Recipes

There are few things more comforting in the kitchen than an old-school batch of mac n’ cheese. Ooey gooey goodness. Perfection—almost—I mean have you ever added bacon to your mac n’ cheese?

If your house is anything like mine, they’ve already smelled the bacon and are lined up, waiting to share!

Pasta with a simple tomato sauce is one of the all time great flavor combos, but there’s more than one way to make a tomato sauce. Here’s a quick way to toss a few flavors together, let the oven do the work and wind up with pasta that tastes like pizza!

Nothing is simpler, tastier and healthier than a bowl layered full of happy homemade salad; especially when it’s tossed with a few twists, including your own secret “house dressing.”

This steaming aromatic cider is a wonderful addition to any holiday party and is a perfect year-round warm-me-up. Its fragrant goodness will permeate your home with seasonal cheer. I guarantee your guests will ask for seconds-and the recipe!

Sometimes the best thing you can do in a kitchen is get out and go for the grill. Here’s how to create a simple bed of grilled goodness to anchor a warm salad. All with an easy twist to create a double duty marinade/dressing and jazz it all up.

I can whip up a seven-tier wedding cake, bake shortcake for 1000 and create a menu full of $20 dollar desserts but nothing brings ‘em running like the smell of simple chocolate cookies.
Here’s a batch of chocolaty cookies that are so good, they won’t even ask where the chips are.

Here’s a simple dessert chef’s keep up their sleeves and whip out when they need a great treat that never fails. Panna cotta sounds fancy, tastes fantastic and now you know what chefs know... it’s easy!

I love salmon. I love its flavor, I love how healthy it is, and I love how easy it is to cook. I especially love it grilled, then tossed into a simple salad. And since the grill is already on, why not grill the whole salad?

Around here chowder is about as common as ants at a picnic. We don’t waste a whole lot of time worrying whether it’s authentic or not either. Better to focus on flavor, which might just lead you to an uncommonly good chowder!

Pork Chops are an easy way to get dinner on the table in a hurry and an easy way to show off your saucier skills. The secret? A two step pan roast and an even easier pan sauce!

For most of us, cooking a turkey is a once a year event and can be a bit intimidating. But let’s face it; it’s just a big chicken. So let’s make it easy, get it in the oven fast and have some fun with the gravy!

The only thing better than a grilled NY steak, is a grilled NY steak sitting next to a twice baked potato. Especially when its’ oozing with Boursin cheese, bacon and sharp horseradish! Did I mention the bacon?