch of slivered almonds in salads

Oh my gosh, it's been a long time coming for this big step to take place. And I really believe that this is mo

Spring has sprung! Along with springtime, spinach is arriving in Southern gardens just in time to make some fr

Green beer for St. Patrick's Day? Not a chance!  Just way to "college party" for me! Give me a rich, deep, o

My mother has been preparing the most kick-butt-awesome Salisbury Steak with an Italian twist for years . . .

It is finally March in the Carolina's, which means that Mother Nature is starting to show her beautiful signs

Nothing is so fine as the flavor that is enhanced by the simple addition of Marsala wine!  It's distinctive s

I have always, always, always loved King Cake for Mardi Gras!  With today, "Fat Tuesday", being the last offi

'Lemon Polenta Torta' with powdered sugar sprinkled on top just as it is served in Italy! . . Winter and lemo

Bananas and Nutella may sound weird to some, but the combo is simply incredible and irresistable once you try

The big game of the Super Bowl is now playing and we've settled into our comfy spots after splurging on some a

Blood oranges are simply one of the most beautiful fruits to grace this planet with their captivating ruby red

My daughter says that I need 'to get with it', stating that I need to start cooking with a slow cooker!  I m

Nothing is as cleansing and refreshing as a lemon citrus granita! Clean, clean, clean . . . the theme for Janu

I get a little bit crazy when I drink champagne.  But I do love it so!   But I also love Prosecco, which is

Zuccherini are little Italian cookies shaped like wedding rings that are customarily given to guests at weddin

Biscotti (or cantucci which is what my family calls them) have been baked for Christmas in my family for centu

"What do we have to eat that's sweet?" asked 'Mr. Meat and Potatoes' Bill. "Uh, nothing hon.  Would you like

Some fruits and vegetables have a brief moment in the limelight of a season.  Figs are included in that group

It's FIG SEASON!   I'm so excited and jazzed about this brief season, of which it is their second (and last)

Do you love panini?  Fresh sandwiches?  Healthy sandwiches?  Fast and easy sandwiches?  Hot sandwiches?  

Roasting red peppers freshly picked from the garden is just one of the easiest things that you can do to prese

Beets just seem to make salads more beautiful!  Personally, I'm just crazy about beets!  They are just so go

In honor of Julia Child's birthday (would have been 100 years old today), I am reposting for my newest readers

Many of us with gardens have oodles of fresh veggies to harvest and use in recipes right now  . . . cucumbers

Once upon a time I lived in the beautiful state of California. It was in the 80's, with no recession, and lot

 Our horses in the pasture enjoying a summer day on the acreage   Every now and then I come across a recipe

"You are not to cook for 8 weeks!" and "No BLT's" stated the nurse at the Carolina Neurosurgical and Spine Cen

Watermelon is one of the best things to enjoy in the summer!    There is nothing quite like biting into swee

Stopping at local roadside produce stands in the summertime is so much fun!  Everyone seems to have their fav

Hot, hot, hot summertime!  Oh my goodness, this is certainly a brutal heatwave that most of the U.S. is endur

For Mother's Day, my daughter and her husband gave me a really sweet Italian surprise!  A beautiful jar of o

I have been wanting to get my hands on a recipe for this Latin cake for several years now.  I teach an Intern

  I'm a firm believer in Thoreau's famous words "Simplify, simplify, simplify"  and "I went to the woods to

adapted from 'The Newlyweds"