If you are looking for an appetizer soup to impress, try this one. Heirloom tomatoes have that garden fresh taste that you can't find in any other store bought tomato. Colors range from deep purple, red, orange, green and yellow. I used a variety for ...
Brie, Raspberry, and Chicken Salad with Fresh Raspberry Vinaigrette
This is the PERFECT summer salad. Raspberries are in season and at their cheapest right now, so it's a great time to throw them into a salad and make a dressing with them, BOTH of which this recipe contains.Before I share the recipe, let me tell you ...
I come bearing gifts…..
I know I've been absent on this blog for a while, but with good reason, I assure you =). My husband and I took a little trip to California over the fourth of July weekend to escape the brutal Vegas heat. Lucky for us, his grandma lives a block from ...
Braised Beef Short Ribs
This dish makes an excellent Sunday night dinner. There is a little bit of prep to do before you can get it in the crock pot, but it's well worth it. I did the prep before I left for church, and then it cooks for about 6 hours. Then you just need to ...
Strawberry Panna Cotta
This is a classic Italian dessert that basically consists of cream set with gelatin. The literal translation of panna cotta is 'cooked cream'. This recipe is flavored with fresh, pureed strawberries. I like to make a strawberry coulis by pureeing an ...
Chicken Fricassee
The sauce on this dish is a beautiful, beautiful thing. Sort of a cross between a chicken veloute and a hollindase, it's smooth and creamy and lemony and just makes me happy. I'm a sucker for a good sauce.This recipe comes from a giant text book of ...