Cooking Your Way to Happiness
Mashed potatoes are amazing. They are creamy, velvety, often times cheesy. Everyone loves mashed potatoes. They are the friendly, wholesome, yet predictable side dish. If there’s one thing I try to avoid, it’s predictability. Sure, we want our classic, traditional Thanksgiving sides that we grew up on, but who says we can’t give them a […]
My husband and I went to my best friend’s family party recently. On the buffet table, there was the most beautiful casserole-looking dish. It was golden yellow and fluffy, unlike anything I had ever seen before. The dish was dubbed Corn Pudding, and it was not something I had ever heard of before. Upon further […]
It is -20 degrees out here in the Chicago Suburbs. In order to stay warm, I made my husband and I a delicious, stick-to-your-ribs type of soup for dinner last night. We ate it in front of the fire as we watched frost collect around the door frame leading to our patio. Since we have […]
Ta-da! This dessert has been my go-to for this Thanksgiving season. Between my husband and I, we have three Thanksgiving events to attend each year. My in-laws are divorced, so we have two parties to attend on my husband’s side. To add to that, we also have my parents’ Thanksgiving celebration to attend. I’ve doubled […]
Usually when you see the word crack, you would not associate that with food. I want people to know just how addictive this recipe is so they are forewarned. This is NOT a light dish. And you will want more. I made this for my husband and a friend last week, and they both went […]
Every year, my mother-in-law and I have a Ravioli Festivoli. Its a tradition around Christmastime where we make and freeze hundreds of raviolis. I’m going to cut to the chase here and post recipe here. I hate reading stories on recipes, just get to it already! In case you feel similarly, here is a recipe […]
We all know and love the classic condiment that is Burger Sauce. It is the sauce that combines all of the typical burger toppings into once delicious, flavorful topping. This stuff is wonderful to dip fries in, add to a BLT, lather on top of chicken, or even a satisfying salad dressing. No matter which […]
Ah, yes. The most versatile yet delicious flavor combination in my kitchen is seasoning salt. And we all know the traditional brand to add to past generation’s dishes. You know, the brand that rhymes with Dowry’s. Speaking of a dowry, my wedding is in 9 weeks! I digress. Seasoning salt is wonderful. I have been […]