There’s so many exciting things happening here I don’t even know where to start. Let me just say I’m writing this in a blanket burrito robe (yes it’s a thing) Sunday morning in desperate need of something greasy. I don’t know if it was a […]
Month: December 2015
Pea & Pancetta Crostini
We’re in the home stretch for Christmas and it doesn’t even feel real. Like why did I just break a sweat going to get the mail? You know one thing I’m NOT sweating? Our Christmas menu because mom and I have that down to a […]
Quick & Easy Chocolate Paradise Bars
Crunchy, chewy, salty, rich, chocolaty, nutty. Sounds like Paradise to me. Mom has been making these treats for as long as I can remember and every time I bite into one it brings me back. These are special for so many reasons, one being they […]
Spinach and Ricotta Noodle Kugel
Noodle kugel – fun to say, better to eat. Fun little fact: although I’m not Jewish, my family and I celebrated Hanukkah and Passover with a family friend for about five years straight. It was way back when where I not only found my love […]
Ina’s Chocolate Cake with Mocha Frosting
Hi you decedent chocolate cake that I’ve been eating for breakfast, lunch, and dessert for the past three days. Remember that time I said I was cutting out sweets til Christmas? Yeah wrong. I recently purchased Ina Garten’s Make It Ahead cookbook and I can’t […]
Roasted Shrimp Scampi (Two-in-One Recipes)
Shrimp baked with a garlicky buttery lemony love sauce served as either an appetizer with toasted bread OR tossed with pasta for the perfect weekday meal. This recipe completes me. Mom and I received word over Thanksgiving that we are hosting Christmas this year and […]