food to keep you warm
There are a few recipes that I keep in my back pocket to use when I have unexpected guests and need to have a somewhat fancy meal prepared. Balsamic Bacon Roasted Brussel Sprouts is one of those recipes that I can whip up in under 30 minutes as an appetizer or a side and know that…
When I think of Lemon Chicken I think of how it’s Debra’s prize recipe on Everybody Loves Raymond much to the dismay of the rest of her family. And truth be told, I’ve had some lackluster lemon chicken in my life and it’s usually not a recipe I look forward to having. However when life…
There are some vegetables often only seen as accessories to the actual dish. They look pretty on top of what you are about to eat but then are pushed to the side of the plate and relegated to going into the trash. Radishes are one of these vegetables that often are ignored and forgotten. Used…
There are few pasta recipes in my arsenal that I reserve for special occasions. Most are for delicious weeknight dinners but Pasta Bolognese is for that Sunday supper that you look forward to all week long. It’s the meal that takes time but turns out so delicious that every minute is worth it. That’s the…
Having grown up in New England I am a self professed seafood snob. Every weekend I’d be at the beach in Maine with fresh seafood right off the boat only a few minutes away. Cousins on my mother side own lobster boats and every meal my family has out is usually seafood. So when I…
You’ve probably have heard this before, most likely from someone under the age of 5, but vegetables suck. To me most are very bitter and of all types of taste, bitter foods are the ones I can’t stand. Maybe it’s from some evolutionary darwinism so that humans could avoid poisonous foods, but many foods that…
When I was growing up in New Hampshire we knew how cold and long the winters would be and would stock our pantry with snowstorm foods. These were foods that we could make on a cold snowy day, if the power went out (having a gas stove is a must!) or if we wanted to…
I remember when I was a teenager I hated eating red meat. No I was never the teenage humanitarian that was vegetarian/vegan but just a regular picky eater. Steak is one of my father’s favorite meals so we would have it regularly, which meant for me I kept large amounts of spinach in the fridge…
There are few places where my boyfriend and I agree to never return to and Ikea is one of them. I once heard on a TV show that Ikea is where relationships go to die. And if that’s true, the Ikea food court is where relationships go to make amends over Swedish Meatballs. Furniture shopping…
It’s no secret that Italian food is a classic. I love how filling the food is, how delicious and usually simplistic the dishes are. I’ve made some great recipes with a homemade alfredo sauce and recently made a Tortellini Alfredo that was absolutely delicious. I’m so happy to share this one with you! …
When I was younger, I was a horrible picky eater. My parents had a dreaded one bite rule where I would have to try everything on my plate even if that meant not eating it all. Most vegetables were horrible. They were bitter to me and I couldn’t stand them. However sweet vegetables were the…
There are some nights when I just want a big bowl of pasta. Full of carbs? Yes. Carbo loading for something physical? No. Still eating it anyways? Yes! I recently made Broccoli Alfredo and could not stop eating it. This recipe was the bomb and I’m so excited to share it with you! I…
Cold weather is often feared. It has the connotation of bad weather, being stuck inside and often boredom as your favorite activities are shelved until good weather comes around again. But I love cold weather. I love the crisp air, seeing snow falling, and being able to go snowmobiling, skiing, skating. Maybe I just have…
Have you ever gone to a restaurant and had a dish that made you think “OMG I need to make this at home, it’s so good!” Yup, it happens all the time and I think there is a large misconception that home cooks can’t make restaurant quality food. I recently went to Olive Garden and…
