This week we are all about fruit. Each recipe featuring a different one. Today’s appetizer is about cherries. The recipe calls for dried cherries, but you could use chopped fresh ones also.  Amaretto Purses with Mascarpone & Fontina (adapted from Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board) (Makes 8 appetizers) 1 cup Fontina Cheese 1 cup Mascarpone Cheese … Read more

This weeks entree is sooo good! I made this for my husband who is a steak lover. You never have to ask him what he wants to eat. If it was up to him, it would be all steak~ all the time! Let’s start by making our compound butter first! 6 oz. Blue Cheese crumbles … Read more

What can I say? Well, I can apologize! My excuse? My computer stinks!!! So I apologize for not finishing my commitment to you for the 14 days of Valentines Day posts. I am sorry! 🙁    My computer is finally fixed, and as I was about to start posting again, my life took a BIG! detour! … Read more

For my first official blog page I want to talk about measuring your ingredients. When you are cooking sauces and soups, or seasoning foods like meats or veggies you can give a pinch of this or a dash of that. In other words, SEASON TO TASTE. But when you are baking, you must measure your … Read more

Today is March 14, which means that it is also Pi Day! 3.14! So I joined up with some other bloggers to celebrate this day, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, by making pie! This Mini Shamrock Pie is a tasty, fun way to celebrate not only Pi day, but … Read more

There is one holiday dessert that I make every year~Bread Pudding! There are so many ways to make this perfect comfort food, and it’s a lot of fun creating it so many different ways. It’s always a new treat! This year for Thanksgiving, I am making  Cranberry Apple Croissant Bread Pudding. I have made bread … Read more

Have you had roasted corn this summer? It is definitely my summer food obsession this year. I just can’t get enough of the flavor that comes from roasting corn on the grill, letting the flames lick the kernels of the corn. It’s such an incredible, over the top flavor!  I used tri tip to make … Read more

I am a huge St. Patrick’s Day fan, so I am excited to show you what is definitely the first of several recipes to celebrate March 17. These Shamrock Mini Cheesecakes should be a part of your party plans! They start with a chocolate base, are filled with vanilla cheesecake, topped with a milk chocolate … Read more

I love Christmas cookies, so when it comes time for the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap every holiday season, I am definitely in! This year I sent my three secret bloggers my Mittens and Hats Sugar Cookies. This sugar cookie recipe is one of my favorites! It is not difficult to make, but the decorating … Read more