I love food. Almost all food, in fact. Breakfast, lunch or dinner, there really isn’t a lot I won’t eat. Two of my (and my family’s) favorites are shrimp and pasta. We usually eat them separately, but every so often I’ll put the two together. The classic choice for a shrimp and pasta dish is… Continue reading Shrimp Scampi Pasta Bake
Author: Jennifer
Cedar Plank Miso Salmon
Did you know that this weekend is officially the start of summer? Okay, I know that summer officially starts June 21st, but a lot of people consider Memorial Day the beginning. It’s a three day weekend, people go away and there’s a lot of barbecuing. While barbecuing is becoming more and more of a year-round… Continue reading Cedar Plank Miso Salmon
Queen of Ashes Cocktail
As you all know, I’m a huge fan of the classics. Classic movies, classic cocktails, classic clothes… put it in another era I’m all in. So, that’s why I’m kinda embarrassed to admit something. I’ve never seen Game of Thrones. Yup, never watched a single episode. I know, a show that’s all about kings, queens… Continue reading Queen of Ashes Cocktail
Broccoli and Celery Pesto Pasta
As a mother of two very busy boys, I’m always on the lookout for easy dinner recipes. If those recipes can be on the table in 30 or 40 minutes, even better. One of my standard go-to’s is pasta. If there’s one thing I can always count on my picky eaters eating, it’s a pasta… Continue reading Broccoli and Celery Pesto Pasta
The Rose Cocktail
Earlier this week I talked about how breakfast, whether it be in bed or at a restaurant, is almost always part of the Mother’s Day festivities. The other thing that almost always goes with Mother’s Day are flowers. I love getting a fresh bouquet of flowers from my men. Sometimes they’re sunflowers, sometimes they’re tulips, I… Continue reading The Rose Cocktail
Egg & Sausage Casserole
Mother’s Day and breakfast… those two things go together like ham and eggs or brunch and mimosas. For as long as I’ve known this holiday, I’ve always known that breakfast (or brunch) was a part of it. It all started when I was a child and made my own mother breakfast in bed. And that… Continue reading Egg & Sausage Casserole
Roasted Garlic Chicken
One of my favorite food items is garlic. I just can’t get enough. I like it so much in fact, that whenever a recipe calls for a clove or two, I double it. Most recipes call for the garlic to be either minced or chopped, but every so often, there’s a recipe that roasts the… Continue reading Roasted Garlic Chicken
Yellow Daisy Cocktail
Spring has officially sprung. The weather has turned warm, Easter and Passover have passed and flowers are everywhere, especially since we had so much rain over the winter months. There are flowers blooming in gardens, flowers by the side of the road and flowers in vases on tables all over the country. With such an… Continue reading Yellow Daisy Cocktail
Rhubarb Cake with Creme Anglaise
I’m a huge fan of desserts! It doesn’t matter if they’re chocolate, vanilla or fruit. I don’t care if they’re cookies, bars or cakes. If there’s a sweet thing on a table I’ll absolutely indulge. While I’ll never turn down chocolate, during the spring and summer I tend to lean more toward fruit. I don’t… Continue reading Rhubarb Cake with Creme Anglaise
Strawberry Rhubarb Cornmeal Upside Down Cake
Strawberries are back in season. Everywhere I look I see baskets overflowing with big, luscious red berries. It’s one of my favorite things about spring. That and bright, colorful garden blooms. With those colors everywhere only one holiday can be right around the corner: Easter. With Easter comes rabbits, chicks, chocolate, and lots and lots… Continue reading Strawberry Rhubarb Cornmeal Upside Down Cake
Lemon-filled Coconut Cupcakes
I own a lot of cookbooks. I have several from Ina Garten, a couple from Dorie Greenspan, a few from Carla Snyder along with several cocktail books. I use them all frequently but my favorite books are the ones that have several dessert recipes. See, I have a huge sweet tooth, so anything that includes… Continue reading Lemon-filled Coconut Cupcakes