Matzo Ball Soup with Chicken Meatballs is an easy and homemade way to celebrate Passover or any matzo ball craving—with a twist. I’m not Jewish. But I am definitely a matzo ball lover. It all started with late night jaunts to the classic Canters Deli where I became an ... continue reading... about Matzo Ball Soup with Chicken Meatballs and Homemade Chicken Broth Recipe
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Mascarpone Pumpkin Mousse Cups
This easy pumpkin dessert is made by layering crunchy amaretti cookies, homemade mascarpone pumpkin mousse, and whipped cream. Tastes like fall in a glass! Creating This Pumpkin Mousse Cups Recipe Like my Smudge, my nephew doesn't care for birthday cake. Like her, he'd ... continue reading... about Mascarpone Pumpkin Mousse Cups
Zesty Bread and Butter Pickles
This recipe makes a BIG batch of homemade bread and butter pickles. These can be made as refrigerator pickles, or they can be canned for later! Creating This Homemade Pickle Recipe Growing up, we were a house of dill. Everything I ate had to have a dill pickle on it. My ... continue reading... about Zesty Bread and Butter Pickles
The Secret to Grilled Baby Back Ribs
The trick to making perfect grilled baby back ribs every time is to cook them low and slow in the oven before grilling them. Trust me, it works! The Best Grilled Ribs Recipe This weekend we’re packing the coolers, loading up the truck with big boy toys and heading out of ... continue reading... about The Secret to Grilled Baby Back Ribs
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
This chocolate chip banana bread is made sans oil and instead uses Greek yogurt to add moisture. This is easily the best banana bread recipe I've ever made! When she speaks, I listen. And when her friends speak, I listen louder. Yes, I meant to say that. Louder. Because ... continue reading... about Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Classic Egg Salad Sandwich
Whether you're a fan of Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip, this classic egg salad sandwich recipe suits both cravings. Quick, simple, and easy! Simple Egg Salad Sandwich Recipe Once upon a time, as in yesterday, there was a family divided. They made their choices, they took sides. ... continue reading... about Classic Egg Salad Sandwich
Daddy’s Baked Hamburgers
Yep, you read that right! These baked hamburgers are a breeze to make and come together in about 15 minutes. You'll definitely want seconds! Hamburgers in the Oven These baked burgers are my dad’s specialty, and when I called to get the recipe, ironically he had made them ... continue reading... about Daddy’s Baked Hamburgers
Stewed Chicken Tacos
Going through my recipe archives I noticed the glaring omission of a recipe that has become a favorite around our house. I only had two taco recipes on the blog, one for Fried Avocado Tacos and one for Spaghetti Tacos, the first being a somewhat untraditional twist and the second ... continue reading... about Stewed Chicken Tacos
Baked Orange French Toast with Almond Crumble
I have a friend who abhors anything citrus. The smell alone puts her into a tailspin and the gag reflexes start. Peeling an orange in the same office with her was always a sensitive affair, but being the ever polite and gracious co-worker she would simply step out and never ... continue reading... about Baked Orange French Toast with Almond Crumble
Seared Ahi Tuna with Asian Avocado Salsa
Are you a dinner recipe planner or do you fly by the seat of your desires once your cute striped TOD’s hit the front door of your favorite grocery store? I wish I was a better grocery shopping planner. But then if I was, I wouldn’t have found these amazing tuna steaks at ... continue reading... about Seared Ahi Tuna with Asian Avocado Salsa
Stacked Breakfast Enchiladas Recipe
The phrase, “too many cooks in the kitchen,” need not apply to the Soza family, who's motto rings, “Pásale, Pásale, vengan a comer,” (Come in, come in. Come in and eat). Since 2010, Evangelina (Vangie) Soza and daughters Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack and Veronica Gonzalez-Smith ... continue reading... about Stacked Breakfast Enchiladas Recipe
Chicken Tzatziki Pizza
I’m always keeping an eye out for a nugget of inspiration to create a new recipe, whether it’s from a local restaurant, a TV show, old family favorites or from definitely from friends. So when my intern and I were working last week, talking shop about design, food and our ... continue reading... about Chicken Tzatziki Pizza
Mexican Turkey Meatball Sandwiches with Avocado Smash and Game Day Sweepstakes
Enter Avocado from Mexico’s Game Day Sweepstakes via FoodieCrush here. See what you might win and details at the bottom of this post. I’m just saying it now. So get out your cute little Moleskins, grab a pen and take heed. 2013 is the year of the meatball. No matter it’s ... continue reading... about Mexican Turkey Meatball Sandwiches with Avocado Smash and Game Day Sweepstakes
Coconut Snowball Cookies and Friday Faves
(Dear reader, please rewind one month and put this little sing-song to a very popular Holiday jingle in your head as you read...) “It’s finally beginning to look a lot like wiiiiinnn-ter, eeeeverywhere I gooooo...” After an entirely lame-o winter last year, I was so geared ... continue reading... about Coconut Snowball Cookies and Friday Faves
Chicken Nicoise Pasta Salad
The New Years resolutions have rung themselves in. And some of them, for some of you, are already on their way out. This year I'm not making New Years resolutions. Instead, I'm setting goals that aren't beginning-of-the-year-dependent, the kind that once the shiny sparkle of ... continue reading... about Chicken Nicoise Pasta Salad
Shrimp and Scallop Ceviche Stuffed Avocados
