Tilapia W/Citrus Sauce: A Favorite Meal

If you had asked me what my favorite food/meal was, oh say…ten or eleven years ago, I can guarantee you that meat would have been at the top of the list.  In particular, beef.  I learned at an early age that a good steak is hard to top and for the most…

The BEST Carrot Cake EVER!!

In the interest of mixing up the sweet and savory recipes from my Christmas dinner menu, I will save the potato gratin recipe for the next post.  So we are jumping ahead to dessert for today, and ooooooh MAN!  What a dessert it is!  Maybe not exactly the kind of holiday dessert…

Sweet & Savory Mixed Nuts

Every year my neighborhood gets together and does a progressive Christmas dinner the first weekend in December.  Appetizers at one house, soup and sandwiches at another house (although one year we did pastas!) and desserts at a third house.  Everyone decorates their houses and all the lights are on and we visit…

Maple Orange Cranberry Sauce

Yes.  I know that I have already posted two cranberry sauce recipes and am aware that this makes three.  It is actually kind of weird because cranberries are not even my favorite part of Thanksgiving!  However, while making two different kinds for dinner might be a bit much, when you do one savory,…

Two Kinds Of Cranberry Sauce

All right.  So I hesitate to say that I am back, but my kitchen is so close to being finished (and then cooking can recommence!) that I am getting extremely antsy.  Wouldn’t you be?  Its spring here in Illinois and I am desperate to use the last of the winter citrus to…

Spiced Tea-Coziness In A Cup!

Mmmmm.  Just the mention of this drink makes me close my eyes and sigh.  My sisters, my Mother and I drink this year round, anytime a chilly day brings forth the need to curl up with something hot and comforting.  I love coffee, and a steaming cup of Constant Comment is my…

Margaritas, June Bugs, and Tea

Mmmmm.  There is nothing like reaching for an ice cold beverage when its a million degrees outside.  And trust me.  Right now, in central Illinois, its about that hot.  Personally, I like a nice strong, sweet tea.  In fact, sweet tea is one of my favorite all time drinks.  I suppose I…