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I don't know what it is about Ina Garten's cookbooks that I love so much, but I am totally addicted to her cooking. Many of her re...

In exactly 30 days from today my friend, Kerry , will be getting married to Mr. Sean, and my hubby and I are going to their wedding in Bost...

To me, Sunday's are bittersweet. They are great because it's usually on a Sunday that you get to eat a big breakfast, or even have...

Last week I decided to attend Macy's School of Cooking here in San Diego. Since I can't afford going to a real culinary school, th...

I've always shied away from making fried chicken mainly because I could never tell if the chicken was done or if the chicken was proper...

I got this recipe from Giada De Laurentiis, the feisty Italian chef on the Food Network. This is basically her twist on schnitzel, which I ...

Earlier this year when I was on holiday in Minnesota, I was introduced to morel mushrooms. I had never seen an actual fresh morel mushroom ...

It seems like it was only yesterday that I was in Ireland with my husband and parents. It was definitely a journey I’ll never forget. Ever...

It's amazing how St. Patrick's Day is a much bigger deal here in the United States than in Ireland. But it is still so much fun. My...

When I was in Ireland last October, I fell in love with the brown bread that the Irish serve with just about every meal. Brown bread is hea...

One of the best seafood chowders I've ever had was at the restaurant inside the Old Midleton Distillery (a.k.a. Jameson's Irish wh...

Can you believe St. Patrick's Day is almost here? It seems like only yesterday that I made my first Irish-American dinner of corned beef...

My husband is currently in Minnesota and one of the things he misses the most from San Diego (besides me!) is carne asada tacos. Carne asad...

I made a mini-version of this recipe and it came out fabulous. I didn't let the sauce simmer for 30 to 40 minutes (like the recipe said...

One of my favorite cooking magazines is Cuisine at Home. Most of their recipes are always great and very inventive, but once in a while the...

Oh my goodness...I made these deadly ricotta gnocchi last night and I'm pretty sure I went into some type of cholesterol shock. For me,...

Oh boy, I'm getting addicted to gnocchi, which it isn't a good sign because they are basically little potato and flour dumplings tha...

My sister-in-law, Lindsey, grilled us some extremely delicious flat iron steaks for Valentine's Day. Here she is in action! Notice all t...

This dish is a family favorite. My mom and grandmother both used to make it for us and to this day their version is the best. I was craving...

When one thinks of Minnesota, many things come immediately to mind: cold air, 10,000 lakes, Prince , the Twins , MacGyver , and cold, cold ...