My mom's apple pie is one of the best, making it hard to enjoy a pie made by anyone else. Between the flaky crust, crumb topping and just the right amount of sugar and cinnamon it all comes togehter perfectly. A few years ago my mom got a spiralizer attachment for her Kitchen Aid mixer [...]
My daughter loves loves loves bread, so I thought I would try to take a very basic bread recipe and turn it into something more my taste. This was my first attempt at this recipe. It was beautiful and tasty and smelled incredible. But it was a bit plain, and I am still trying [...]
This isn't just one of my favorite soups, it's one of my favorite smells. The onions, celery and carrots when they go into the pot, combined with the chicken broth and herbs fills the house with a scent unlike any other. As an added bonus, it's a great meal that makes an easy "send with [...]
A few years ago we hosted an Italian dinner as part of a school fundraiser and I wanted to make fresh mozzarella. After some research it turned out to more trouble then it was worth. I would need to find unpasteurized milk and order some rennet. More research and fresh ricotta looked like an easy [...]
Popcorn seems like a pretty straight forward thing to make, so why bother with a recipe? And what the heck could a paper bag have to do with it anyway? Glad you asked! Good popcorn is all about getting the smaller details right. For us, it starts with good ol' Orville Redenbacher popcorn kernels. [...]
