Recipes

My kids have adventurous appetites. If they see me eating it, they are usually game to try too. It couldn’t make me happier. I love when they gobble up sweet …

Chocolate on the bottom, cheesecake on top. These Black Bottom Cupcakes are decadent, lovely and require no frosting. Mmm. It’s like a sea of cupcakes. I have fantasies of making …

Bobby Flay? Are you out there? I know you simply must be reading my blog, right? Right?!? Well, even if Bobby Flay isn’t, I know I have some serious Bobby …

When I woke up Monday, I had but one thing on my mind: pumpkin pancakes. With leftover canned organic pumpkin puree calling from my fridge, I knew I had to …

It’s been quite a while since I last baked. Baking takes precision, measuring, several bowls … all excesses that I just haven’t had time for recently. I’ve been working hard …

I was leafing through the November issue of Martha Stewart Living the other morning when I saw a recipe for baked artichoke hearts. It sounded interesting, and as luck would …

Thinly sliced chicken breasts are cooked to tender and then smothered with salsa and cheddar cheese in this 10-Minute Salsa Chicken recipe. Of course, I knew it was a school …

Roasted broccoli, meaty chicken and a bright tomato sauce combine in this easy Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli Ragu recipe.

When I was a kid, my family had a tradition that we called Fun Friday. Each Friday, we’d eschew our regular eating habits in favor of fun, but not necessarily …

When the Disney movie Ratatouille came out, I wondered what on Earth could be so special about ratatouille. It sounds like it could be a pasta dish, though it isn’t, …