“wake up and be awesome” The lazy days of summer are upon us, which means I get to spend more time with my granddaughters. Today Mia and I decided to make pancakes from scratch. They are so easy to make and you can be creative. You can add blueberries, chocolate chips, sprinkles; the options are…
Category: Recipes
Tonight’s Dinner
“cooking is an expression of who we are” All day long I was thinking about what I was going to make for dinner. I took out chicken and wanted to make it a different way, so I did my daily Pinterest check. I found a few different recipes, but I always end up making my…
Everyones Favorite BLT Pasta Salad
“every summer has its own story” This pasta salad is the most requested food at our annual 4th of July party. In fact, my family starts asking me to make this in the beginning of summer. The combination of bacon, cherry tomatoes and the dressing makes it so good you want seconds. It’s been said…
Another Polenta recipe
“keep life simple” As you can tell my family is obsessed with polenta, they could eat it every night. I like it but I like to make different side dishes. I mean how many different ways are there to make polenta?? I marinated steak tips this morning, so I was trying to think of something…
Nonna’s Birthday Dinner
“we age not by years, but by stories” For my mother’s birthday she wanted spaghetti and clam sauce. She never asks me to cook for her birthday so I was excited when she did. I’ll make clam sauce once in awhile throughout the year, but I always make my special clam sauce on Christmas Eve….
Breakfast with Nyla
“eat glitter for breakfast and sparkle all day” Schools out, which means Nyla will be spending a lot of time here. She loves to visit Grammie and Papa. It is always an adventure with her. I was hoping that she would eat the breakfast that I prepared for her but all she wanted was the…
Yummy Clam Chowder
“a recipe is a story that ends with a good meal” – Pat Conroy This is the clam chowder I made for my daughter Logan when she was home. I combined two of my friends’ recipes and came up with this version. I played around with the measurements, so depending on how thick you like…
Everyones Favorite Ice Cream Cake
“when life gives you birthdays, eat cake” This is the ice cream cake that most everyone requests for birthdays or when I have a get together. I got this recipe from one of my customers about 10 years ago and I haven’t stopped making it; it’s easy and delicious. You can use any kind of…
Father’s Day
“dads know a lot but grandpas know everything” Father’s day, a day to celebrate all the wonderful dads. I have so many great memories of my dad and was fortunate to live close to him, not one day would go by without talking to him. My kids are just as fortunate with their dad; Ronnie…
My version of Chicken Piccata over quinoa spaghetti
“keep calm and eat spaghetti” I was at Aleksandra’s house the other day and she was making chicken piccata. It looked and tasted delicious, and now that is all I’ve been thinking about. So, that is what I am about to make. I found a few recipes for it and she gave me hers, and…
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