It’s Secret Recipe Club time again! This month I was assigned to Chris and Amy’s fantastic blog, A Couple in the Kitchen. Their motto is: The couple that sautes together, stays together – and I couldn’t agree more! I keep trying to get Shaun in the kitchen cooking with me   Read More ...

Sadly my CSA is over for the year. I was reminded of how great my CSA was because I just got a reminder email about renewing this year – and of course I did! The 20-week stint came and went in the blink of an eye. I only have to   Read More ...

Here’s that healthy side dish I promised you I was going to post. For my friends that are vegetarians, you can certainly eat this as your main course. I, however, chose to serve it alongside my Pork Chops with Mustard and Sour Cream Sauce. One serving of this barley pilaf   Read More ...

It’s time for my Secret Recipe Club reveal! Kim from Liv Life is such an amazing mom and wife. She dedicates her blog to her daughter Liv (hence the name). Her recipes are so similar to my cooking style – they encompass a little bit of everything. I’ve been so   Read More ...

  It’s been a while since I’ve cooked along with my friends at French Friday’s with Dorie. I’ve missed her classic French recipes. Although I’m not too sure these biscuits scream “French” to me. They are still tasty nonetheless and easy to make which is a huge plus when it   Read More ...

I was SUPER excited for this month’s Secret Recipe Club blog assignment. I got Kelly’s blog over at Eat Yourself Skinny who has some amazing recipes. She is close to my age (20- something)  and loves cooking just like me. Plus we are both obsessed with our very cute dogs.   Read More ...

  Is there one night a week that you make pasta? We have at least one or two nights like that in my house for sure. Come on – I’m Italian! Sometimes I just want to change things up though. So instead of making a traditional red sauce, I opted for   Read More ...

I love being a part of different cooking blog clubs. They are a great way for me to “meet” my fellow online bloggers, find new recipes and spark my creativity in the kitchen. Gutsy Cooks Club, in particular, has helped me to start cooking things outside my normal realm of   Read More ...

  My mom loves rice. She would eat it every day if you let her. I never thought I’d take after her in this respect but I do. Rice as a side dish makes my dinner complete. This wild rice side dish was great. No, really great. You feel good   Read More ...

  The potatoes are pretty straight-forward and unfortunately nothing special. Essentially, the recipe calls for making boiled potatoes. Instead of using water to boil them, you use an extremely flavorful chicken broth mixture. I had such high hopes for these potatoes after I combined the ingredients for the broth. It   Read More ...