I NEVER CARED MUCH FOR BAKED BEANS WHEN I WAS YOUNGER… But, I LOVE them now! I love them as a summery BBQ side, I love to pile them on hot dogs and I even secretly eat them in toasted cheese sandwiches. (What, you haven’t tried that?) I’ve been working on perfecting my recipe this…
All-American Macaroni Salad
This summer I have been craving all the classics… baked beans, cole slaw, corn-on-the-cob and of course macaroni salad! No summer is really complete without a taste of this cool, creamy, crunchy, tangy, touch-of-sweet pasta salad. Mine is filled with lots of finely chopped veggies and dressed with a light creamy dressing. I like to…
Dinner x 2: Grilled Pork Tenderloin and Juicy Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches
I broke out in a cold sweat… more than a few times this year. There were the heart pounding cold sweats right before each challenge on America’s Best Cook. I remember breathing deeply and praying that they would not ask me to cook a restaurant quality meal out of live eel, Twinkies and alfalfa sprouts….
Summer Peach Mule Cocktail
Before this June, I thought a mule was just a hard-working pack animal… but after attending a graduation party this spring, I learned of another kind of mule…a much less hard-working kind of mule. Turns out this mule is a delicious, refreshing, cocktail…The Moscow Mule! Original Moscow Mule Recipe Legend has it that the Moscow…
Strawberry, Blueberry, Rhubarb Crisp
This simple dessert is a cinch to pull together. Berries and rhubarb make a juicy filling topped by the tender crunch of the buttery brown sugar oat topping!
Arugula Walnut Pesto
I fell in love with this recipe in the winter, but I’ll be making it all summer long… I love basil pesto and make a ton of it in the summer when I have basil growing outside my kitchen door, but in the winter, you have to pay an arm and a leg for enough…
Macaroni & Cheese for a Crowd
*Added* New Recipe for: Macaroni & Cheese for a Smaller Crowd! Serves 10-12 people I could probably make a pretty big dent in this giant mac and cheese on my own, but it actually serves a crowd of 20-25! I find myself feeding throngs of people quite often and have recently started to write down…
Mattison Avenue Toffee Bar Cookies
“You know you’re crazy,” says my husband as he observes the kitchen counter covered with crumbs and cookies in various stages; each pile labeled with sticky notes. Yes, I realize I’m crazy…but I don’t care. Some people are passionate about music or sports. Me – I love to play with food. I love to develop…
Irish Coffee Brownies
I dedicate these brownies to the Murphy’s, the O’Malley’s, the McFillin’s, the McAndress’s and to all my friends Irish or not who enjoy a little cheer on St. Patrick’s Day! These dark chocolate and espresso brownies have a little nip of Jameson’s Irish Whiskey in them. They are slathered on top with a Bailey’s Irish…
Italian Turkey Sausage, Bean & Farro Florentine Soup
Lingering Holiday Hangover? Yeah, me too…only it’s not the kind that makes your head pound and your bed spin from consuming too many glasses of vino. It’s the kind that makes you crave every kind of ooey, gooey homey comfort food and baked good – a holiday food hangover. It happens to me every January….