Its been a little busy around here which is really a good thing but as a result I havent been cooking much. Im still making easy dishes that are quick and adding proteins to pasta is the key to fast ...
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Thank you to all the courageous Americans who fought and gave their lives for the freedom we sometimes take for granted. And Im proud to be an American, where at least I know Im free. And I wont forg...
One of my favorite childhood holiday food memories is Nonnas caponata. For those unfamiliar with Caponata its an Italian/Sicilian dish made with eggplant, olives, capers along with onions and tomatoe...
Im always trying to find wines that are affordable and still taste good. Because wine is very subjective its hard to tell what wines will be good for you, or me for that matter. For you to decide whi...
I have to confess I only recently began making pizza dough from scratch. Ive been making homemade pizza for years but I always used store bought, ready made dough from the supermarket. My daughter ga...
Tis the season for grilling and vegetables are always invited. We grill our vegetables as often as possible and Ive noticed its the only way to get everyone to eat veggies. Many of us are eating more...
What does "lifes simple pleasure" mean to you? For me it can mean many things. Since this is categorically a food blog, it can mean something that I have cooked, baked, had in a restaurant,...
This months Crazy Cooking Challenge is Grilled Cheese. How could I resist when cheese is one of my favorite foods. April was National Grilled Cheese Month (who knew?) so there were quite a few grille...
Almost everyone, and especially children enjoy cookies and cake. Though today it is very common that many of us have some type of food allergy which can prevent us from eating some of our favorite fo...
Chenin Blanc is a white wine produced from the white grape of the same name growing in Anjou, France which can be traced back to the ninth century. Today chenin blanc is grown in many New World wine ...
There are many celebrations throughout the month in cities across the country in honor of Earth Day. Check out the local listings for events in your area to show support for the health of our environ...
What is Saltimbocca and why havent I ever made it? I just thought it was complicated so I never looked into it - until now. A classic Italian recipe made with veal, the word Saltimbocca means "j...
I remember when I first started drinking wine I always wanted ice cubes added to the glass. At home that was never a problem, but when in a restaurant I would ask for ice in my glass of wine and I wo...
If this is your first visit "Welcome". Thanks for stopping by from the Ultimate Blog Party 2012. Like most bloggers, Im a busy wife, mom, and grammy and dont have a lot of extra time to spe...
Blueberry muffins is the theme for the Crazy Cooking Challenge this month. Blueberries are starting to line the shelves in the produce markets making for a really yummy muffin and just in time for th...
Honestly, I dont mean to overdose everyone on chocolate, but I had to add this recipe for those who might have over-flowing chocolate in their microwave. Ive been obsessing about this so I wanted to ...
This is the weekend of holidays and I like to think its the beginning of spring. Though we had a very mild winter here, its always nice to look forward to bright sunny days, the fragrant spring flowe...
Here is little bit of "did you know?" . . . there is a difference between kosher wine and kosher for Passover wine. First lets consider that all wines require yeast for fermenting the grape...
I joined this months GREEN theme Monthly Color Challenge at kidswonderart. The kale chips are a nice color green and its an easy recipe so I thought it was perfect for the challenge. Dont we all love...
So how lucky are we in this new millennium to have convenience foods available which allows us to spend as little time in the kitchen as possible because we are over-scheduled and over-stressed?.@#%&...
I was honored to be asked to do a guest post for Anne Mercado at Green Eggs and Moms. I started baking cookies with my grandsons when they were about 3 years old. As they got older we graduated to ba...
We were out n about recently and we were hungry so we decided we would stop at the first place we saw -- quite adventurous for us. Turned out we were pleasantly surprised by the entire experience esp...
I decided to make Irish Soda bread today. My grandson was intrigued by the name and asked me what kind of soda is used in the bread. I encouraged him to do a search on his iTouch and then asked him...
If I was given a choice of dinner or dessert, I would take dessert every time - and if its chocolate . . . well, there are no words : ). I came across this chocolate pudding recipe while I was search...
There are many people who claim that wine gives them headaches. Some claim that its the red wine and my hubby is totally convinced its the white wines he drinks that give him headaches. There is a Re...
The Crazy Cooking Challenge this month is spaghetti with a red sauce. This was a fun challenge for one who grew up in an Italian/American family when we would have spaghetti/macaroni with sauce gravy...
Heres a little bit of "Who Knew" fun for Presidents Week. Our First President, George Washington -- he was a man with simple tastes though he enjoyed serving fine foods and wines to his gue...
I wanted to make spaghetti carbonara but when I realized it was too high in calories it was a no. Lots of calories no, something healthy yes. I had to think about this for a minute, well more like an...
Super Bowl Sunday will be here in a few days. Hello, its time to get the menu planned . . .! What was I thinking. Im not much of a football fan so I dont give this too much thought but we still have ...
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