This year, my family spent Thanksgiving in Pittsburgh with my grandmother. For the first time in a very long time, Kath (my momma) took the reigns and did most of the cooking. She made a great spread- turkey, stuffing, corn pudding, green bean casserole, and sweet potato casserole. I just sat back and helped when […]

When I lived in Philly, Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s were my bread and butter. Sadly, there isn’t a Whole Foods closer than Cincinnati. But, Trader Joe’s is only fifteen minutes from the house! A few weeks ago, I headed over to see if there were any cool new products. Along with some other treats, […]

Nick doesn’t like cake. He’s just not big on it. Me, I could eat cake all day, every day.. but Nick is more of a pastry/pie person. Needless, to say, he always helps me eat all of the treats that come out of the oven. For his birthday, I thought it would be nice to […]

I’m a lister, so here’s what you should know: 1. No TWD post today. We were granted a little Thanksgiving extension, so I’m making the Thanksgiving “Two-fer” Pie this Friday. Check Saturday or Sunday for the TWD rundown. 2. Sorry for the lack of posts Sunday and Monday. I finally started my job at Williams […]

The idea of eating a meal centered around a hot pot of cheese is basically irresistible to me. That makes it sort of odd that I had never tried cheese fondue before this week. I’ve done chocolate fondue (I got a fondue pot from my dear friend Christina a few years ago, but conveniently left […]

Chase Utley is getting hip surgery! We all knew you were hiding an injury, love. I’m glad he’s getting the surgery, and if I know a Chase, I know he’ll be back as soon as he can. He’d do anything for the club, and he will. So let’s all send up prayers for number 26. […]

It’s cold in Ohio. Most days, my recipes reflect the new chilly weather.. chili, soup, stew, roasts.. but I couldn’t resist getting out the grill pan this week. I found this recipe for Honey Chicken Skewers in a Real Simple magazine ages ago, and only now got around to making it. Don’t forget to soak […]

As I was running around like crazy this morning, I remembered that I wanted to get some photos of the rice pudding while I had a little daylight. I’ve moved the photo operation to the front room instead of the window at the kitchen. The more light, the better. So, I’m pretty sure this is […]

As most of you know, I take my own pictures for the blog. My strategy for good pictures has been to take them in natural light- they usually come out great that way. Unfortunately, after Daylight Savings Time in Ohio, my natural light is gone by the time dinner gets on the table (it’s getting […]

So I’ve been a little delinquent in my Tuesdays with Dorie posts this month due to some personal issues, but I’m glad to say I’m back this week! I didn’t end up making the pudding until about an hour ago, so the pictures are crappy and they aren’t of the finished product- the pudding is […]

Good Morning! What do you do with extra little cornbread loaves? Get creative at breakfast. This was super simple- I just sliced the cornbread loaves in half, spread some butter on them and toasted them in a skillet. Meanwhile, I scrambled an egg with salt and pepper, then topped it with cheese and sandwiched it […]

I love entertaining: I love cooking for anyone who will let me feed them. On Friday, I got to cook for Sam, one of Nick’s old friends from the Academy. I decided to make chili and cornbread. Both recipes are new- Nick and Sam were my recipe guinea pigs. The cornbread recipe is actually from […]