Tag: Jersey Fresh

Baking, Cookies, Desserts

Peach Cobbler Cookies

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A weird thing has occurred: I’ve lost my sweet tooth. Oh, the irony. A baker who eats one bite of dessert. It’s true, dear readers. As I’ve grown up, my desire for sugar has diminished. Good for the waist line, and even better for my friends and family who get […]

Italian, Main, Seafood

A Package Deal

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Any recipe that calls for assembly line prep, make-ahead possibilities, and easy cleanup gets me every time. Salmon Baked in Foil has all of those attributes. I’ve made this on a few occasions and it is always a hit with my family of three. I love how dinner is cooked […]

Baking, French, Main, Vegetarian

Tomato Tart: If You Have the Time

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I love to rock out a tomato pie or tart when I have the free time during the summer. Ideally, this takes place when Jersey tomatoes are out in full force. This is Anna’s Tomato Tart. It is a Barefoot Contessa special, for sure. This recipe is lengthy. Please read […]

Baking, Cake, Desserts

Aunt Dolly’s Blueberry Tea Cake

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Yeah. You read it right. I have an Aunt Dolly. Unfortunately, this awesome lady passed away many years ago. She was my Mommom Sacco’s sister. And, Aunt Dolly was known for her baking prowess. Each year around this time when the blueberries are in full effect in my parts of […]

Appetizers, Salads

Eggplant Only in My Dreams

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One of the benefits of my insomnia is that I dream colossal epic dreams that I remember quite vividly upon waking up no less than three times per night usually over a 6-to-7 hour rest, if you can call it that. Tossing and turning to settle; craving water; trying to […]