It's 5:30, everyone's hungry and there's nothing for dinner. Sound familiar? Don't panic. Thanks to a recent copy of Martha Stewart magazine I have discovered an amazing Italian secret: one pot pasta. If you have a few basic ingredients, a pot and about 20 minutes, you've got dinner. And a delicious dinner at that! Resist the urge to call Italy and demand to know why you weren't told sooner. The original recipe calls for just onion and garlic ... Read More
Lemon Rosemary Sugar Scrub
The more I read labels in the grocery store the more I want to cook stuff at home. The more I read labels at the beauty counter the more I want to cook stuff at home. And considering that the four ingredients in this wonderful Lemon Rosemary Sugar Scrub came out of my kitchen, it kind of feels like cooking. Plus, like any great food recipe, the end product smells divine and tastes great. Yes, you can try a little taste but stop yourself from ... Read More
Buttermilk Caramel Syrup
A few days ago I posted a recipe for Nutella Overnight French Toast. Today I'm going to show you how to make the best caramel syrup ever, to pour on top. A little back story might be in order here. I am a stickler about real maple syrup. And by stickler I mean Nazi and I don't care that it is crazy expensive. I refuse to buy the fake, maple-flavored corn syrup that's sold in the grocery store and you can't make me! But I love caramel and ... Read More
How To Make Chocolate Ganache
How can you not love a recipe that only has two ingredients? And tastes divine. And has so many uses. You have to love chocolate ganache my friends. You can try not to love it but you will fail. That said, I'm surprised at how many people I know who had never heard of chocolate ganache until they met me. I am sad for anyone who is so deprived and I am here to spread your culinary horizons if you are one of the underprivileged. So here it is: ... Read More
All Purpose Cleaner
So by now you're probably thinking this is going to be a food blog and considering the number of recipes I've collected over the years it easily could be. But I have way too many interests to limit myself to one, and besides, with all that cooking you're gonna have to clean up eventually, right? So today we're gonna make my favorite all purpose cleaner. Since I noticed yesterday that my bottle was almost empty this is very convenient timing, I ... Read More
Yogurt Parfait
Sometimes the simplest things make my day so much better. Since we're still trying to get back on the early morning school schedule, a quick and tasty breakfast for the kids (and me) is a lifesaver. This yogurt parfait fits the bill and also doubles as an easy after-school snack. The best part is that it not only uses fresh, in-season fruit, but I also get to pull out my Tupperware container full of cereal dregs. Yep, you heard me--cereal ... Read More
Nutella Overnight Baked French Toast
OK, so yesterday was my kids first day back to school and while I am enjoying a quiet and relatively clean house for a change, I am also thinking of all the things I should have done to make the end of summer transition smoother. One thing high on that list is getting the freezer stocked with lots of ready-to-go meals especially dinners. I will post more of those freezer friendly dinners later but for now I will share one of my other ... Read More
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