I love pudding! Just a spoonful of sugar pudding helps the medicine go down, or anything else that ails you! It is the epitome of comfort food. This past week I had an unexpected visit from my terrific niece from New York who will be graduating this spring from college. It seems like yesterday that…
Corned Beef and Cabbage with a Twist
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Although we are not Irish this day will always be one we celebrate because our oldest son was born on St. Patrick’s Day 1975 at 8:36 pm in Chicago. With our upcoming move on the horizon we are really looking forward to celebrating birthdays with our sons once again since incredibly…
The Best Coffee Cake. Ever.
I wake up early every day, whether I need to or not. That’s just my body clock. But I can’t really start the day until I’ve had my second cup of coffee. I love my coffee, and have since I began drinking it in college. (I’m so thrilled that the recent health pundits have been…
Baked Pasta with Sausage and Four Cheeses
With spring on the horizon there still remain enough wintry days to cook up some one dish meals such as this Baked Pasta with Sausage and Four Cheeses. Soon we will be turning our thoughts to all the great grilling possibilities, and endless salads and such that will be heralded by the opening of the…
Hearts of Palm Dip
Sometimes the simplest and fewest ingredients result in the tastiest dishes. Such is the case for this Hearts of Palm Dip which I found in a Food and Wine magazine from a year ago, and made recently. While so many of the dips and spreads that we love are filled with high fat ingredients…think sour cream,…
A Gluten Free Chocolate Birthday Cake
Our good friends from our “Chicago Days” who now live in Rhode Island spent the night with us on their way down to Florida yesterday. It was so wonderful to spend some time with them. They were a part of a close knit group of friends we had who, like us, were all transplanted to…
Pappardelle with Porcini and Garlic
This is a delicious quick dish for any night of the week or for guests. I’ve been making it for years. Although the recipe suggests porcini and pappardelle almost any kind of mushrooms and most pastas will do. You can’t miss with this classic blend of sauteed mushrooms, garlic, parsley, and Parmesan or my favorite…
Valentine’s Day Dinner for my Sweetheart
This is the dessert that ended our Valentine’s dinner this evening. Nothing too fancy, just a few of my husband’s favorites…homemade rich chocolatey brownies cut into heart shapes, sharing the plate with pure vanilla ice cream blanketed with fresh ripe macerated strawberries. Dinner was a mixed green salad, steamed lobster tails with drawn butter, pan…
Coconut Cream Pie
My sister came to visit this past weekend so we could all celebrate her birthday. Our best friends who have become good friends to her as well joined us for a terrific dinner Saturday evening in DC at a wonderful restaurant called District Commons. Check it out. Our cocktails, appetizers, entrees, salads, and desserts…
Cheesy Mac and Cheese
Every now and then I get an uncontrollable craving for mac and cheese. Since my husband’s love for cheese is limited to a chunk of Jarlsberg or melted mozzarella on his pizza or Chicken Parm I can’t use him as the excuse for why I would make this large pan of Cheesy Mac and Cheese…