So far this week, we’ve talked legendary meat sauce and fresh, homemade pasta. Now I’m throwing the two together, along with a béchamel sauce and lots of cheese, and turning it into a fabulous...
While my grandma never, ever used store-bought spaghetti sauce (seriously, those brand names were like swear words to her), it wasn’t unusual to see boxes of pasta at her house. However, those Sundays when...
I’ll be honest. The whole notion of “breakfast in bed” has been totally lost on me. I never made my parents breakfast in bed growing up. I have never been made breakfast in bed....
Less than a week separates February 8th and February 14th, but those days are jam-packed with all sorts of life happenings in my little world. Almost all good life happenings, with a side of...
It’s certainly not a secret around here that I am a full-fledged peanut butter-aholic. I’ve been completely obsessed with the stuff since I was a kid. It was the only sandwich I wanted in...
While my mom grew up here in Pittsburgh, the vast majority of her extended family is located in the Chicago area. My grandfather was the only one of his siblings to settle in this...
I’ve always said that if desserts are my favorite food group, then appetizers come in a very close second place. I adore snack food, party food, and game day food. More than anything, I...
For being a relatively picky eater when I was a kid, I was surprisingly not turned off by fish. In fact, New England clam chowder was one of my favorite soups, right behind cream...
Over the holidays, I enjoyed a couple of weeks off, and during that time I set a few goals for myself. I wanted to start the new year off on the right foot, and...
When I was growing up, New Year’s Eve was never a huge “going out” holiday for my parents. They always spent it with us, sometimes at home, at my grandma’s, or, some years, with...
Last fall, I saw Maria’s dulce de leche brownies show up in my feed reader, and I haven’t been able to get dulce de leche brownies out of my head ever since. They fell...
Einstein turned seven years old yesterday! Time is flying! I feel like just yesterday he was turning one, and I’m at the point where it’s hard to even remember life without my little buddy....
