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 [...]

Crispy Goat Cheese Salad for One

Brent recently decided to go back to school; which leaves me cooking for myself most weeknights. Sure I continue to cook as I normally do, and end up saving the leftovers for our lunches the next day. But there are times when I just want to flop on a couch, watch some recorded shows on [...]

Prosciutto Wrapped Stuffed Baby Bell Peppers

Have you ever hunted for the perfect ingredient to make all your dinner party dreams come true? Only to crash and burn like a forgotten soufflé when it is nowhere to be found? But alas, you are saved from total destruction when you discover a completely new ingredient that evokes new thoughts of culinary greatness. [...]

Rustic Blackberry Pie

My friend Jimmy has begged me to make him a blackberry pie for years.  Instead of giving into his wishes, he has received recipe variations that contained blackberries, but never a full pie.  My most classic example was when he begged and begged for a blackberry pie, and I decided Goat Cheese, Blackberry and Pear [...]

Goat Cheese, Blackberry and Pear Bites

When someone offers me a sample of cheese, I perk up and take notice.  So when the folks at Ile De France Cheese asked me if I was interested in trying a sample of their delicious goat cheese, I couldn’t resist the offer. This was the perfect opportunity to feature one of my most favorite [...]

BLT with Pesto Goat Cheese

This sandwich is, by far, one of my all time favorite lunches.  The picture says it all.  It’s so easy to make.  It’s packed full of fresh flavors.  It’s just darn good.  Enough said! BLT with Pesto Goat Cheese 1 loaf herbed focaccia bread, about 8″ square 2 – 3 oz. Pesto Goat Cheese, plain [...]

Pesto Goat Cheese Stuffed Tomatoes

This was the appetizer for my Saturday Dinner Party After a brief tour of the house, our guests gathered in the dining room where white wine was chilling and the red was breathing in an elegantly shaped decanter.  The aroma of lemon and rosemary danced above me as I emerged from the kitchen with a [...]

Saturday Dinner Party

Someone once told me being invited to one of my dinner parties was like finding a golden ticket in a candy bar.  That has been one of the loveliest food compliments I have received in a long time.  In reality, my dinner parties are nothing more than larger servings of recipes I make every day.  [...]

Herb Goat Cheese and Balsamic Tomato Crostini

While I was exercising, I started to brainstorm new appetizer recipe ideas for an upcoming dinner party.  Wow, what a surprise…I was thinking about food while I was EXCERCISING (aka. inducing pain). I needed something that was simple and easy to make.  The favors needed to be bold and appetizing, while being universal enough for [...]