This is the pizzazz for your pancake, it’s the wow for your waffles, it will make your french toast fantastic. This orange syrup will turn your every day (or evening in our house) breakfast food into a celebration. The very … Continue reading
Traditional Chili Done Right
We all have our chili recipes and love them for what they are – comfort food. It comforts us when the weather turns cool and damp (at least in the Pacific Northwest). It comforts us when our husbands disappear into … Continue reading
The First Soup of Fall – Roasted Tomato Soup
I feel like Santa Claus when he hands out the silver bell to the little boy in Polar Express and bellows, “the first gift of Christmas!” It is so seasonally appropriate. The bell is the perfect choice. It makes … Continue reading
Crock-Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches
My childhood was filled with many big Polish family parties where Italian beef sandwiches were served. Why was my Polish family so committed to Italian beef? Best way to serve a large group! The history of the sandwich is that … Continue reading
Mexican Street Corn
It is pouring rain here, there is thunder and lightning, the wind has started to blow for hours without ceasing, and still I am going to insist that there are two more days of summer until the Autumnal Equinox. This … Continue reading
Wheat Berry Salad
Last week my husband told me he’s tired of his lunches. He never feels full from what he throws together, so I made him this wheat berry salad for lunch the next day. The combination of wheat berries, avocado, … Continue reading
Grilled Fajitas- Why I Garden
Everyone is posting about pumpkins, but there are still ten more days of summer and our garden is at its best. I am finally enjoying my summer harvest, the crickets are still chirping and it’s still light here at … Continue reading