As a child, my mom, brother and I would go to my grandma’s for Halloween. My dad always worked late as a car salesman and we lived in an apartment complex so there wasn’t really a place for us to trick-or-treat. My grandma’s house was –…
I’m not sure why it took me so much time to make my own homemade pumpkin puree. It’s insanely easy and so much fresher than what you might find in the can. There’s nothing wrong with the can as long as it says all-natural pumpkin puree,…
Fall baking is perhaps my favorite baking of the year. I could get lost in a magical world of cinnamon, baked apples and cooling pie crust. Fall is my season. Unlike the other seasons, which all have their perks, the smells and tastes of this season…
I made this recipe by accident. Or maybe it was more of a serendipitous moment? Either way, I’m so glad it happened because this Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Homemade Pasta Sauce is my new favorite! It’s certainly one of the best ways I can think…
I’m a fan of soups in winter, spring, summer and fall…but fall most of all. There’s nothing like a good bowl of warm, fresh soup to cozy up with and I love how it can last for days if you make enough of it. Perhaps best…
How many zucchini’s do you have growing in your garden right now? If you’re growing zucchini, your answer is probably, “Too many.” I love, LOVE growing zucchini but I always end up have too much of a good thing in late summer. This year we only…
Lemonade is the quintessential drink of summer so I felt like I couldn’t let the summer go by without sharing a lemonade recipe. But… I didn’t want to share just a regular lemonade. I love flavored lemonade and seeing what flavor combinations I can make. Last…
When I was a child, we would have a family picnic each summer. It would be a large party at a local forest preserve and include distant and extended family we would only see that one time a year. It was something I looked forward to,…
With summertime in full swing, you probably have a vegetable garden that’s popping with fresh tomatoes, zucchini, basil, pea, green beans and more. While our garden was delayed over here this season, it is finally up and running. I’m thrilled (THRILLED!) to report that we made…
I have a love affair with arugula. I adore how it has its own unique flavor that differs from a lot of other leafy greens and how that taste compliments so many other delicious flavors. We’ve been eating arugula in so many different ways this season…
