Hey Amy!

This recipe is a great beginning to a dinner party.  Bisque of any kind is a light way to begin the meal.  I am never a fan of chowder or something equally as thick and rich to launch a meal.  I never seem to make it to dessert at those meals. As you know, I [...]

Winter is almost over and I haven’t had a week dedicated to soups and stews!  Shame on me.  I hope to make up for it this week with recipes like the one below.  I love this delicious bean soup because it is served with a salsa cream which makes this a great alternative to traditional comfort [...]

Tonight’s the night.  I am looking forward to seeing Meryl Streep take the Oscar for her outstanding performance in “Julie & Julia”.  I have shared with you a few of Julia’s recipes that can be used as hors d’oeuvres this weekend in the hopes that will serve them at your Oscar Party tonight. This recipe [...]

In honor of what I hope to be Ms. Meryl Streep’s winning weekend at the Oscar’s, I am going to share a few hors d’oeuvres from “The Art of French Cooking” by Julia Child. You can create these easy dishes for your Oscar Party tomorrow evening in honor of “Julie & Julia”. Ingredients: 1/2 lb. [...]

The last of this week’s salute to the slow cooker is a recipe from the kids section of my slow cooker cookbook.  I understand why it’s in the kid section simply because it is so easy to create but the kid’s section implies it’s a child’s meal, which I do not believe it to be. I [...]

While you are creating away in the kitchen for your next meal, why not have the slow cooker be in charge of dessert?  There are hundreds of dessert slow cooker recipes you can choose from and you will realize you have one less dish to create. I have chosen a flavorful rice pudding that is [...]

I know, I know what you are thinking.  Crock Pot and Coq au Vin in the same sentence–shame on me.  I love my Julia, as we all know, but I couldn’t help try this sacrilegious recipe.  It was delicious!  Ms. Child, I apologize! Ingredients: 4 chicken legs salt and pepper to taste 2 Tbsp. olive [...]