An Old Fashioned Christmas Cocktail
Coming up with a signature Christmas cocktail has been one of my favorite new traditions that started because of this blog. We almost always have a cocktail hour before Christmas dinner, whether it’s a small affair with just Tory, our husbands and parents, or our more extended family. And it’s fun to be able to…
Asian Marinated Chicken Salad with Lemon Ginger & Garlic Vinaigrette
This may be one of my favorite salads that I created last summer. That disclaimer makes me feel like my Uncle when I would try to get him to admit I was his favorite niece. He would always say “you’re my favorite niece who is working here tonight.” Back to the salad, it uses the…
Asian Marinated Grilled Chicken Thighs
Like the Lemon Ginger & Garlic Vinaigrette, I first made this chicken as part of a salad. It turned out to be pretty amazing on it’s own. I still often serve it on various salads but I also serve it as a stand alone main dish. To me this is slightly reminiscent of the flavors…
Lemon Ginger & Garlic Vinaigrette
I normally don’t post salad dressing recipes independently, usually it’s a part of the flavor profile of whatever salad I am making and I like to keep them together. But this Lemon Ginger & Garlic Vinaigrette quickly became a versatile new favorite of ours. I first made it last summer when I spent a week…
Instant Pot Chicken Udon Noodle Soup
Over the winter, Tory & I got together when we both had a Monday off and planned to look through a box of Nana’s recipes we’d received when she moved I had only recently received my Instant Pot and I was just itching to make some kind of soup with it. Via text conversations we…
Steakhouse Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
What do you do when you plan to make Bacon Wrapped Blue Cheese Stuffed Dates for the first time and have absolutely no idea how much blue cheese you’ll need so you buy the double package at Costco and end up with one full container and then some leftover? Well if you’re me, you decide…
Pepperoni Rolls
Last fall, Derek & I took a trip to Western Maryland and toured some civil war battlefields. Along the way at a small family owned bakery we picked up donuts for breakfast and some Pepperoni Rolls for a snack later in the day. They were just the ticket when we found ourselves wrapping up a…
