• Blueberry Peach Cobbler

    • When I think of comfort foods, I think of winter dishes like mashed potatoes, meatloaf and chicken soup.  But after whipping up a simple cobbler I realized that this dessert hits the spot for comfort foods in the heat of summer!  So simple, so delish, you'll be bringing it to every BBQ and summer pa [...]

  • The Meaning of Things

    • Today I am preparing for a special holiday. I put on some great music, count my blessings that the weather is gray and rainy; a perfect day to spend inside cooking and preparing. This is truly one of my favorite things to do. For few special occasions throughout the year, which I can count on my h [...]

  • Arugula, Pecan and Goat Cheese Salad

    • I just couldn't resist the lovely looking bunch of arugula sitting in the produce section.  It was so green and vibrantly fresh!  So with that as a salad base what could I pair along with it?  How about some lovely goat cheese and toasted pecans.  I whipped up a simple honey mustard dressing and aft [...]

  • Turkey Meatloaf

    • About once or twice a month I buy one of those packages of ground turkey from the grocery store.  They last a long time in the fridge and have countless incarnations.  Tonight I was thinking meatloaf and just kind of threw together what I had around to make it, remembering some of the things my mom [...]
Don't Fear the Fillo (Phyllo)

  • Don't Fear the Fillo (Phyllo)

  • Once dreaded and feared; now tamed and tasty, Fillo will forever more have a place in my freezer.  It was Jamie Oliver who inspired my first foray with fillo dough - you know that flaky crusty paper thin wrap that seems at once so rustic and yet elegant.  I made his potato asparagus tart and it came [...]

  • Overnight Chocolate Berry Tart

    • Uh-oh.  The holidays are coming and you need to have an easy dessert because you just can't bear the thought of making yet another dish.  Don't cop out and buy something at the store!  This Tart is super easy and decadent!  And if you make (or buy) the crust in advance, this recipe only takes a few [...]

  • Gotta Make Some Dough

    • What Julia was to Julie, so Judith is to Jill.  I have found a cookbook that has changed my world.  I first came across 200 Fast & Easy Artisan Breads by Judith Fertig in the library, checked it out and stared at it for two weeks until it was time to return the book.  Baking bread was just t [...]

  • Vegetable Risotto

    • Some may think risotto is a complicated and fancy dish; but let me assure you it takes no more than a flirty, barely there dress to cook it.  That's because all you basically have to do is stand by the hot stove and stir.  The ingredients are basic but the creamy texture you get from the slow cookin [...]
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