Cedar Planked Salmon with Maple Mustard Glaze

Resting on a cedar bed, cushioned with fresh dill and green onions, this maple mustard glazed salmon was my most memorable summer meal yet. When you are a food...

Main Dish8 Comments

Radishes, Butter and Salt on Bread

Don't skimp on ingredients with this one. Quality butter, the best bread and a delicate salt will make a huge difference. I'm baaaack... After returning from v...

SidesVegetarian15 Comments

Roasted Garden Veggies

Greetings from Greece where the garden is bursting with fresh veggies and the trees are heavy with ripe fruit. Little to no preparation is needed. Some years a...

Sides6 Comments

Rainbow Chard with Pine Nuts, Parmesan & Basil

This is the best chard recipe I have ever tasted. It even turned a chard hater into a chard tolerator. I suppose it was my bragging around town about my explos...

SidesVegetarian5 Comments

Sneaky Stove Top Mac ‘n’ Cheese

Sometimes resorting to clandestine methods is the best way to get your kid to eat her veggies. Most kids will scarf down macaroni and cheese. That is precisely...

Kid-Friendly FoodMain Dish7 Comments

Chimichurri Sauce: Argentine Steak Sauce

Move over A1 and Heinz 57. The only condiment we'll be drizzling over steak is green, garlicky chimichurri sauce. My parents and a good friend both recently re...

Main Dish8 Comments

Everyday Granola

My first of a number of granola recipes from my fellow food bloggers to find my family's favorite. I have an unwritten list of food-related “to dos” in m...

Breads & BreakfastSides7 Comments

Turkey Meatball Sandwiches

Yes, freezing those turkey meatballs was a good idea. Ten minutes of preparation result in a restaurant-quality meatball sub. You have perhaps read my complain...

Main Dish14 Comments

Turkey Meatballs for Now and Later

I understand the hoarding instinct. Freezing dozens of delicious meatballs for easy, future meals made me feel incredibly satisfied and safe. Life has been hec...

Kid-Friendly FoodMain Dish11 Comments

Radish and Apple Salad

I have definitely been under appreciating radishes for much of my life. For the past weeks I've been slicing them on other salads. Now, I'm giving them one of t...

Salads9 Comments

Love Goddess Cake Mix from Vosges Haut-Chocolat

A revolution in baking mixes! I finally tried the Love Goddess cake mix from Vosges Haut-Chocolat. This is no Betty Crocker cake. Since I went all out with the...

CakesDesserts & Sweets11 Comments

Triple Pink Cupcakes

Pink Power! For Mini Whipped's third birthday, we pulled out all the stops to create a pink paradise for her special day. Clearly, nature has beat out nurture ...

Buttermilk LoveCakesDesserts & Sweets32 Comments