For the past two weeks, I’ve been daydreaming about cake. It could be because I knew my birthday was coming up. Okay, it was because my birthday was coming up. I flipped through recipe after recipe thinking about all of the creations I could make. Bill told me, “You know, you don’t have to make … More Orange Almond Cake with Orange Blossom Buttercream

As mother’s day approaches tomorrow, I’ve been looking at different recipes that sound like a great mother’s day brunch or tea food, since I love brunch and afternoon tea. I found a few things that sounded great, but these sweet pea cupcakes with swiss meringue frosting really stood out to me. They sounded so incredibly … More Sweet Pea Cupcakes with Swiss Meringue Frosting

Last weekend my family and I decided to start a form of Weight Watchers together. My siblings and I were talking about how each of us weren’t happy with our current weight (I mean, Connell is three now so I can’t use the, “I just had a baby,” excuse anymore), so we decided that each … More Broccoli and Pappardelle with Garlic Cannellini Bean Sauce

The other night Bill and I made these beef filet pretzel sliders with horseradish sour cream sauce for dinner and my, oh my, were they good. The beef was so tender and the caramelized onions lent such a great flavor to the beef filets. I knew these were going to be good. At first, while … More Beef Filet Pretzel Sliders with Horseradish Sour Cream Sauce

We always have a bag of clementines sitting around our house and they usually go fast. My family tends to devour them. They’re a quick and sweet snack and my boys love how very easy they are to peel. So, when I thought about making some scones this afternoon, clementine scones sounded like a good … More Clementine and Pistachio Scones with Clementine Marmalade

Last night I was co-hosting a wine and chocolate party at a girlfriend’s house so I had prepared the marinade for this lemon rosemary baked chicken dish and set it in the refrigerator for Bill so he would have something to make for dinner. Fortunately he decided to make a salad for dinner instead, so … More Lemon Rosemary Baked Chicken with White Wine Pan Sauce

Yesterday afternoon we received our fruit and vegetable delivery from Daily Harvest Express and as I was putting it all away, I realized that I had an overabundance of tomatoes. We already had four that I forgot about so I bought four more and then there were even more in my veggie box. Oops… Of … More Sugo di Pomodoro Casalingo (Home-Style Tomato Sauce)

Pasta of any kind is very popular in my house. Both my husband, Bill, and my oldest son, Liam, could eat it for days. Bill usually goes back for seconds and thirds on pasta night. So, when I decided we were going to have rigatoni with Roman broccoli sauce for dinner, there were no objections. … More Rigatoni with Roman Broccoli Sauce

My first time experiencing Chuao Chocolate (pronounced Chew-wow) was a few years back in downtown Encinitas, California. I just happened to be walking by as this wonderful scent of chocolate hit my nose. The shop was small but the smells and the sight of little hand made chocolates intrigued me. I decided to go in and … More Truffle Rolling With Chuao Chocolatier

My husband, Bill, loves mousse. It’s one of his favorite desserts. So, for his birthday, just recently, he requested mousse instead of cake. I was glad to oblige and knowing his favorite is chocolate mousse, that’s what I made him. Though, in thinking about mousse, I came across this Mascarpone mousse with roasted strawberries and … More Mascarpone Mousse with Roasted Strawberries