Our family loves Bolognese! This is the perfect weeknight bolognese. You can serve it with any pasta of your choice or spaghetti squash or spiraled zucchini. It is really good with a caesar salad with baked croutons. I love to cook it in the oven, I think it enhances the flavors and it makes the whole…
Chocolate Toffee Crunch
Chocolate Toffee Crunch is so quick and easy to make. Keep these ingredients in your pantry so you can make them at a moments notice, as they are a great last minute hostess gift. Perfect on their own or crumbled on vanilla ice cream. You will be amazed at how quickly they…
Pork Chile Verde
The first time I made this was at our dear friends home in Connecticut. I have always loved chili. I like chicken chili. I like beef chili, and I really like this Pork Chile Verde. It is another one pot meal, that is really easy to make. It is so easy to put together,…
Scones with Cranberries and Orange Zest
They key to making scones puff up nicely lies in the butter. It’s ALL about the butter! Ideally, when you are working with the dough, you are on a cold surface and are able to work quickly enough so that the butter doesn’t start to melt. The minute you are done cutting, get them in the…
Chocolate Almond Sandwich Cookie
Our adorable Grandson Luke, loves chocolate! I think I should rename this Luke’s Cookie. Did I tell you Luke loves Nutella (see below)? This is not a really soft cookie, it needs to be able to hold the Nutella or the filling of your choice. You can use raspberry jam or any melted chocolate that…
Hot Italian Sausage Tomato Soup
Hot Italian Sausage Tomato Soup is a rustic, hearty, easy to make soup. It’s great with crusty bread and a salad. I keep hot Italian sausage in the freezer so I have it on hand when I am looking for a quick meal. You can add tortellini or ravioli of your choice, to make it…
Soft Scrambled Eggs and Smoked Salmon
When you want to make breakfast for 2 or 10, this Scrambled Eggs and Smoked Salmon recipe is a winner. Peter, my husband, makes this recipe all of the time; it’s one of his specialities. The trick is to cook the eggs low and slow. You want to pull them off the heat before they set-up…
Raspberry Sauce
I made this sauce for a Sunday Sundae party for a friend. My friend said the Raspberry Sauce was her favorite because it was so unique. It can be used for cheesecakes, pound cakes, pancakes, and ice cream too! I reduced the sugar from my original recipe and added fresh lemon juice and cognac at the end. The…
CARROT SALAD SAKE LEMON DRESSING
I made this Carrot Salad with Sake Lemon Dressing for a special dinner with friends, who also happen to have a Sake Brewery in Maine (Blue Current Sake). The heirloom carrots were still at the market and they are so beautiful and so delicious. I used a mandoline to make the slices very thin, but you…
Pound Cake Kabobs – Chocolate Ganache
I was planning a party on the boat and wanted to make a special dessert for family and friends. I made everything ahead of time so all I had to do was put the pound cake kabobs together and put them on the grill. If you like pound cake, if you like bananas, this is like a…