***Updated on April 24, 2016: I had been wanting to update Ruth Gracie’s version for a while, to see how close… Continue reading »

Pizza Cookie
My best pal came up with this gem of a recipe. It’s the perfect excuse to make a dessert whenever… Continue reading »

Chopped Cauliflower Salad, North African Style
When I was a teenager, I had my own room that was lined in a ghastly pink wallpaper, covered with… Continue reading »

Seasoned Popcorn
Though it wasn’t super fancy or time consuming, my mom’s popcorn was always a treat when we got it. She… Continue reading »

Ma-Ma’s Pasta “Milanese”
I have always wanted to be the girl who had the recipe for gravy. You know what gravy I mean…..meat… Continue reading »

Special K Bars
A very tall, quietly witty, Ping Pong champion at work (who wears his smarty-pants every day) gave me his mother’s… Continue reading »

Chocolate Pistachio Nut Bundt Cake
Every once in a very long while, my parents would take us out for a special frozen treat at Leatherby’s… Continue reading »

Cadbury Mini-Eggs Cookies
This last Sunday was my dad’s birthday. He would have been 73 years old. My dad was one of the… Continue reading »

Thanksgiving Day Recipes
I got a little overzealous for Thanksgiving Day. I got it in my head that I had to make everything… Continue reading »