I am a home cook with a passion for creating dishes using ingredients you can find at your local grocery store and share with friends and family. Food is all about sharing and I'm so happy to be able to share my creations with you.
It’s an odd thing, creating new dishes to share. Instead of merely making a menu for the week, or a list of dishes for a party, you are forced to constantly think of new ideas. New ways to use ingredients. Ways to make good things fantastic. That kind of thinkingRead More →
The ABC’s of me is floating around the blog world and I decided it would be fun to share a little more about myself. I am piggy-backing on this post from The Flynnigans. I think it’s fun to read about the authors of the blogs that I follow and todayRead More →
This sandwich is a combination of several of my favorite ingredients – grilled chicken, sundries tomato mayo, havarti cheese, avocado and fresh arugulaRead More →
Colorado is known for its great outdoor activities and majestic mountains. In the winter, you can ski and snowboard at pretty much any level that you feel comfortable. If you’re a thrill seeker, there are plenty of runs that will challenge even the most experienced skiers and boarders and ifRead More →
I have shown this tool in a couple of posts already, but it deserves its own mention. I took with a LOT of garlic. I’m Italian, and I grew up in a home where garlic was frequent ingredient in both mom and dad’s cooking, so naturally, I incorporate garlic inRead More →
Summertime calls for healthy salads that are easy to make and don’t require heating up the oven. Even though we are fortunate enough to have A/C in our home, some days I just don’t want to turn on the oven and heat up the kitchen. I also find when it’sRead More →
Since Hope is a rescue dog, we don’t know her history. All we know is she was found on the street with no collar and no chip. She was very thin and the vet believes she spent the majority of her time outside due to scarring on her ears fromRead More →
Whenever we go to Red Robin, my favorite dish to get is the Whiskey River BBQ Burger. It’s got bacon, it’s got onion straws, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and mayo. It’s not light. It’s not healthy. It’s a treat that I don’t get very often, but when I do, I enjoyRead More →
There are so many great recipes online and in cookbooks for different varieties of roasted potatoes and they are incredibly easy to make. I created this recipe for Roasted Rosemary Red Potatoes many years ago and on any given weekend (weekends are when I typically spend more time in theRead More →
I realized shortly after launching my blog that I wasn’t going to be able to exclusively shoot food photos during optimal times where I could rely on natural light. I strive whenever possible to work around the best shooting times, but sometimes it’s just not convenient or even possible withRead More →