Slow Cooker Chili

When I host dinner parties in the summer, it’s all about outdoor dining with foods that can be nibbled on for hours. In the wintertime, I like to serve heartier foods that can be baked in the oven or slow cooked in a crock pot.
I really liked the idea of serving big bowls of thick [...]

Stuffed Green Bell Peppers

After a rainy week here in Pittsburgh, the warm sunshine was a welcomed treat this weekend.  I took advantage of the weather by spending most of the daylight hours prepping my lawn for what will become a canvas of herbs and flowers.  A perfect backdrop for what will hopefully be many meals on the back [...]

Sensational Mini Meat Loaves

There is something wonderfully soul satisfying about meat loaf in the fall season.  So when a reader from Michigan, named Gerri Lynn, mentioned it had been a considerable length of time since her last meat loaf experience.  I decided this was a perfect time to pull out my trusty recipe of meaty goodness and give [...]

A Korean Story

Throughout most of my college career, one of my best friend’s was a brassy and bold Korean girl named Nicole. I remember many late-night study sessions at Steak and Shake with our 100 pound backpacks and dressed in our most comfortable pajamas. Those were the days when we consumed gallons of coffee, ate piles of [...]

Tacos with Homemade Flour Tortilla’s and Farmer’s Market Fresh Pico

I am a firm believer that you do not need to use 100 different ingredients from fabulous faraway lands to impress your friends.  You just need to create tried and true flavor combinations with a few simple homemade twists.
My best example of a meal that makes my friends squeal with joy is when I make [...]