honey bourbon peach melba
Doesn’t that sound yummy? Well, guess what… It is. I loved the idea of Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey whiskey. Then …
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nilla wafer banana sandwiches
Well now what do we do with all of these Nilla Wafers? If you made the monkey cupcakes I’m sure you’re …
sweet corn caprese salad
“S” is for summer, salad, sweet corn and… STIR-CRAZY. I grew up on the east coast and remember feeling this …
chocolate banana monkey cupcakes
Yesterday I noticed three very, very ripe bananas hiding under a mango in the old fruit bowl. Did I mention they …
blackberry peach salsa
A little spicy, a little sweet. No, I’m not talking about Jonny. I’m talking about this: Apparently fruit salsas are …
lemon bars
Pucker up… it’s time to talk lemons. I don’t know many people who don’t like the tang, yet sweetness of …
grilled chicken and pineapple sandwiches with wasabi mayo
Was-aaaa-bi… Mayo, that is. I’m a huge fan of wasabi. When I was in my wild n’ crazy 20’s I …
classic pasta salad
Remember when I said I was constantly trying to come up with new salad combinations to take the monotony out …
summer spinach apple lasagna
He’s strong to the finich, ’cause he eats his spinach… (and anything else that falls in his path.) He’s Charley …
indoor s’mores
When it’s hot outside, bring the s’mores indoors. I have very fond childhood memories of these sugary, tooth rotting, s’mores …
bacon mac n’ cheese
I love looking at photos of food. And watching t.v. shows about food. And reading blog posts about food. One …
rolo blondies
One way, or another… You’re gonna make these. You’re gonna bake them, bake them, bake them, bake them. One day, …
fluffernutter cups
Earlier this week I seriously had a dream about a candy creation that mimics the old “Mallo Cups.” Except it …
butternut squash pancetta risotto cakes
I never get to watch TV anymore. There always seems to be something, or someone, that needs tending to. Long …
picnic potato salad
I’ve been making potato salad the same way for the last 23 years, so I’m always dumbfounded when people ask …
peanut butter chocolate chip oreo cookie-cupcakes
Recently, one of my old ad agency friends challenged me with the question “If you could only eat a cookie …
spiced apple plum bbq chicken
Well, look at that. It’s Thursday again. Time for a read-one-get-one recipe extravaganza. I actually came up with this combination …
strawberry pecan salad with white wine vinaigrette
Today feels like an ‘s’ kind of day. As in Summer, Strawberries, Salad and Scrum-diddli-umpcious. (That’s me channeling my inner …
an homage to my momage (strawberry rhubarb pie)
I grew up in Upstate New York, where rhubarb grew rampant in our backyard like a weed. All summer long …
cuban pork meatwiches with chimichurri
Why make a sandwich with bread when you can use a pork chop? Now you see how I roll. (Pun …
omfg. so good. 
