• 'tis the season

    - - - - - - - What a year it has been. Were you one of those individuals that spent a lot of time in the kitchen? Do you still have the willingness to cook, perhaps share your love of cooking by preparing...

  • that's not pasta

    [Image description] ​As a person that loves to cook and blog, I find it necessary to seek out and try new recipes. My lucky husband rarely gets the same meal twice, except for his pasta, which is required...

  • make mine italian

    [Image description] ​I’ve mentioned many times how I peruse the food store flyers for weekly meal inspiration. Last week, I was inspired by Whole Foods sale on bone-in short ribs ($5.99/lb. for Prime...

  • another sheet pan recipe

    [Image description] ​It used to be that I would get supper on the table anywhere from 5 PM to 5:30 PM. Lately, it’s more like supper at 5:30 or closer to 6 PM. Sometimes, as my husband would say, I go...

  • variation on a classic

    [Image description] With spending so much time at home and cooking, and a blog to write, I’m constantly looking for new recipes. Recently in my NYT Cooking feed a recipe for shrimp scampi appeared. I...

  • Winner, winner chicken dinner

    - - jump to recipe Yes, a winner. In a recent newsletter from NYT Cooking, I came across a recipe for Sheet-Pan Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Fennel. It sounded easy, used a vegetable combination I...