Month: December 2018

For the past several years we’ve hosted a Holiday Open House for friends and family.  Everyone is invited.  Adults, kids, pets, you name it.  We have crafts for the kids, booze for the adults and food for all ages.  Other than that, there’s no agenda except to pause for an...

I came up with this recipe for Sweet Potato Black Bean Enchiladas because of something that happened about five years ago (oh how time flies!).   That’s when my husband became a vegetarian.  Or more precisely a pescetarian.  So he eats fish but no other meat.  To this day...

I’ve told you that the fall makes me crave comfort foods? Unsurprisingly, that continues straight through the winter.  What I want is something that will warm me from the inside out when the days are short, grey and cold.  While chili is my go-to in the fall in the...

I come from a big Irish Catholic family that is many things.  Loud and opinionated.  Funny storytellers. Enthusiastic drinkers (some of us maybe too much . .).  But by and large we’re not the best cooks and most aren’t even all that interested in cooking.  I’m the exception that...