Celebrations & Seasons

It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is less than a week away. Really, it feels like the day has crept up on us. Wasn’t it just yesterday that we were …

Quick and easy Roasted Brussels Sprouts are the perfect side dish recipe for busy evenings. If you’re a Brussels sprouts lover, try these. It’s no secret that I absolutely love …

Uncooked cranberries are blended with both sweet and hot flavors to create a deliciously unique condiment in this Cranberry Salsa recipe.

“Mommy, what’s this?” Will asked me when he sat down to dinner and saw two spooky ghosts on his plate. I could see him thinking hard as he studied the …

When we were driving to my cousin’s house this afternoon, Will pointed out the brilliant blue sky (“I really like the color of that blue sky.”), and he was right, …

Roasting brings out the natural sweetness in vegetables like these Roasted Beets with Thyme — sweet and tender with an herbal aroma. Delightful. Last week, I discovered gigantic beets, the …

Look at those colors. I loved the way this looked when I was measuring out ingredients, so I had to snap a picture. It was these same colors that seduced …

Tender, baked mushrooms are stuffed with a buttery lobster filling in this delicious appetizer recipe. But whereas the lobster of my childhood was always served in the shell with clarified …

This Spiced Brownies recipe is a favorite around Valentine’s Day since it combines aphrodisiacs with a perennial favorite: cakey brownies!

This drink combines the antioxidant properties of green tea with the aphrodisiacs honey, cocoa (also has antioxidants) and ginger (a stimulant).   I’ve heard it a million times. “I don’t …