Dinner Planner – Week of December 27th, 2021

Merry Christmas, All!  Once again, the holidays are not quite back to normal, but I hope you and your loved ones can still find joy and much for which to be grateful this season.  I am more than thankful I can spend Christmas week with my mom and family and we are still cooking up a storm!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week: Continue reading

Sheet Pan Pancakes Recipe

Whether you are cooking for a lot of people or you want an easy breakfast for Christmas morning, I’ve got you covered.  I no longer make pancakes to order in a skillet when I’m at my mom’s house.  The kids devour these sheet pan pancakes and I just take orders before I stick the sheet pan in the oven.  Usually the kids want the chocolate chips and the adults opt for fruit. Continue reading

Dinner Planner – Week of December 20, 2021

We are leaving for Long Island in a few days and you know it – cooking for a crowd every day and I HOPE Christmas Eve with my big Italian family!  I will do an IG live, but not Monday.  It will likely be next Wednesday. I crossed the last gift off my list, made batches of Big Cluster Granola in wide mouth mason jars for the teachers, and now I need to pack. Wish me luck!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week: Continue reading

Cheesy Broccoli Casserole Recipe

I am listening to Christmas music (“Holiday Favorites” on amazon music) while I type this and I am instantly uplifted!  I normally am not a stressed out person.  In my family, I am typically the one who keeps everyone calm, but during the weeks leading up to the holidays, I seem to have too much on my plate (no pun intended!) This morning I started to feel a little stressed out.  But the combination of the music and looking at this recipe that I made for our Christmas dinner last year have me in the holiday spirit!Continue reading

Dinner Planner – Week of December 13, 2021

Hi Friends!  I am in Bakers Bay in the Bahamas helping my friend put together her house that was damaged during the hurricane.  It is a quick trip but I am enjoying the change of scenery and it is so beautiful here.  Plus, it’s nice to indulge in some warm weather before we head to Long Island for Christmas!  Stand by for a new round of bootcamps coming in January.  Signups open on December 20th!!  Here’s your diner planner for the week: Continue reading

Cranberry Balsamic Chicken Recipe

The holidays are upon us!  I vote for festive, seasonal, but uncomplicated cooking please.  I can’t be eating cookies or cheese and crackers all day, every day.  But I am also busier than usual and I don’t have a ton of time to cook up fancy meals. I taught this Cranberry-Balsamic Chicken recipe two years ago after I threw some leftover fresh cranberries into a pan with marinated chicken.  Delicious, pretty and EASY! Continue reading

Dinner Planner – Week of December 6, 2021

Thank you all for being patient with me while I update my website.  There are still changes to be made to make it more user-friendly.  I knew that once it was launched, we would still be tweaking it.  Has anyone noticed that everything takes longer to execute/complete than it used to??  Here’s your dinner planner for the week: Continue reading

Sticky Toffee Pudding (Cake) Recipe

My daughter Anna and I are huge fans of “The Great British Baking Show.” We are not normally cooking competition consumers, but this one has us captivated! It was actually because of this show that I learned that British “pudding” is not like American pudding.  I always assumed pudding was pudding.  Not so!  Continue reading