Lightened Up Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe

Posted on February 10, 2010 - Filed Under Appetizers, Recipes, cheese | 6 Comments

Forgive me, I don’t have a great photo of this recipe. Sigh.
For Christmas, my husband got me something that I’ve been wanting for a long, long time: a point and shoot camera. I love my big Canon with its lenses and power and sharpness. But I wanted something that I could tote around everywhere and [...]

Perfect for Cold Days: Meat-Lovers Chipotle Chili Recipe

Posted on December 23, 2009 - Filed Under Beef, Recipes, cheese, soup | 5 Comments

When the air hits that certain cold temperature and you can see puffs of breath whenever you go outside, you know it’s time for hearty meals. You know, ones that will warm you from the inside out like stews, roasts, chowders … and also chili.
I love chili. It reminds me of ski lodges, chair lifts [...]

Bacon and Bell Pepper Breakfast Quesadilla

Posted on September 28, 2009 - Filed Under Breakfasts, cheese, eggs | 3 Comments

If Will had his way, we’d eat Blueberry and White Chocolate Buttermilk Pancakes every single morning. Actually, scratch the ‘we’ – he’d eat the whole batch himself every day.
Not that I can blame him … they are delish.
But could we really eat pancakes daily? My schedule and waistline say no way, so I try to [...]

Blue Cheese Stuffed Burgers

Posted on August 11, 2009 - Filed Under Beef, cheese, grill, sandwich | 5 Comments

It was a steamy, hot day today. It was one of those days where you just don’t know what to do with yourself. The kids and I ran errands, took a walk (what was I thinking?!?) and ran through the sprinkler. Because I wanted to. Finally, we gave in and collapsed onto the couch with [...]

Totally Americanized: Ham and Cheese Fried Rice Recipe

Posted on July 18, 2009 - Filed Under cheese, rice | 7 Comments

The other evening was one of those nights. You know the ones: where you just don’t feel much like cooking and really aren’t sure what to make anyway. At first, I was going to do something with chicken and serve it over rice, but midway through the rice cooking process, I realized that I really [...]

Easy Homemade Macaroni and Cheese

Posted on September 22, 2008 - Filed Under Feeding Kids, cheese, pasta | 8 Comments

As my friends can attest, there was a time in my life where I could down a whole box of macaroni and cheese. In the days before organic, eating local and slow food became buzz words, I was all about the quick, easy and accessible. That was also before I (and most people) ever laid [...]

Easy Spinach Frittata

Posted on July 2, 2008 - Filed Under Breakfasts, cheese, eggs | 3 Comments

For a few years now, I’ve had this fascination with frittatas. Convinced that they would be too thick, too dense, too eggy and so on, I swore I would never make one. Yet, I coveted every photo that my fellow food bloggers snapped of the interesting egg dish.
Finally, in search of an easy breakfast recently, [...]

Presto Pasta: Lighter Pasta Fresca

Posted on July 12, 2007 - Filed Under cheese, pasta | 3 Comments

I am a Romano girl. Always have been, always will be. There is almost always a big chunk of Romano from Costco in my fridge, at the ready to be grated, sliced or chopped. Why do I love it? It’s like biting into certainty. That sharp, decisive taste adds dimension to many dishes in my [...]

Cheese-a-holic

Posted on January 27, 2007 - Filed Under Mama's baby, cheese, dinner, leftovers, pasta | 2 Comments

Will is a cheese-a-holic. He asks for it all the time in that cute little voice (“chhhheeeeesssssse”) and it’s always followed with a bit of gratitude (“dank you”) for his favorite food item . . . next to chocolate, of course. Fresh mozzarella is his favorite, but he’s not picky . . . he will [...]