Autumn is an excellent season for apple lovers in Western New York. Although this year’s crop was affected by a late frost and inconsistent weather, apples are still abundant at roadside stands, farmers’ markets, and grocery stores. October apples, crisp and bright, are hard to beat. Fresh apples are wonderful on their own or dipped … Read more

Update: The Pick A Giveaway Plugin chose “jessie” and “Caitlyn”… Check your emails, ladies. Congratulations!! I don’t usually host straight giveaways, but this one was too good to pass up. The team at Fannie May Berries sent me a box of their chocolate-covered strawberries to try, and they generously offered to send a box to … Read more

Today’s grapefruit sorbet was inspired by the palate-cleansing sorbets served during the Chef’s Table Experience on Caribbean Princess with Princess Cruises. Light, refreshing and silky in texture, this grapefruit sorbet is excellent on its own as a dessert or dressed up with a shot of gin or vodka as a frozen cocktail. Read on for … Read more

Have you ever craved a single dish so much that you couldn’t stop thinking about it until you made it? I do that more often than I’d like to admit. For about three weeks I couldn’t shake the urge for stuffed peppers. One day I finally caved: I tossed a package of multi-colored bell peppers … Read more

Crispy on the outside and tender and fluffy inside, these simple 3-ingredient Buttermilk Drop Biscuits are a fast, dependable way to get dinner on the table. They take less time to mix than the oven needs to preheat, and require no special tools or kneading. While I still love making flaky, layered buttermilk biscuits when … Read more

Weekly Meal Plan Week 28 – 10 great bloggers bringing you a full week of recipes including dinner, side dishes, and desserts!   We’re already nearing the end of January — the first month of the year has flown by. Life has been busy here: kids’ activities, teaching barre classes, speaking engagements, managing family life, … Read more

This is installment #5 of our Easy Meal Plan series, featuring eight top bloggers who bring you six dinner recipes and two desserts to create a quick, simple, and delicious week of meals. From our kitchens to yours. I nearly fell out when I started seeing “back to school” photos in my Facebook feed the … Read more

My childhood tasted like summer: homemade pizza, tacos, lumpia, big green salads, sourdough pretzels, Jell-O Pudding Pops (swirl was my favorite), sun tea, grilled hamburgers, Necco wafers and cookies. Growing up on the grounds of the summer camp and retreat center my father managed, those long, warm months were a blur of colors and voices. … Read more

This is the last of my Rule of Three deep-frying posts. Look for more hat tricks of deep-fried recipes in the future! I’ll admit I complained about these rangoons before, but honestly — every single one was devoured. The kids wanted more, my husband wanted more, and I wanted more. I doubled the recipe and, … Read more

Sublime and simple Pan con Tomate (also called Pan Tumaca, Pan Con Tomate, Spanish Tomato Bread, or Pa Amb Tomàquet) relies on just a few high-quality ingredients: toasted rustic bread rubbed with garlic, juicy tomato pulp, extra-virgin olive oil, and flaky sea salt. This effortless dish works as a tapas starter, a casual breakfast, or … Read more