My friend Sarah brought a pear frangipane tart to my house for dinner one day and I initially was not wowed by the look of it. Until I tried it. And then I became obsessed with recreating it at home because it was one of the most delicious desserts I had ever tasted (and you know how much I love chocolate!) I successfully came up with a recipe that was just as tasty, almondy, not too sweet, and a hit with everyone who tasted it!Continue reading
Hello friends! I have a couple of announcements: on Monday, November 7th I am doing a special Instagram Live with Evite, and I’ll be sharing ooodles of entertaining tips. It should be fun and helpful!
My Thanksgiving 2022 class is available! I am always surprised when people tell me they didn’t know I taught classes. YES! That’s what I do! I don’t teach in person anymore, but I have been teaching online since well before the pandemic. Join me this month if you need a little extra inspiration and guidance. The menu is brand-new, never before published and it’s fabulous!
If you don’t need a class, but you need a Thanksgiving manual, grab my 2022 Thanksgiving ebook. EVERYTHING you need to know is in this PDF! In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, this is the time to test out new recipes, not on Thanksgiving Day. Consider adding them into your dinner planner. Here’s my dinner planner for the week: Continue reading
We all love roasted vegetables. They taste delicious and they’re easy. But for the holidays or entertaining, it’s nice to add a little something extra to basic roasted vegetables. How about grapes?? Trust me on this one. They’re not quite expected, but they’re like sweet little juicy nuggets that enhance bitter vegetables like Brussels sprouts. I am on a mission to get people to love vegetables and eat more of them. And this recipe is a winner!Continue reading
I know Halloween is on Monday, but THANKSGIVING is 4 weeks from this past Thursday!!! It’s game on, friends!! My newest Thanksgiving e-book is available and better than ever. It is basically a Thanksgiving manual with over 100 recipes, troubleshooting tips, prep ahead best practices and every piece of advice I have learned over the last 27 years of cooking Thanksgiving and teaching over 200 Thanksgiving classes. If there is something I have down pat, it’s Thanksgiving. Click here to learn more about the e-book and to order. It will save you hours and hours of searching for recipes and tips!! Here’s your dinner planner for the week: Continue reading
We had a great visit with my son for family weekend in Pittsburgh last weekend and he is home with us for his fall break. So so special! It’s actually nice to be cooking family meals again. In our new empty nest, Hubs and I seem to be pretty content with either soup or a stir-fry most nights. Just a friendly PSA, Thursday, October 27th is exactly 4 weeks from Thanksgiving!! I will have an updated Thanksgiving ebook available for purchase next week, so be on the lookout!
Here’s your dinner planner for the week: Continue reading
Just when I think I can’t come up with another awesome pumpkin dessert recipe, I do! This is a pumpkin pie meets a crumble meets a gingersnap cookie! What’s not to love? And it’s so easy, has make-ahead written all over it and can be adaptable. There are many twists on this recipe including a graham cracker crust or a chocolate cookie crust and you can omit the crumble topping if you want to keep this simple.Continue reading
This is the first spaghetti squash recipe my husband has requested again. He loves it and he’s not wrong – it’s the best spaghetti squash recipe I have ever eaten. And it has caused a bit of a stir on Instagram because it was a newsletter-only recipe until now!Continue reading
Happy Weekend! I’m trying something new. I am no longer going to send an email to my subscribers letting them know that the dinner planner has been published. It is always uploaded Friday night! I will send my Monday newsletter out on Monday mornings with links to the new dinner planner and the newest recipe published on the site which is usually posted on Wednesdays. You can subscribe to my free newsletter here.
I am in Pittsburgh for the weekend visiting my son, who is a freshman in college. It’s the first time seeing him since we moved him in in August. I am beyond excited to be with him!! Here’s your dinner planner for the week: Continue reading
