Quick Tips: The barbecue sauce will keep for 1 week in the refrigerator and can be made ahead of time to speed

I like to use Hormel Naturals or Applegate uncured bacon. Use your favorite!

Green Banana Smoothies - We call them Jedi Juice! Happy St. Patrick's Day! I started the month with ambitions

Raise your hand if roasting an entire chicken or turkey is intimidating to you. I don't know if you can see it

Michael and I are kindred spirits for more reasons than that we decided we want to be married forever. We both

Help me Rhonda! I'm bound to eat all of this before Michael even makes it home from work today. I LOVE apple s

My family moved around a lot when I was growing up, a tradition I've continued into adulthood. I think I'm on

My heart is so happy it's fall, I'm about to burst! We had a HUMONGOUS torrential rainstorm on Monday night th

It's practically soup season! At least it probably is where you live. Here, it's supposed to be in the high 90

I'll be honest, when I think about sloppy joes, there are a few thoughts that come to mind. 1. Chris Farley as

You might be thinking to yourself, um, Emily, what's up with all this posting? Well, dear readers, I am leavin

Raspberry Lemonade - Just the right blend of sour and sweet. "Oh what do you do in the summertime, when all th

Updated from the archives I'm usually a steamed vegetables or steamed rice person. When we go out for Asian fo

Lemon Dill Shrimp and Orzo Salad - The lemon-dill dressing is divine. I just got back from a trip to Disneylan

Peanut Butter and Honey Oatmeal - It's as simple as it gets, but this yummy peanut butter oatmeal is one of my

It would seem we're all about dessert here this week. So sorry to break the trend, but I never was very trendy

I know, dear reader. I know! This decadent brilliance sprung to mind when Michael and I couldn't decide whethe

Almost every family loves taco night. For Michael's birthday this year, he requested beef tacos. "Real beef ta

 In my parents' home and Michael's parents' home, the Christmas Eve tradition is to eat appetizers for dinner

I'm a bring-my-lunch-to-work sort of person. I find it's an easy way to control what I'm eating, to have some

Last year, my family and I were over visiting my grandma one night. She and my grandpa had just put up about a

Really, people. Read that title again. Go ahead, I've got time. Caramel, pumpkin and warm fall spices... I may

 In case you were wondering what was perched on top of yesterday’s soup, I have the answer for you: Gougere

Secretly in my heart, I sometimes wish I could claim Southern blood. I wish I could tell you that this recipe

Two words for you: snack. cake. How is this a bad plan? My friend recently gave me a cute, kitschy Christmas c

Every so often, I post a recipe here that I just can't seem to find the words to describe. This is one of thos

Pssst! This recipe has been updated to a gluten & dairy free version.  There are two basic schools of pie

Did you get all that? You may want to read it again. Go ahead. I have time. Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Cinnamon

I have recently decided that I want to be a better baker. I love doing it, and I feel like I'm competent, I ju

What? You say that it's June and not the season for ginger cookies? Blah. It's always the season for ginger co

These are amazing. I say that about pretty much all desserts that I post, but I really only post amazing ones.

I've tried a LOT of versions of these cookies. My complaint with most of these is that there's not enough flav