For a healthier, tastier, prettier (?!), option for breakfast, try making your own custom brew…of cereal that is! Muesli lends itself to this and could even be a fun recipe activity for the whole family! Today, my daughter Jenna (AKA The Diva) is guest posting about her favorite “breakfast of champions”…
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Cardamom Bread Recipe
Well one nice benefit has come out of this whole shelter-in-place thing…I think cooking and baking is on the rise (also probably alcohol consumption, but that’s another matter!). There is nothing like the smell of bread baking…it is the ultimate in aromatherapy! Yesterday the #sundaybaking project was Cardamom Bread with Lemon Icing…
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Setting a Beautiful Table
Whether you are having a weeknight family dinner, or hosting guests for a party, setting a pretty table always lends a graciousness to the occasion. One of the most rewarding parts of entertaining at home is creating a beautiful table,…
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Our Favorite Chocolate Bark Recipe
Chocolate. Does anyone NOT like it? We’ve been on a kick lately to eat only really good chocolate and we TRY to eat it in moderation…which is honestly a lot easier with high quality chocolate…
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Caramel Popcorn Recipe
If you are looking for something easy and delicious to make for snacking your way through the big game this weekend, this is the perfect recipe. If you have no vested interest whatsoever in involving yourself in the drama of Super Bowl LIV, and plan to just watch for the commercials
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Easy Chicken Risotto
The best possible combination of weeknight gourmet and comfort food is a creamy risotto…and it is surprisingly healthy too! Risotto, in its most basic form
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Counting Blessings
It’s that time of year again - one of my favorite holidays, Thanksgiving. Not only because eating and cooking are 2 of my favorite activities, but also because it is a season of reflection and gratitude for life’s many blessings.
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Tales from the Kitchen: Butterscotch Brownie Recipe
These butterscotch brownies have been a favorite quick dessert recipe in our family for years! Easy-peasy because they can be whipped up using one bowl or saucepan and a wooden spoon! No dragging out a mixer or multiple bowls and beaters…it takes about 5 minutes to throw together the ingredients, and 25 minutes to bake them before you can have
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Easy Apple Dessert
Ahhhhhh….It’s fall in New England and THAT means apple season! We live close to several apple picking orchards and while we DO go apple picking
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Peach Dessert Recipes
It is STILL peach season and I am savoring EVERY minute of it! Peach is one of my all-time favorite flavors and local fresh peaches are absolute heaven. If I buy enough peaches, maybe I’ll even have some to use in baking?! Today I am sharing my two favorite peach desserts.
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Tales from the Kitchen: Grilled Peach Chicken Recipe
Fresh peaches are a seasonal item and late summer is the season! As an avid fan of ALL things peach, from melba and cobbler to fresh peaches straight off the tree, it will come as no surprise that grilled peach chicken is a favorite in our family. Not only is it delicious, it is also incredibly simple…the perfect recipe to whip up for the last lazy days of summer with family and friends!
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Weeknight Gourmet: Super Simple Pasta Sauce Recipe
Our go-to quick weeknight dinner is often pasta. (I mean, who doesn’t like pasta??) I’ve never been a ‘just open the jar’ pasta sauce kinda girl. I like to cook and I eye the ingredients in premade jarred sauce with suspicion. But sometimes you need something that doesn’t require much effort
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