Planning a Happy Thanksgiving 2015 — 1 week and counting

This post has been edited from the original which was published on November 17, 2011. Is it just me, or have the last few weeks flown by??  I am getting super excited for Thanksgiving.  We have a great group joining us this year, although I am still unsure about how many we’ll be.  The latest count […]

Healthy Green Bean Casserole Recipe

I was talking to a few ladies in my class this week about the Thanksgiving meals we remember from our childhoods and how they have evolved, if at all.  We celebrated with my mother’s family some years and with my father’s family other years.  Even though my mother’s family is Italian-American, their Thanksgiving dinners were […]

The Best Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

I had such a lovely weekend visiting my older daughter at college. I was sitting with my husband and all three of the kids talking about Thanksgiving. You all know how much I adore planning this holiday and having a full house all day long. My favorite part is when the kids help me in the […]

How to Poach Chicken

There are a few basic techniques I think are worth knowing how to do, such as scrambling eggs, cooking rice, and making a versatile salad dressing among other things.  In that category, I also include poaching chicken (if you eat chicken obviously.)  I thought this was a good time to do a refresher on this technique […]

Restaurant-Style Mexican Rice Recipe (aka Spanish Rice) + a Paleo Version!

You cannot have a proper fiesta without rice.  Whether it’s green, red or speckled with cilantro, rice is the perfect side to soak up juicy beans or shredded chicken, or what I like to do, to mix into a crunchy salad.  Plus leftovers are amazing the next day in a burrito or for a twist […]