Back in November, I shared a great how-to on how to make a cheese board. It was so popular, that I decided to make another one, but with fruit and veggies this time. Since we eat with out eyes first, I wanted this board to scream Springtime, so I decided a rainbow of colors would […]
The first time I went to meet my now mother-in-law, she made Trevor and me carrot & coriander soup. It was Springtime at Easter and she grew coriander in her garden. I thought coriander was just the British word for what I would call cilantro. But, there’s actually more to it. So, what is coriander? […]
I read cooking blogs, cookbooks and recipes every single day. I love seeing how people combine different foods and flavors to make everyday or unique dishes. So when I was looking at delish.com the other day, I saw this cherry based salad and thought it would be really great to make for Easter or Passover, […]
Prime season to enjoy asparagus is Springtime, which is why it’s seen on so many Easter & Passover tables. It’s super easy to make and the flowering plant adds a much needed color to meat and carb heavy celebrations. I’ve made asparagus many, many, many different ways, but this is still one of my favorite […]
Muffins have been saving me recently because they are one food that everyone in the family will eat – a 10 month old, a 3 year old and 2 very tired parents. They are super healthy being sweetened only with fruit and have a healthy serving of carrots in each muffin making them the perfect […]
Earlier this week, I was reading the April edition of Bon Appetit magazine and saw a recipe for cardamom bread pudding. I absolutely love cardamom so this was a no-brainer – I knew I had to make it! But, I generally hate going out to buy special ingredients, so I adapted the original recipe to […]
Soup is great because you can take any vegetable, canned food, meat, fresh herbs from your garden, etc… that you have on hand, throw it together and you have a deliciously warm meal. A vegetable beef soup is so easy too because it’s all made in one pot and makes the house smell amazing while […]
I love corn anything – fresh corn on the cob, corn bread, grits and of course, polenta. So when I was looking for inspiration this week, I decided to go back to my favorite corn dishes and make polenta. Interestingly, I’ve found that people often confuse the dish, polenta, for the ingredient. But in fact, […]
When I was first trying to figure out what soup I wanted to make this week, I knew it had to have a lot of veggies in it since this is Spring week. Flowers and veggies love to start popping up this time of year and I needed to have them in my soup! So […]
Here’s a great basic, fool-proof muffin recipe I’ve been using for a while. All you do is dump the ingredients together in a bowl, carefully not over mixing, add any kind of fruit, nut, candy, etc… and bake. They come out perfectly every single time and they taste amazing. Yes, you can sift the dry […]