Pumpkin Cheesecake

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Just when you thought pumpkin week was over we’re at it again! Can one have too much pumpkin in their life? This tasty cheesecake is easy enough to make during nap time but will definitely impress whoever is eating it. The other beauty of this 

Quarantine Chili

Quarantine Chili

Chili is a winter comfort food, but it’s also a nice filling meal that can be flavored in so many different ways. This recipe is great because it doesn’t require much prep, but it will sooth your soul and fill your belly. Isn’t that always 

Pumpkin Macarons

Pumpkin Macarons

Finishing up pumpkin week with Pumpkin Macarons. Macarons are not for the faint of heart or those that can’t handle a lot of failure. You can do everything “right” with your technique and still end up with a lot of ugly macarons because the humidity 

Pumpkin Scones

Pumpkin Scones

These pumpkin scones are the perfect amount of sweet. Without the icing they are a little boring but once you add the icing it compliments them and makes them a little more dessert than breakfast. Or a dessert for breakfast? As scones go they are 

Roasted Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce

Roasted Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce

Fall is in the air. It seems to arrive quite abruptly here in New Jersey, so I embrace it and try to hold on to it as long as I can. Once that cold air comes in, my kitchen changes. Forget the grill, even though 

Simple Garden Pasta

Simple Garden Pasta

Another day of forgetting to take some sort of meat out of the freezer….so what do I make for dinner? Pasta of course! Sometimes that delicious red sauce is too much to make or you’re just in the mood for something lighter. This recipe is 

Homemade Lasagna

Homemade Lasagna

More comfort food, anyone? February in New Jersey has been very snowy….so I am just all about the cozy recipes. There are quick recipes and there are recipes that just require more love which is of course equal to time. Homemade lasagna is one of 

Apple Sauce

Apple Sauce

The best traditions start without even realizing that they’re going to happen year after year. One year, I’m not even sure how long ago, my mom and I decided to go pick apples and make apple sauce from scratch. And then we just kept doing 

Better Than Takeout Beef and Broccoli

Better Than Takeout Beef and Broccoli

My mother raised five children, so of course she had a budget for everything. Food especially. She always made everything from scratch. It was often very good! Of course, now I can appreciate it much more than I did as a child. Ordering take out 

Greek Salad

Greek Salad

Okay, so clearly we are noodle lovers here. I like any sort of pasta all year long, but especially during the cold winter months. It is my happy comfort food. Sometimes, though, your body tells you that you need some veggies and it’s time to