This recipe for Braised Red Cabbage and Pears is a beautiful side dish next to roasted chicken, a slow-cooked pot roast, or wild game. It makes for a hearty meal alongside sausages and a big scoop of homemade mashed potatoes.…
A big jar of homemade yogurt is a convenient thing to keep on hand in the fridge. Yogurt is not only great for snacks and smoothies but is versatile for lots of other cooking and baking purposes, too. It can…
Can you have enough soup recipes? I really don’t think so. In our house, we have soup at least once a week – and often more in the wintertime. To my way of thinking, a big pot of soup simmering…
I just love recipes that are quick and easy, yet still make dinnertime seem like a special occasion. A homemade meal that reminds you of something you might get in a restaurant (but without the extra expense.) This recipe for…
It’s been a few years now since it occurred to me that fulfilling my craving for a good, old-fashioned Sloppy Joes sandwich doesn’t necessarily involve opening a jar of premade sauce. I mean, what’s a Sloppy Joe but a sandwich…
I love soup and I also love beans. But soup with beans? Perfection. In the case of this soup, I used a mix of 15 beans (because I couldn’t choose just one kind!) and added some veggies and a bit of…
These Key Lime Snowball Cookies are almost, but not quite, like Grandma’s Snowball Cookies. Filled with finely chopped, toasted pecans and rolled in layers of powdered sugar, they are buttery and have that melt-in-your-mouth texture of traditional snowball cookies. But…
Since Thanksgiving, I’ve been in the process of cleaning and reorganizing my pantry, and stocking it up for the remainder of fall and the upcoming winter (including the holidays.) And I confess it’s a real chore. As much as I…
I’ve been busy this past week working on my Thanksgiving menu. I typically have the usual Thanksgiving staples on the menu – turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, etc. – but I also like to change it up a little every year…
The wheel of the year turns, and we now find ourselves smack-dab in the middle of fall. And while each season comes with its own joys and challenges, the approaching colder months can be especially trying. Don’t get me…
