Do you ever find yourself in a menu rut? Or feeling on a busy day that you want to make a healthy meal but don’t have the energy to pull it all together? Me too. During the week I want to prepare easy, nutritious meals that have great flavor but I usually don’t plan very…
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Golden Plum Glazed Cornish Game Hens
Holidays beg to be marked by special food and Valentine’s Day is no different. There are the gold standards of chocolate, champagne, anything heart shaped, pink or red. I’ve certainly shared my fair share of all of those in the past few weeks however when thinking about a special dish to share today my mind…
Sparkling Pink Sangria
I don’t know the actual statistics for Valentine’s Day champagne sales but I’d wager they are a close second to New Year’s Eve. Though I have no complaint about presenting the bubbly by itself, I think there is more to be had for the day of love. Sparkling Pink Sangria. The idea popped to mind…
48 Hours in San Francisco
I refuse to believe I left my heart in San Francisco. This city and I have a long, entwined history providing my devotion to be more like a life-long, unending love affair rather than a mere dalliance leaving one longing for what will never be again. My first introduction to San Francisco was as a…
Pink Peppercorn Sherry Cream Chicken
Can you keep a secret? I love upscale food, food with panache, but do you know what I love even more? Upscale food that can be made lickety-split. Like in less than an hour. This recipe for Pink Peppercorn Sherry Cream Chicken? 30 minutes, baby. Shhhhh. No one has to know. When I first learned…
DIY Tangelo-Cardamom Vodka & a Valentine’s Cocktail!
I love celebrating the flavors of the season both in their natural form but in ways that keeps them around a bit longer too. I personally love experimenting with infusing in liquor because it does not expire quickly. I often use vodka, which has been cultivated to be neutral in flavor and color in most…
Bacon Jam {recipe} & ‘Breakfast for Dinner’ cookbook
Having always been a strong proponent of ‘Backwards Day’ as a means to feature the delectable breakfast choices so often shortchanged at the hands of a busy work or school day, I was thrilled at the chance to review the new cookbook Breakfast for Dinner. Lunch and dinner fare are often casually inner changed…
