fresh recipes from the heart...

A few weeks ago I heard someone mention putting pasta in a frittata (I think I was watching a cooking show on TV, but I can’t remember)… I was skeptical.  I am one of those people who is picky about the textures of my food… So, I wasn’t sure about pasta with cooked eggs.
However, the [...]

I had a 6 pound can of peeled whole tomatoes in my pantry.  Don’t ask questions… It’s a long story that involves a trip to a price club store and lots of exclamations like “Wow, that’s a huge can of tuna!” or “Check out the size of that bag of chips!” Long story short, the 6 [...]

This dish started out with a coupon for a bag of “Chopped Rappi.” I like clipping coupons… It’s a great way to save money on groceries, helping to keep our grocery bill down. I get ideas from coupons once in a while, too. Coupons often remind me of products I haven’t used in a while, and [...]

I find that there is something relaxing and soothing about making pasta by hand.  I’m not Italian (but sometimes think I should have been), and making my own pasta is my way of channeling my inner Italian grandmother.
Ever since we planned our February Boston trip, I had been looking forward to the butternut squash ravioli [...]

Did you have any favorite “company” recipes as a kid? You know the ones… The recipes that were reserved for when company was coming for dinner!
Growing up, I had a few favorites dishes that my mom made when we were having company. One of those recipes was Shoofly Pie, a Pennsylvania Dutch favorite made with [...]

Don’t you just love frittatas? They are one of my go-to meals for two reasons… Making a frittata is not only quick and easy (and a dinner that I can manage even on the busiest nights), but it is also a great way to use up leftover veggies and other odds and ends that are [...]

This appears to be one of very few years that a groundhog has accurately predicted 6 more weeks of winter.  At least, he was right about the first few weeks! We’ve had more snow in the past week and a half than we usually do in an entire winter.
While I may lose readers (and possibly [...]

I’m always anxious to get back in my kitchen after traveling. I enjoy being in new places and trying new food, but after a while, I get sick of eating out and just want to make something for myself.
That’s how I started to feel this weekend.  Not only did I have the urge to cook, [...]

Sometimes I have a clear cut idea of exactly what I am going to do when I attempt a new recipe…  Other times, I just have a general concept, and I just go with the flow as I’m cooking.  This recipe was a result of one of those times!
I had decided that I wanted to [...]

Now that my blog has hit the one year mark, I have been thinking about going back and re-doing a few of my older recipes.  I love creating new recipes, but sometimes it’s nice to make something familiar. So, in the coming months, you may see a few re-makes of some of my favorite recipes. I rarely [...]