big on barley Here’s another recipe from my grandmother’s tin box! This barley salad is healthy, wholesome, and super refreshing especially in the winter after the holidays. This salad makes a great side dish, but with a barley base, it can also easily feature as a main course. You might also consider making this salad …
eenie meenie scaloppine Want a super easy and tasty weeknight dinner idea? This is it. Luscious pork tenderloin is cut and pound into thin medallions, and then quickly seared. A simple sauce of shallot, honey, chicken stock, lemon juice, cream, and balsamic vinegar is reduced and then drizzled on top of the pork, enhancing it …
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pining for parsnip I love a good hearty vegetable soup, and one of the best root vegetables to do the job is parsnip. Roasted veggies that also include leek, celery, and garlic, are blended to create a yummy, savory soup. Although the parsnip soup on its own packs great flavor, adding a hit of green …
cheery, merry, and berries Let me just say that when I drink a cocktail, I tend to like it pretty stiff. Not straight liquor, but also no foo-foo drinks for me. This holiday cocktail is like a festive twist on a classic negroni. It incorporates gin, vermouth, and Campari, with a little juicy splash of …
pining for pignolis These Italian Christmas cookies are a real treat. They’re easy to make, but they feature one of the most coveted and tasty of nuts–pine nuts (or pinolis in Italian). They can be pricey, and this recipe uses a whole lot of them, but I think the holiday season calls for a little …
farewell to fall Since it’s officially the last day of fall (even though we’ve been in full Christmas swing for about a month now), I figured I would post a quintessential fall-forward recipe, featuring none other than beautiful, bright sweet potatoes. This is not your ordinary potato salad, with savory sweet potato chunks, crisp chickpeas, …
in seventh heaven This is one of my favorite Christmas cookie recipe, and I honestly can’t think of a single year in my life when we didn’t have these on our cookie platter. The nice thing is they’re super easy to make, and the result is gooey, delicious bite-sized cookies. The recipe only requires–you guessed …
persimply delicious When I see something in the produce section at my grocery store that isn’t always there, I snatch it up immediately. Usually that means it’s in season and not for very long. One of these said produce items is persimmon. I can’t say I’m the biggest connoisseur of the late autumn fruit, they …
a punch of pom I always want to like holiday cocktails, but the truth is they’re usually just too sweet for me. I can only really stomach cocktails if they’re very low on the sweetness and have a nice citrus or herbal flavor. I really love a good mule, with it’s fresh and gingery flavor, …
a piece of the pie Pecan pie was never my favorite during the holidays, but I think I might be turning a new leaf on it. Especially after making these pecan pie bars. It’s a simplified and mess-free approach to making pie, and the result is an ooey, gooey delicious dessert. These are very easy …