recipes
Truffle Mashed Potatoes

Truffle Mashed Potatoes

Ever since I picked up a bottle of White Truffle Oil at the Flying Olive shop and Truffle Salt at Colonel De’s at  Friendly Market last year I’ve been obsessed with finding new ways to use the oil to add a little pizzazz to our meals.  I started with Truffle Fries, and now we are...

Menu Plan Monday ~ March 23

Our weeknights have gotten CRAZY busy lately.  I’m taking a graduate course one evening a week, the kids have play practice, math team, Lego club, soccer practice, and the list goes on.  Menu Planning is playing a key role in keeping my sanity.  I’ve been working really hard to stick to the plan each week,...
Salmon the Colonel's Way

Salmon the Colonel’s Way

I’ve been trying to shake things up in the kitchen on Fridays during Lent this year.  We’ve been trying lots of new ways to enjoy seafood.  Last week was a scrumptious Seafood buffet and then this past Friday I made Salmon…the Colonel’s Way.  What’s the Colonel’s Way you ask?  It’s salmon sprinkled with Maple Powder...
Simple St. Patrick's Day Dinner

Simple St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

Today was Saint Patrick’s Day and Ella requested that I make a special dinner.  With the help of my best friend Google I found a few awesome recipes and made a St. Paddy’s Day dinner to remember!   It was pretty easy to put together and it was a hit with everyone.  I think that...
Lenten Seafood Dinner

Lenten Seafood Dinner

This year during lent we’ve been trying to find ways to make our Friday night dinners interesting.  I’ve made Salmon, we’ve attended a Fish Fry at Old Saint Mary’s in Over the Rhine, and then this week I decided to make a seafood smorgasbord for dinner.  I had some shrimp in the freezer, but I...

Menu Plan Monday ~ March 9

I’m jumping back on the Menu Planning bandwagon after being absent for a while.  I NEEEEEED Menu Planning to stay sane!  It helps me to save money at the grocery store and to save my sanity at dinner time when I’m scrambling to figure out what to cook.  I’ve recently starting substitute teaching, and while...
Tasty Appetizer :: Bali Maki

Tasty Appetizer :: Bali Maki

Our family loves to have game nights, and at these game nights we simply must have some munchies to snack on while we play.  A few months back my brother in law brought a game changer to our family game night.  He brought homemade Bali Maki.  What’s Bali Maki, you ask?  Well, my kids call...

The Little Things Blog on Fox 19

Last month I was contacted by Fox 19 News and asked to come on their Sunday Morning show and share one of my favorite winter recipes.  I immediately thought of my Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff recipe because it’s so easy to put together and it’s a perfect hearty meal for a cold winter’s night.  On...
Easy Garlic Chicken

Easy Garlic Chicken

Are you looking for an easy dinner recipe?    I have just that for you.  You should try this Easy Garlic Chicken recipe that I concocted this week.  The weekend got away from me and I never made it to the grocery store and had to make dinner with what I had on hand Monday night.  Which...

Menu Plan Monday {January 12}

It was a delicious week at our house last week!  What’s cooking at your house?  Do you need inspiration?  Visit OrgJunkie’s Menu Plan Monday Roundup or my Recipe Archives for recipe ideas!  Have a great week! Menu Plan Monday :: Spaghetti Carbonara Beef Goulash Soup ~ perfect winter night dinner!  And the leftovers hold up...
Garlic Asiago Risotto

Garlic Asiago Risotto

A few months back my cousin Joe married his sweetheart Andrea, and Prince Henry was their ring-bearer.  The rehearsal dinner was held at my Aunt and Uncle’s house and my Aunt made a five-star meal for us.  It was seriously one of the most delicious meals I’ve ever had.  She served a tenderloin and fresh...

Menu Plan Monday {December 22}

Hello Monday!  And Hello Holidays!  It’s going to be a wild and crazy week with the Christmas holiday, so I should have some great recipes for you next Monday.  As for today, I’ve got some great stuff to share as well.  If you are looking for even more inspiration see my Recipe Archives or OrgJunkie’s...