Part II: Bless Us O Lord

It's mighty quiet out there...I'm wondering if you all are cooking at all. I have to say this time of year I start to crave ...

I had a heart-to-heart with myself recently. I had to decide whether or not I was going to keep using this space, because  I was still taki...

I am linking up with Pam and Sarah again, for Making it Count. As Sarah mentioned in her post , the Internet is a great place to go to f...

During the hot summer months I don't often make a dish that requires a long, slow simmer on the stove. Not only does a long, slow s...

Years and years ago my mother-in-law bought me a pasta roller (like this ) for a gift. I enjoyed having such a "gourmet" p...

I made this soup last Sunday and then enjoyed the leftovers for several days' lunch. My husband fussed about it, didn't real...

 . This dish may not look like much, but, oh my, is it flavor-packed! I first enjoyed this pasta dish at Carrabba's on the evening my...

. My favorite appetizer these days is the antipasto platter. Antipasto is the Italian dish that means "before the meal." Not ...

. One of my family's favorite dishes is plain ol' spaghetti and sauce. Of course, my homemade sauce is key to that dish, and their m...

. Last week I made a big pot of red sauce to have with spaghetti and jazzed it up (though the sausage in the sauce was pretty jazzy all by i...

. Last week I was sending all my guys out the door at dinner time with the makings of a tailgate party for a high school football game. I ...

. Lunch is such an issue in my house. My picky children just don't like to eat the same thing all the time. I could eat peanut butter an...

. This cake is a celebration and nothing less. It's just a slight challenge to create, a beauty to behold, and a delight to taste....

. I almost titled this post "Yum." I guess I think that title applies to most everything I post here, but when meatloaf, the ultim...

Back to working on my backlog of recipes, this one I prepared on Christmas Eve. My niece Rachel is a vegetarian and I am supposed to avoid t...

. I mentioned in my menu post that I planned to make Braciole for college boy on Sunday. If you've never had Braciole, it's an Itali...