I love fresh tarragon!  It has a very distinct anise flavor and it works well with chicken, fish or vegetables.  Although tarragon is used e...

Salad Sunday is a new feature we've started at our house, and it's sure to be lots of fun as we work our way into the warmer summer ...

This was the main focus of our Southern dinner tonight, the Sautéed Collard Greens.  My husband brought these giant leaves home from work, s...

The inspiration for this meal was a bag of collard greens that my husband brought home from work.  His co-worker had been bringing these int...

Cooking with seasonal produce is a great way to find fruits and vegetables at their peak of freshness and also save a little money.  One of ...

After a busy day, it's nice to have a delicious go-to dinner that can be put together quickly, without too much prep, and can be served ...

Summer has arrived early here in Florida with temperatures already in the low 80's.  Although my basil and tomato plants are very happy ...

Tonight we were in the mood for Mexican food.  Something spicy with a little chipotle pepper flavor.  I love cooking with chipotle peppers, ...

This recipe is a family favorite and we've made it many times over the years, but it has always been made with a can of Campbell's C...

Cooking a recipe that is a family favorite can be a little intimidating, especially when the recipe is from your husband's family! But I...

Tonight we revisited a favorite family recipe, Shrimp and Blue Cheese Noodles.  This is probably my favorite seafood and pasta meal because ...

If you're tired of boring ground beef tacos, this is a great way to upgrade taco night.  These Pork and Chorizo Tacos get their great sm...

This is a great cake recipe I came across several years ago and with this being St Patrick's Day, this was a great weekend to test a Gin...

Anything you cook with Guinness Beer is going to be blessed with its thick, dark and rich flavor, and this bowl of Guinness Chili is no exce...

Crispy Butter Chicken is an Italian dish that is simply the best chicken dish I have ever eaten. It's really that good!  Using very basi...

This is not your ordinary boring pork chop!  This pork chop is bursting with the bright flavors of capers and olives and is super easy to pr...

I love to cook with almost any type of fish, but one of the most versatile and flavorful choices in the fish counter would have to be whitef...

If you are looking for a light and flavorful bread to serve with a bowl of soup or a light salad, this is a great recipe to keep handy.  The...

Tonight we decided to revisit one of my favorite breakfast recipes, our version of a Spicy Italian Frittata. A frittata is a type of omelet ...

Tonight we made a yummy chicken stir fry with a bit of a Thai influence from red pepper and lime, and it was a great way to use lots of ingr...

Tonight was my first attempt at making Paella, which is a Spanish dish of saffron rice, combined with a variety of meats and shellfish such ...

Tonight's recipe is something that came together as a bit of a surprise.  We wanted to make salads for dinner with a little something on...

I really love the guy who works the fish counter at our local market.  If you're going to cook fish, this is the guy you want to be frie...

The process of braising meats is somewhat of a lost art, but one that we really should revisit more often.  For generations people have been...

A few weeks ago, we watched an episode of Lidia's Italy in America, which is a great PBS cooking show featuring Lidia Bastianich.  She w...