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Pesto Tuna Salad with Sun Dried Tomatoes

I have never been adventurous with tuna salad.  Nope.  I usually make it with a little mayo, a lot of mustard, andView full post »

Cream Cheese Carrot Cake Muffins

I am so sorry.   I am sorry for posting another muffin recipe.  I am sorry for any dieters out there.  IView full post »

Easter Peanut Butter Buttons

Would you like a no-bake, kid-friendly, and super simple treat to snack on?  Here they are.   Aren’t theseView full post »

Caprese Eggs Benedict

A few weekends ago I made a goal for myself.  I was going to make hollandaise sauce, from scratch.  No curdling, noView full post »

Chocolate Chip Sour Cream Muffins

Who wants some chocolate chip sour cream muffins?  (Believe me, you want these.) I was in a fridge-cleaning mood.  (View full post »

Broiled Lobster Tails with Garlic Butter Sauce

Get your fancy-pants on.  That’s right.  It’s lobster tail time. I very rarely eat seafood.  I eatView full post »

Primavera Risotto Nests With Fried Eggs

I remember the first time I had a fried egg on risotto.  It was in a restaurant in downtown Chicago a while backView full post »

Birds’ Nests

It’s finally Spring! Which, to me, means budding flowers, longer days with sunshine, birds singing, and theView full post »

Blueberry Clafouti

I love a victory in the kitchen.  Especially when it’s trying a recipe that I hope I will like. I’llView full post »

Chocolate Truffles

Why the heck have I not made chocolate truffles before? Was it because I thought they were so hard to make?  Was itView full post »

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Oh dear. It was definitely one of THOSE days.  You know, the kind where distractions abound.  Where no work gets doneView full post »

Coconut Granola Crunch

I’m about to get sappy on you. There are a great many things in my life right now that are wonderful: a new babyView full post »

Rosebud’s Butter-Topped White Bread

One of my favorite scents in the whole world is the aroma of baking bread.  It has this uncanny way of stopping me inView full post »

Strawberry Strawberry Cheesecake

Spring is *almost* here.  By almost here, I mean, it was beautiful for a few days (I even got to pull out the flipView full post »

Deconstructed Egg and Cheese Sandwiches

You know when you find a recipe and immediately think, “I must make this tonight”…even if it meansView full post »