Sweet & Tangy Cucumbers

If I see yet another flake of snow this year, I’m going to scream. Pittsburgh was hit pretty hard with several major snow storms and it has been months since I’ve seen something other than white in my front yard. Even Sophie is over it.
With the official day of spring just around the corner, I’m [...]

Easy Dipping Oil

Go to any fancy Italian restaurant and you are sure to be greeted with a basket of crusty bread and fruity olive oil. You don’t have to put on your Sunday best to experience the same pleasure of tearing chunks of bread and plunging them deep into a shallow bowl of goodness.
I wasn’t planning on [...]

Chicken Salad Lunch

Promptly at 12:30 pm every day, I watch my coworker’s lumber up to the microwave to cook their frozen meals. As anyone with a food blog knows, I tend to have a lot of leftovers and those typically become my lunch. But there are times when leftovers are not an option and I also have [...]

Baked Goat Cheese Marinara

Isn’t it amazing how something so simple can look so good in a photo? I posted this to my Facebook Fan Page a couple of days ago because I was that excited to share it before the blog post went live. I figured why should I deny my fans from such tasty beauty? (insert gleeful [...]

Sautéed Shrimp with Bulgur Wheat

“Easy” has become one of my most favorite four letter words these days. But, easy doesn’t have to mean boring, mundane or ordinary. In this case, it’s unique and packed with flavor.
I was actually inspired to experiment with bulgur wheat when a coworker was using his French press coffee maker to cook the tiny wheat [...]

Radish & Spinach Salad with Buttermilk Dressing

I felt like a corporate domestic goddess while sifting through my large stack of food, home and business magazines. As I was tearing out the recipes that inspired me, I was immediately taken back by the simplicity of this salad.
True to the photo in the Food & Wine Magazine, this salad was ambrosial in person. [...]

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 [...]

Caramelized Onion Dip

I love potluck parties because it gives me a chance to sample new recipe ideas beyond reading a typical blog, magazine or cookbook. My office recently decided to host a potluck party to celebrate the ending of another strong year. Of course, this couldn’t be just any party; all the participants had to bring an [...]

Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

I’ve been on a soup kick lately with the quest to keep things as simple as possible. What can be simpler than throwing ingredients into a slow cooker and letting the food do its thing? I recently had some leftover ham to use up. I thought making a big batch of split pea soup would [...]

3 Culinary Cory Soups on FamilyCorner.com

Old man winter is making his graceful entrance and the holiday season is in full swing. Now is a perfect time to turn to a steamy bowl of soup for comfort and extra change in your pocket.
I’m thrilled to share with you an article I wrote for FamilyCorner.com about 3 fabulous soups that are made [...]

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