This isn’t a take-out style recipe, loaded with sweet sauce…. it’s simple, nourishing… meant to feed a family on a regular basis, as it has been doing for my husband’s family as long as he can remember. Handed down from my mother-in-law, this is basic Chinese cooking at its best: protein, vegetables, and rice. Simple […]

When I found out about the Cookie Swap I was so excited.  To me it sounded like such a fun way to discover other bloggers and a great way to kick off some holiday baking.  The big question of course was what am I going to make?  I mean, these cookies are going to other

Can you believe October will be here TOMORROW?! Halloween will be happening! Then Thanksgiving! THEN CHRISTMAS! Woah. Getting ahead of myself there. Probably should put Elf back in the DVD stack for a month or two. But October does mean it will continue to get cooler, and cooler means more comfort food in my book. As I

The cold has finally left me to recover: it went on its hellish way to ruin someone else’s week (thank goodness) and I can finally return to you lovely readers as my somewhat sane self. Ugh. Who knew I was so terrible at handling colds? Nobody answer that. The truth is, I have been so

Goodness knows I missed chatting with all of you! But I wanted to make sure I had plenty of superior content to share before I came back and rambled incessantly about food and sweet treats make the world go around. My world, at least. Speaking of which, do you know what makes my world go

The weather has finally shaped up and it looks like Fall is just around the corner. Leaves turning just a smidge of orange, a crisp chill to the breeze, and Pumpkin-everything on the shelves makes for one happy blogger. As the weather turns cooler, I find that I am more drawn to comfort foods and

The other night, my hubby and I were planning to have steak, mashed potatoes and a veggie for dinner, until I spoke with my sister, Angela.  She was having company over for dinner that night, and was in the process of getting her homemade mac and cheese ready. Ooooh, homemade mac and cheese!  My thoughts

My Hubby requested Lasagna with Sweet Italian Sausage for dinner last night, and I couldn’t have been more thrilled.  I love lasagna. I’m part Italian, so it’s in my blood.  I like to use Sweet Italian Sausage in my lasagna sauce, because I think the flavor is much better than ground hamburg.  Mmmm…. doesn’t this Lasagna

I recently bought a new Hamilton Beach blender, after my Magic Bullet died after only a couple of months of use. Seriously. I’m still really sore about that one. Hopefully this blender will last longer. I was so excited when my new blender finally arrived, that I just had to put it to use.  I