Tis the season for warm flavors and hot soups. Winter squash makes the BEST soups and this one has an unexpected twist of tofu. Even though there is currently a debate on eating tofu on the Paleo diet, I am ok eating it in moderation from time to time. Adding protein without taking away from […]
When I was thinking of a recipe to make with the turkey stock I made from yesterday’s Christmas turkey, I thought making my go-to chicken/turkey noodle soup would be easy and straight forward. But, the creative juices were flowing, so I decided to make dumplings instead of using noodles. And boy, was I right. This […]
Christmas in our house is very similar to Thanksgiving – we make a big turkey with gravy, have roasted veggies and always have some kind of cranberry sauce or relish on the side. Since we made a chunky cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving this year, we decided to make more of a chopped up relish for […]
I wasn’t a fan of Brie on it’s own until I learned you can bake it in pastry. Once I tried it, it quickly became one of my favorite party appetizers. It’s beyond easy to make and it brings that wow factor to any party. It’s a beautiful package of creaminess sweetened by the nicest […]
You know me and my soups, I just love them! So when it comes to Thanksgiving, don’t throw out that turkey carcass – make turkey soup! Even if you don’t want the soup, make the stock and freeze it for another time. You can use it to cook rice, grains, or add in to just […]
There’s a revived excitement surrounding cheese boards these days because you can do anything with them. Don’t eat meat? Leave it off. Don’t like vegetables? Don’t add them. Only want 10 cheeses? Sounds great! The key to a good board is not to have any empty space so layer, add dimension and some symmetry and […]
I like to think of my mother-in-law as the Martha Stewart of England. She is one of the best, most natural cooks I’ve ever encountered and she inspires me every single day. While they don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in England, she does make one heck of a pumpkin pie. This is her recipe that she wrote […]
It’s Thanksgiving!! And, the main event in our house is the turkey. There are many ways to make a turkey, but this is a basic, no fuss way that is hard to mess up. Stuff it, butter it and roast it. The fruits/veg/herbs on the inside keep in moist and flavor it, the butter keeps […]
Many apple pie recipes are too gooey to me. Yes, I said it and it’s true! They use too much butter and two types of sugar, which is too much for me. My apple pie recipe has most of the butter in the crust rather than mixed in with the apples. And, it uses tart […]
My Gram was an amazing cook. She passed it down to my mom who in turn helped me learn to cook from a very young age. I remember standing in the kitchen cooking and baking with my mom for hours prepping holiday meals until my feet would start to hurt. That’s how badly I wanted […]