Latest Recipes

Baking, Desserts

Blondies

We domestic goddess types always need a crowd-pleasing dessert that is easy peasy up our sleeves. So, I bring to you: Chocolate Chunk Blondies. Really, Ina Garten is bringing the recipe to you. This recipe calls for all the chocolate chip cookie basics. I have used regular chips instead of chunks when that’s all I have. No worries. The blondies come out just as delish either way. I always omit […]

American, Italian, Main, Pizza

Flyin’ Hawaiian Pizza

My son Evan has been requesting Pineapple Pizza all summer long. So a couple of weeks ago, we created one. The result is a tremendous two thumbs up! Now, now, culinary snobs – I so know that pineapple as a pizza topping is a total controversy, but dare I say the trifecta of pineapple, bacon and jalapeno is a mashup of deliciousness that will keep you coming back for more. […]

Chicken, Main, Salads

Bar Food at Home

Buffalo Chicken Salad has been a staple up in here for a bazillion years. I make this often when I just can not think about cooking, but the reality is I need to cook something to feed these humans that live with me aka The Husband and the Son. Fortunately, my dynamic duo LOVE Buffalo Chicken Salad and think it is all that and a bag of chips, soooooo win-win. […]

Italian, Main, Pasta, Seafood

Shrimp Scampi

Shrimp Scampi is a fave of my son when we go out to eat, but it’s so easy to make at home we enjoy it here all the time as well. I keep a bag of shrimp in the freezer frequently, and lemons, garlic, white wine and fresh parsley are usually hanging around in my kitchen. So this dish is an easy breezy one to whip up. If using frozen […]

Main, Seafood

Garlic Butter Lobster Tails

 Lobster tails can seem super intimidating to cook at home, but they actually couldn’t be easier. I find lobster such a special dish, especially when going out to dinner. To me, it symbolizes elegance and decadence! It’s so nice – and much more affordable – to know how to make them at home.  The garlic butter is a must as well as a sprinkle of parsley right before serving. I […]