Cider Braised Rump Roast

This is such a great recipe for chilly evenings, snow days, or just a great fall weekend. It blends together all the flavors of fall with loads of veggies and melt in your mouth meat. It leaves a fair amount of leftovers so you can re-invent the dish later in the week. Think, cheesesteak Stromboli,…

Lobster Stock

We like to say that chicken broth makes the world go ’round in this family. While that’s true and hands down one of the most used items in my kitchen, its nice to change it up a bit. Enter Lobster stock. Just as easy to make but with a much short shelf life. It’s perfect…

Grandma’s Potato Salad

Every summer my Mom, sister, Aunt and cousins kick off the warm weather with my Grandma’s potato salad. Its the staple at all of our cookouts, bbq’s, and dinner parties once the weather is hot. It takes a little bit of time, but man is the result worth it. The recipe below is verbatim, but…

Cheesy Broccoli and Chicken Rice

When I was kid, my Mom would make us Rice-a-Roni. Our favorite was the broccoli cheddar which she often served with grilled chicken. Whether or not we ate the chicken with gusto I can’t remember, but there was never any rice leftover. This recipe takes the nostalgia of that childhood classic and amps it up…

Twice Baked Potatoes

For my birthday a few days ago my hubby and a dear friend took me to dinner. I had Halibut with a lemon thyme sauce, broccoli and a twice baked potato. The broccoli was fine, but nothing to write home about – the halibut, however, was fabulous and the twice baked potato the perfect complement….

Lemon Pasta with Pancetta

Pasta is one thing we can eat every day and not get sick of – so needless to say we eat a lot of pasta in our house. We had a dear friend for dinner last Sunday, and I wanted to make something easy, but comforting. And of course delicious! This one knocked it out…

Mozzarella Stuffed Marinara Burgers

Guys – these were so good. Even the sous chefs devoured them. I literally ate them standing at the kitchen counter. Whoops. Make them. Tonight. I had just enough Marinara sauce to do nothing with except throw it away or add a smidge to something. I was making cheese stuffed burgers so added it for…

Lemon Butter Pasta with Anchovies

I saw this on Instagram and knew I needed to make it. I don’t love anchovies, but for some reason this recipe spoke to me. And holy moly. It was good. Really, really, good. I adapted it slightly because I didn’t have the exact ingredients, but I don’t think it lost anything. Just super simple…

Browned Butter Tarragon Chicken and Biscuits

Ever hear of a happy accident? This is one of those very nice amalgamations of a variety of errors that came together for one delicious dinner. I was prepping to make my Mom’s chicken pot pie, and got distracted – almost burnt the butter, forgot to defrost the pie crust, and realized I was out…

Pumpkin Pasta with Country Bacon Sausage

Hands down this is my hubby’s favorite meal. Ask him what he wants for his birthday? Pumpkin pasta. Special occasion? Pumpkin pasta. Regular night? Pumpkin pasta. And I’ll be honest – everyone in the fam is totally on board. This dish is fantastic. Its creamy, spicy, warm, homey and feels like the best kind of…