Holiday PUNCH!

A few weeks ago, my local Mom’s Group had our second annual Holiday Home Tour.  Five brave souls volunteered to open their homes to the whole group to serve treats, pour some drinks, and show off their Christmas decorations to a bunch of sleep deprived, exhausted local mommies. And it was fabulous….

Pomegranate Sorbet W/Mini Chocolate Chips

Greetings!  I am just popping in quick to share one of my favorite recipes! This past weekend was Race Weekend!  Otherwise known as the-weekend-my-family-comes-down-from-Minnesota-to-run-in-the-Illini-half-marathon!  My sister and her boyfriend drove down this year and surprised me by showing up with my other sister, just in from Seattle!  We had a wonderful little…

Pomegranate Glazed Carrots

I generally think of carrots as a kind of perfect side dish.  Aren’t they a kind of super hero in the culinary world?  When they showed up as an ingredient on Iron Chef America, people cheered!  Hooray!  A familiar food that you can do…ANYTHING with!!  With the exception of cooking them until…