General Tso’s Chicken Recipe

General Tso’s chicken is one of our favorite dishes from Chinese restaurants so when I saw this lightened up version on La Table de Nana, I ...

Spicy Shrimp and Fettuccine Recipe

I know I promised to try to mix some actual meals in with all of the desserts I usually post on the blog. To that end, I have actually been ...

Marshmallows Recipe

The TWD group made marshmallows the week before I joined. At that point, I was already reading many of the TWD blogs so I’d seen their marsh...

Lemon Sorbet Recipe

We attended a wedding last weekend and lemon sorbet was served as an intermezzo before the main course. I thought the sorbet was ridiculousl...

Lasagna Rolls Recipe

If you like traditional lasagna you’ll probably love these lasagna rolls from Giada De Laurentiis! I particularly like that they’re a lot le...

Cinnamon Blueberry Muffins Recipe

I’m incredibly excited for blueberry season to arrive because blueberries are, without a doubt, my favorite berry. Recently I picked up a pi...

Chipotle Chicken and Rice Recipe

After many, many weeks of trying to empty our fridge and freezer, I finally allowed myself to do some major grocery shopping recently. As I ...

Buttermilk Sandwich Bread Recipe

I’m so excited about this day! In part because it’s the start of the weekend but mainly because there’s only one more piece of lasagna in my...

Turkey Burgers with Feta Cheese Recipe

Summer weather has finally arrived! One of my favorite things about summer is moving the cooking out to the grill and giving my oven a break...

Creamy Basil Pesto Recipe

We’ve been working on clearing out our freezer for a while and, aside from a few trips for produce and other staples like milk, we haven’t b...

Turkey Meatballs with Quick And Spicy Tomato Sauce

Several of the food blogs I read participate in a cooking group called Craving Ellie in my Belly. They are cooking through Ellie Krieger’s T...

Sprinkles’ Strawberry Cupcakes Recipe

The recipe for these cupcakes was delivered to my email inbox a few weeks ago by Martha Stewart. She has been sending me “cookie of the day”...

Spinach Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette

I have to start off by apologizing to my fellow Sweet Melissa Sunday bakers, particularly our host for this week’s recipe, Jennifer of Keep ...

Profiteroles with Ricotta Mascarpone Recipe

As I mentioned the other day, we hosted a Mother’s Day brunch on Sunday. One of the toughest decisions was what to serve for dessert. My cri...

Pork Chops alla Pizzaiola Recipe

I’ve been blogging for well over a year now and while I feel like I’m in a pretty good groove, there are definitely things I want to improve...

Penne with Spicy Sausage and Broccolini Recipe

This dinner recipe, which comes from Giada’s Everyday Italian, was all about trying new things. For the longest time, I always ate pasta wit...

Out of this World Brownies with Walnuts

Does anyone else find it really difficult to take good pictures of brownies? Seriously, I’ve tried so many brownie recipes that haven’t made...

Maple French Toast and Bacon Cupcakes Recipe

I have something to confess. Sometimes when I have baked goods sitting around the house, I find myself eating them for breakfast. Nothing is...

Maple Baked Beans Recipe

Recently, I discovered a food blog I’ve really been enjoying called The Kitchen Sink Recipes. I’m incredibly envious of the photography on t...

Chocolate Doughnuts Recipe

A few weeks ago I blogged about my first experience with my mini bundt pan. If you missed that post, all you really need to know is that it ...

Candied Orange Peel Recipe

I am so excited to announce that I’ve joined another baking group! Lorelei of Mermaid Sweets has started a baking group called Sweet Melissa...