Good chocolate is pure comfort food, and with all the pears that have appeared in my life this fall, I wanted to make something delicious with chocolate and pears. This …

with Rosemary, Smoked Gouda and Italian cheeses. Adapted from Cooking Light. A sophisticated, grown-up version of macaroni and cheese topped with a mixture of rosemary roasted butternut squash, sauteed onions …

I’ll be the first to admit: I’m not an expert at pickles. My parents, on the other hand, have many many years of experience making pickles and when I got …

There are times when I’m soooo hungry that it’s hard to wait for the food to get done, let alone force myself to abstain from eating long enough to take …

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci This pizza is simple,  yet it is the pizza named after Margherita of Savoy, Queen Consort of Italy during the reign …

Adapted from Cooking Channel A lucky, lucky girl I am. People give me lovely fresh ingredients from their gardens and trees. Most of it comes from my parents, but these …

Adapted slightly from Spinach Tiger and Moore or Less Cooking Blog I’ve been fascinated with this poofy oven pancake that is a Pennsylvania Dutch tradition for what seems like forever, …

Crunchy toasted bread, melty smoked gouda cheese, with smoked turkey, sweet pears and peppery arugula. I had so many plans for those lovely pears I got from my friends and …

I’ve had the munchies something fierce the past couple days. I have just wanted something crunchy, salty, something to take my mind off things, to quell this nervous energy that …

From the number of tomato soup recipes I’m posting this year, you’d think I was a tomato soup fanatic or something. In truth, I haven’t historically even liked tomato soup …