Cranberry Jam
In continuing with what could be our most successful Thanksgiving ever, this just might be the best cranberry sauce ever. Our cranberry dilemma usually consists...
Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie with Bourbon Whipped Cream
I bet you’ve never seen a pumpkin pie as pretty as this one. I also bet you’ve never been threatened by your own husband and...
Sweet Potato Buttermilk Biscuits
One Final Plea: Please take a moment and vote for my Rainbow Cake (entry #8) and help me win a $150 butter gift basket from...
Thanksgiving Wrap Up and Malt-Beer-Brined Turkey
Another wonderful Thanksgiving, come and gone. Much like last year, we cooked for 11. And also like last year, the 3 of us stuffed ourselves...
Rainbow Cake
I think you all know what this time of year is. Yes, I know it’s Thanksgiving, but more importantly, it’s also Robin’s birthday. My little...
Italian Adventure Part IV: Finale in Florence
Our trip ended where it started, in Florence. We flew in and out of the tiny airport, which, aside from the delayed luggage (we lived...
Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Puddings
Sometimes a recipe speaks to you, so loudly it is practically shouting. When you find a recipe like that you have no choice but to...
Italian Adventure Part III: To the Sea
From the country, to the city, to the sea… Our next stop took us to the area known as the Cinque Terre (aka five lands)....
Lasagne Bolognese
Pop quiz: what are the main ingredients in lasagne? If you said marinara, ricotta, and noodles, you’d be 2/3 wrong. At least in the case...
Italian Adventure Part II: Food & Gelato in Bologna
After leaving Umbria and embarking out on our own, we headed north to Bologna. Smack dab in the middle of a region famous for its...
Italian Adventure Part I: Cooking in Umbria
I’m having a hard time coming up with the words to describe this trip. It’s hard enough sorting through 1,700 photos to pick just a...
17 Days and 18 Gelati Later…
Need I say more? Actually, I do. I have lots to say about food and sights and travel. But right now, my brain (and my...
