This past weekend, my husband and I (with our two dogs) ventured up to Michigan to visit with family and friends. During our road trip, I was in sheer amazement at the colors of the leaves in Pennsylvania. As you can imagine, we don’t have that many trees in the city so I couldn’t help…
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Hearty Irish Beef Stew
As the leaves begin to change color and the weather starts to get that certain crispness in the air, it’s not difficult to tell that Fall is here . . . and I could not be happier. As the seasons change, so too do the types of foods that are made. Light summer dishes are…
How To Keep a Well-Stocked Baker’s Pantry
When I first ventured into the world of baking, I found myself making trip after trip to the store to pick up various odds and ends in order to fulfill my baking needs. The more I baked, the more I realized that many of the baking recipes called for a lot of the same ingredients…
Baking Tips & Tricks
For many people, baking can be quite overwhelming at first. A lot of beginners will burn a few (or a lot) of hockey pucks (aka burnt cookies), flatten some cakes or over bake brownies. After baking countless recipes, I’ve arrived at, and have also come across, helpful tips and tricks to make baking an easier,…
Buffalo Chicken Dip
What better way to kick off the college football season than to share with you one of the ultimate football party snacks? Back in December, we had some friends in town for an extended weekend. One night we decided to hang low, play some board games and enjoy plenty of cocktails. We stopped at the…
Measurements and Equivalents
Whenever you’ve read recipes in the past, did you ever come across abbreviations that you couldn’t quite decipher? What about measurements that just didn’t make any sense? I can remember many times in the past when I’ve stumbled through baking recipes that seemed to be drowning in silly little phrases and measurements. With the helpful…
What Does That Mean?! Cooking Terms Defined
When you’re reading through a recipe, do you ever stop, scratch your head and ask, “What does that mean?” When I first ventured into the world of cooking, I often found myself a bit confused and, oftentimes, guessing on how to perform a certain task. The more I cooked, the more I began to realize…