The most tasteful things in life are usually the simplest. And this dish is a shining example. After weeks of nipping at our ankles like border collies herding sheep, Christmas Eve is here and New Years Eve will be scurrying right up behind it. I for one am ready to welcome in ... continue reading... about Shrimp and Scallop Ceviche Stuffed Avocados
Stuffed Pork Chops with Roasted Grapes
It’s not even December yet and I feel like the holidays have already passed me by. Working in magazine publishing means you’re always working at least 3 months ahead of each and every holiday. Plotting Halloween while others are launching firecrackers and decorating Easter ... continue reading... about Stuffed Pork Chops with Roasted Grapes
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies and Friday Faves
The turkey has been carved, the last bits of gravy have been slurped up with a soft white roll and the last few pieces of pie have been doled out to departing family as the last memories of yet another thankful Thanksgiving. Now let’s get to the good stuff: Christmas cookies! ... continue reading... about Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies and Friday Faves
Turkey Cranberry and Grilled Brie Cheese Sandwich
This year’s Thanksgiving dinner table conversation could turn from a mild meet-up to a combative melee depending on one’s beliefs. Why? Here's one reason why. Thanks for the stimulating conversation but I’ll be staying far from the fracas. Thanksgiving brings out ... continue reading... about Turkey Cranberry and Grilled Brie Cheese Sandwich
Friday Faves and a Pepperoni Italian Egg Skillet
It’s the last weekend before the final gorge, aka Thanksgiving. But before you sweat it out over the pumpkin pie with distant cousin Miranda who doesn’t hesitant to tell you allllll about her kids amazing experience at the gifted children’s private school where they’re getting ... continue reading... about Friday Faves and a Pepperoni Italian Egg Skillet
White Bean and Pumpkin Pork Chili Recipe
Top buns. Ombre. Glasses that don't really have lenses but make you look smart. It's all about what's hot at the moment. But don't be fooled, fashion isn't the only place trends make a statement. Food has its favorites too. Take these two "it" ingredients of the moment: These ... continue reading... about White Bean and Pumpkin Pork Chili Recipe
Pumpkin and Fried Sage Flatbread plus 5 Savory Pumpkin Recipes
Sometimes you just don’t have time to create a complicated meal. And sometimes you have the time and just don’t want to. Today was one of those days. Last week Smudge and I picked up a few sugar pumpkins at the farmer’s market, both for decoration and to cook with. She ... continue reading... about Pumpkin and Fried Sage Flatbread plus 5 Savory Pumpkin Recipes
Cheesy Chorizo Caramelized Onion Dip Recipe
Boys will be boys. And boys like football. And cheese. And sausage. My husband, like so many guys out there and quite a few ladies with a penchant for competition, is a big football fan. He isn't as nutty as some dudes out there who are obsessed with their Fantasy ... continue reading... about Cheesy Chorizo Caramelized Onion Dip Recipe
Roasted Tomato and Zucchini Frittata Recipe
I don't have a coop. But lucky for me I know someone who does. I'm a bit of an egghead. I know, last week I was a picklehead, now I'm an egghead and soon enough you'll be reading about me becoming a cheesehead. Yes, a real-live Wisconsin cheesehead. But you'll be hearing ... continue reading... about Roasted Tomato and Zucchini Frittata Recipe
Friday Faves and Smokey Corn with Bacon
The farmer's markets in my neck of the woods are at their peak, harvesting all sorts of goodies and selling out to long lines of anxious customers waiting with baited breath to succumb to their favorite fall flavors. Last week I made the voyage to the Wednesday Park City ... continue reading... about Friday Faves and Smokey Corn with Bacon
10 Ways to Cook with Chai Plus Chai Shortbread Cookies with Sea Salt
Goodbye summer’s afternoon diet coke, hello chai latté de fall. Now that my coffee shop is just 18 strides from my office desk—when you work at home you have the luxury of doing things like actually counting how far the kitchen is from the computer—I’m finding that my ... continue reading... about 10 Ways to Cook with Chai Plus Chai Shortbread Cookies with Sea Salt
Friday Faves and Matsuhisa Cucumber Martini Recipe
Ah, nothing like topping off a week of work like a hard, HARD, HARD-shaken cocktail. Back in the day when I was the Creative Director for a publishing company in Los Angeles, I made plenty o' trips trans-US—to NYC for photo shoots—that were a total perk of the jobbie job ... continue reading... about Friday Faves and Matsuhisa Cucumber Martini Recipe
Tasty Tomatillo Shrimp Recipe
This year in my garden I went above and beyond my basic tomato planting regimen and introduced a new garden bedfellow to the rest of the team: Hello Mr. Tomatillo. Up until about two years ago I was pretty unfamiliar with raw tomatillos. I don't think I had even put together ... continue reading... about Tasty Tomatillo Shrimp Recipe
Avocado Cream and Chicken Suiza Enchiladas Recipe
Yesterday I sat on the deck at lunchtime and it hit me. Fall has arrived. It's only a few days past Labor Day and while I'm fondly reminiscing about Smudge and her summer hijinks, I am beyond thrilled to bid it adieu. Hello to cooler nighttime temps forcing the changing colors ... continue reading... about Avocado Cream and Chicken Suiza Enchiladas Recipe
Dinner is for Kids: Spaghetti Tacos Recipe
I know, I know. You're sitting there, staring at this post and thinking this recipe is one of those "Oh let's see how outlandish we can be and create an oddball recipe just to be different." Well, it is and it isn't. Blame it on Spencer. He's Carly's big ... continue reading... about Dinner is for Kids: Spaghetti Tacos Recipe
