We celebrated the much-anticipated 5th birthday of my lovely Amelia with this pie/cake last night. She blew out the candle, made her wis...

Before I was married or had children I worked as a server at a local Italian restaurant. It was there that I was introduced to this version ...

Chilly days call for comfort food, don't you think?  Maybe that is just my excuse to get into the kitchen where I can warm up a little n...

After whipping up a batch of  banana muffins  I had one lone banana left sitting on the counter, looking sad. I almost threw it in the free...

After our neighbor accidently cut down our grape vine the showed up at our door with a new grape vine and three of the largest zucchini I ha...

How did I make it to adulthood without ever having these sweet, crunchy treats?! Thinly sliced apples sprinkled with cinnamon and bake...

It seems like we go through phases in our house when it comes to eating bananas. Some weeks we're out a couple of days after I get them,...

I have dug myself out from under the mountain of pears! I had a few pears left ripening on my counter that I needed to use so I whipped up...

As soon as I had pears to bake with I knew I wanted to make a pear pie.  I bought Gruyere cheese to go in it, but I had no idea why I wanted...

A couple of years ago I decided to try my hand at making pickles. Since I had never made them before I decided that I needed to stick with r...

Pears, pears, and more pears! My husband just shakes his head as I continue to haul home more fruit but I can't resist. It's free, n...

I used the lovely  pears  I received earlier this month to make some delicious pear butter. I had never had pear butter before but after try...

I have a love affair with pancakes. Stack 'em high, cover them in butter and syrup, and I'm powerless against them. I grew u...

I love the way the whole house fills will the delicious smells when you're cooking a pot roast. Roast is a comfort food for me, I love e...

Another recipe, courtesy of Martha, found it's way to our table this week and will probably be one we make frequently. (Probably bec...

To get out of the meal rut we always seem stuck in I've started making my grocery list around at least two new dishes each week. Since...

While returning home from a trip to the park my brother-in-law came across a treasure in our yard: morel mushrooms! Before meeting my husban...

I saw a clever idea on Prudent Baby that I thought I would give a try. They made these things called milk mates, what they are is flavored i...

It's been a raining all day today which left me with a broken hearted child. Amelia stood in the kitchen chair, staring out the window...