Every now and then, come on, you have to have somethin’ rich, sweet, chocolate and it has to be brownies!

Vintage Jell-O Frosting (from Joys of Jell-O)

One of the items in my pantry I cannot live without. If you want to put good food on the table, you must get a kick start by making a few items and having them on hand.

Garlic Confit is used to make garlic bread, as a spread on a roast beef...

After watching “It’s complicated”, I had to know how to make this! Serve with Green Goddess Salad or Caesar for a lunch and end with fresh berry dessert or for brunch fresh fruit.

At one of my cooking classes with Chef Tim McGrath at “Let’s get cooking” in Westlake, we made this cake. It was wonderful, and so I made it into cupcakes for my office.

Sure most of us have had eggplant lasagna or beef lasagna or chicken lasagna, and you can go that direction if you want to, but I had chorizo in my refrigerator and dinner time was approaching…

While many people like plain cheesy lasagna, I think...

Since I have the trees, I picked about 100 black walnuts and set about to make the infusion of Black Walnut Liqueur. Don’t be too eager, it won’t be ready for about 12 months!

• Nephew Matt’s Green Bean Casserole
• Roasted Sweet Potatoes with a dash of nutmeg
• Thanksgiving Table
• Looks so pretty!
• Happy Thanksgiving Turkey! Place Markers, how sweet!
• Glinda my little decorator trying to steal the show.
• Apple Pie and coffee for...

As I wake up and everyone in the house is starting to stir and the chorus of “I’m hungry”, I take a gander in my refrigerator and see we have eggs and a bit of leftover meat and decide, let’s make some hash. I have a knack for using leftovers from...