Carrot Cake
Easter and spring time make me think about carrot cake. However, I think it is great any time of the year. Carrot cake is one of my husband’s favorites. I...
Category: Food
Chimichurri Beef Kebobs
While I have had some great meals in Chicago there are certain Houston specialties that I miss. I love latin American food and I miss Michael Cordua’s res...
Greek Lamb Burgers
My family and I have enjoyed the spring like weather we had before the snow and cold came again last night. The warmer Chicago temperatures had us wanting to gr...
Chicken and Cornbread Salad
Have you ever suffered from what I call salad regret? It happens to me sometimes when I am out to eat and thinking that a salad might be good. Then one of two t...
Honeymoon Memories and Roasted Chicken
When my husband and I were married eleven years ago, we went on our honeymoon in New York City. It was right after Christmas and the city was still dressed up f...
A Valentine’s Day Strawberry Salad
When I think about Valentine’s Day dinners I always think of strawberries. The produce department has the best selection of strawberries around this time ...
Delicious Gingerbread from Ruth Reichl
While on vacation this summer I picked up a fun book called Delicious! by Ruth Reichl, the former editor of Gourmet magazine. The story is coming of age ...
Styling My Cookbook Collection
Collections are meaningful because they tell the world a little bit about who you are. The best collections are the ones that have grown over time. Where each p...
Banana Bread
There is something about the smell of banana bread coming out of the oven. It is the one thing I make that has everyone (my picky eaters included) running to th...