Recently my mom came to Wisconsin for a visit.  I have received many wonderful things from my mom through the years: intangibles, like the w...

If you're anything like me, you have recipes coming out your eyeballs.  Stuffings from sweet to savory printed from the internet.  Newsp...

I registered for China when I was engaged, high on the fantasy of chic dinner parties as I zapped tea cups and gravy boats at Bloomingdale...

Recently I returned from a weekend away with the husband in Austin, Texas.  Here are a few things to summarize our trip: We ate a lot of ...

Last week, I was lucky enough to showcase one of my favorite hot dinners on a fabulous site called Cheap, Healthy, Good .   Sweet Potato Sou...

You may have noticed that I post quite a few quinoa recipes.  This is why: I bought a 95,000 pound bag of quinoa at Costco.  So, you can ...

I have read (and posted, for that matter!) many recipes that call for toasted nuts.  Pecans, pinenuts, walnuts, any nuts.  When I first star...