Good Ole Fashion Pancakes with a Splash of Vanilla

“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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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….

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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…

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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…

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Logan’s Home

“collect moments not things” My daughter Logan came home for the weekend; she requested a few things to eat and what she wanted for Sunday dinner. Her list consisted of pizza strips from a bakery (you can’t get them in Florida), everyones favorite green olive dip with Fritos, macaroni and cheese grilled cheese sandwich, and…

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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…

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Cooking With Mia

“there’s no place like home except grammies” Tonight I get to cook with Mia. It doesn’t happen often because she is involved in cheerleading. When she was younger we used to bake all the time, now that she is 10 years old she cheers more, has a lot of homework, and likes hanging out at…

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