Are you still buying steaks and just throwing them on the grill? Well, its time to take your steaks to the next level and marinate them. You wont believe the difference. I get aske...
Continuing on with my recipes inspired from our trip to Italy is this lemon cake. While we were on Capri, I had breakfast one morning that was just a simple piece of lemon cake, a fresh orange and a ...
This is the first in a series of recipes Im going to be doing for you that are inspired from our recent trip to Italy. This has long been an absolute favorite dish of mine to make, but having ...
Positano(all photos in this post taken with my iPhone through Camera Plus) For those of you who follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you know that I just got back from Italy. We spent a fe...
Arent these adorable? They are the perfect little thing to put on your Easter table. And they are completely edible. Kids and adults alike will love them. I wanted to post this far ...
Yeah, I know. Thats a little bold, isnt it? But honestly this dish will have you groaning with gustatory pleasure. I guarantee it. Theres a lot of very good short rib recipes out there bu...
I just crossed an item off my bucket list this past week - dinner at Alinea. Its something Ive wanted to do for a long time but, even though weve had sons in school in Chicago, just havent gott...
There is a reason this dessert is so popular in Italy. You want to lick the glass its served in, its so good. I made these for dessert for our Valentines dinner and my husband ate two. Z...
If youre like us and avoid restaurants on Valentines Day, this is the dish for you. This is killer. The beautiful deep magenta color of the pasta just reminded me of Valentines Day. The filling of go...
Pasta Making Class I will be holding an evening pasta making class on Friday, March 9th at my home. Come join the fun and learn how to make fresh pasta! Please click on the "Co...
Pomegranates have become so popular - theyre delicious and healthy. But they can be a pain to deseed, squirting juice everywhere and making a mess. Ill show you how to easily clean a pome...
Well, the holidays are over and what a whirlwind it was. And so much fun. My brothers and their families came to visit and I did a ton of cooking for that, including an enormous batch of chicke...
Ive made these beautiful delicious cranberries for the holidays for a couple of years now, ever since I saw them over on Heidis blog. These pretty cranberries look like they might be just for decorat...
Ive been having so much fun with this little DIY project that I had to share it with all of you because I know you will love it, too. These beautiful "snow" candles are pretty, easy and...
I love sharing fun things I have found with you all and so I thought I would post a few things for Christmas that Im either enjoying now or plan to make myself. So here are a few fun links for ...
I heard from an awful lot of you after I posted "Making Fresh Pasta" last month. Many of you tried making fresh pasta for the first time and I was so happy about that. &nbs...
Here is an alternative for Thanksgiving for those of you who either dont want to cook a whole bird or dont have to. In our household, a whole bird is a must but if you want something different for Th...
Im going to be showing you lots of fresh pasta recipes this next year and I hope you will cook right along with me. Fresh homemade pasta is truly a fun thing to make and has so many creative possibil...
Im going to share with you today a new method of making homemade ice cream that produces not only delicious ice cream, but ice cream that keeps well in the freezer. We love making homema...
Heres a great soup for fall. It uses up some of those zucchini and is easy, fast and healthy. I just add wine and chicken broth and fresh chopped chives for added flavor. The garli...
How do you keep your grocery list? On a sticky note? Thats what I used to do and lets just say it didnt work that well. For a long time now, Ive been using an online grocery ...
Theres lots of eggplant in season right now and heres the dish you want to make with it. This wonderful pasta dish is hugely popular in Sicily. It is named after Vincenzo Bellinis opera "Nor...
Well, you can actually make any kind of pie you want. But you will make pie dough. Because its such a snap and its so good when its homemade. You dont think you can make homemade pi...
Arent we loving this part of summer, with all the fresh tomatoes and basil? I sure wish we had a longer growing season here in Michigan. Heres a great summer salad that uses all those tom...
I like the idea of serving little individual desserts at get togethers and these little cheesecakes do the job. People can just pick one up and go - no slicing and serving required. I made lemon poun...
bowl is from Mystic Mud Studio in Hood River, Oregon With all the tomatoes in the garden right now, here is great way to use some of those up. This pasta combines two types of to...
For those of you fortunate enough to have a lot of basil in your garden right now, this is a perfect summer bread. I make fresh bread almost every day for my family using this super easy method...
Doesnt this look refreshing? While we were in Chicago for our sons graduation last month, we ate at an Italian restaurant which served a cocktail that I had never heard of. I was curious becaus...
Theres been a lot going on around here! It seems like we havent had much time at home because of all our out of town trips on the weekends. All fun stuff, though. I just have to sha...
Before I get into the dessert Im posting about today, I wanted to share with you a cake I made this weekend that was so pretty. I thought you might like links to the recipe and method I used. For the...
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