As much as I love to cook, I always look forward to a meal out. After cooking and serving hungry men all week it can be hard to muster up any excitement over cooking on a Friday night. When the … Continue reading
With this post I promise many things. Speed of preparation. Simplicity in ingredients. Easy, breezy clean up. And possibly the most important thing of all, it goes exceptionally well with a nice glass of red wine. You’ll have a hearty, … Continue reading
Some of my fondest childhood memories stem from pizza night. I’m from a great big family of six and I’m the youngest which means many of my siblings up and got married and flew the coop when I was still … Continue reading
This is an oldie but goodie that I’ve made ever since Boy #1 and #2 were small, cute, and agreeable. This was a time long, long ago before they turned into tall, grumbling teenage boys. Have you ever gone clothes … Continue reading
I know what you’re thinking. What is a woman with a house full of hungry men doing with a recipe called Lasagna For Two. Let me explain. This scaled down lasagna baked in a loaf pan should also be known … Continue reading
I love throwing this dish together. It makes me feel closer to my Italian roots and stirs wonderful memories of my visits with Grandma Lucia at the family home in the Italian countryside. I spent hours at her side, cooking … Continue reading
January and February are especially fun months for bookkeepers. I’m currently immersed in the tedious but necessary task of closing out the previous year and getting everything perfect and clean for the dreaded tax return for our business. I won’t bore you … Continue reading
A rare event took place in my kitchen yesterday. Someone cooked something and it wasn’t me. I grabbed my camera to capture this phenomenon. This is my step-mom, Bonnie, and yesterday she came over and made her unbelievably delicious, healthy, hearty, easy … Continue reading
So, the holidays are officially over. All the Christmas decorations have been packed away. Paul and the boys lugged our beautiful, 12 foot tree out to the curb, and our house is back to normal. Why does it look … Continue reading
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks around our household. Water polo season is heating up, then there were the preparations for our Halloween gala that we hosted on Saturday night. Maybe not quite a gala, but we had … Continue reading
Yes that’s right, lets do this. A big heaping serving of spaghetti and meatballs with a glass of red wine, a little bread, and a nice salad. Life is good. I realize that there is nothing ground breaking about spaghetti and … Continue reading
Aaahhh, eggplant parmesan. One of my husband’s favorites. I remember making it for the first time and wondering how my kids would perceive it. I mean, it has no meat in it! Because it resembles lasagna they dove into it … Continue reading
