Happy St. Patrick’s Day! To celebrate I decided to make Gordon Ramsay’s shepherd’s pie. I saw him make it on The F Word and it looked so easy yet scrumptious. Pour a pint of Guinness and enjoy! This came out even better than I expected. My husband thought it was one of the best meals …
My mom makes a really yummy zucchini pie but couldn’t find her recipe. I found this recipe on http://www.realsimple.com and tweaked it slightly. I’m not sure if this would be considered a quiche or frittata. It’s baked, which points to quiche. But, it doesn’t have a crust or cream/milk which points to frittata. I guess …
This is our go-to chili recipe. My husband and I started with Nadia G’s Red Hot Chili and tweaked the recipe. The original recipe would make a great vegetarian option (just exclude the bacon) and is pretty spicy for those who, like my husband, enjoy all things spicy. My husband seems to think there has …
This post is a little late since I made these for Valentine’s Day, but these chocolate sugar cookies can really be made any time of year and in any shape. I think they came out pretty well, and had a great chocolate taste without being too sweet. I used the recipe from The Art of …
My mom’s stuffed cabbage is AMAZING and is one of my favorite things to eat. She learned how to make it from my grandmother whose parents where from Czechoslovakia. I finally had my mom show me how to make them. There are a few secrets that I did not include here 🙂 There are many variations of this recipe. Some people include …
I had about 5 cups of homemade chicken stock left in my freezer and I wanted to use it up. I remembered that the jambalaya recipe calls for about 5 cups of stock, so I thought this would be a great way to use it up! My mom is staying with us for a bit, …
Every year we go to my cousin’s house on Christmas Eve and I normally bring dessert. There is usually cherry pie, cheesecake and brownies. This year I opted to try two new recipes – one for Ina Garten’s “Linzer Cookies” and one for Maple Pecan Streusel Bars. (I have not included the recipe for the bars …
My husband needed to take something to work for his holiday potluck and side dishes were needed. My husband asked that I make this French potato salad which I made over the summer for a family cookout and everyone thought it was fabulous. It’s a great, lighter alternative to regular mayonnaise-based potato salads (which my …
A friend at work made this for our holiday potluck and gave me the recipe. It’s super easy, pretty healthy and tasty. I made this the day I made the sugar cookies for the cookie swap since I knew I’d be busy for a few hours decorating cookies (and I would NOT feel like cooking …
We are doing a cookie swap (aka cookie exchange) at work. I chose to make decorated sugar cookies. I was at Crate and Barrel a few weeks ago and picked up The Art of the Cookie cookbook. The book focuses mostly on decorating different types of cookies but does include several base recipes, one …