New Recipes

Happy New Year! The new year is one of my favorite holidays because it signals a new beginning. It is a fresh start and a day to dream/plan what the year will bring. For me, New Year’s day has always been a day of relaxation from the holiday, and one final pause before life somewhat […]

Why in the world would anyone add cookie spread to a cookie recipe? Do we need a reason? The reason is cookie spread is fantastic, and we have the right to add cookie spread to anything and everything. Two of my favorite cookies are ginger snaps and chewy peanut butter cookies, and this recipe marries […]

Are Chicken Thighs the Best Part? If you don’t know me, I am a chicken connoisseur or bet yet I love chicken. As a child, I remember having chicken most nights for dinner, and I don’t remember complaining about it. Even with my love for chicken, chicken thighs have been my least favorite part of […]

Summer and pasta salad go hand and hand for me; last, the year before COVID, my favorite dish to any pot luck was pasta salad. You can never make a small batch, so it was always perfect for bringing to a cookout. To make things easier, I bring the pasta salad in study plastic container […]

Colorful summer veggies roasted in dijon garlic butter. The summer is filled with sweet breezes, sun, and a rainbow of food. The summer brings this sense of urgency to enjoy every moment and try to fit everything and anything in a day because the days are long and memorable. I want to fill the days […]

While visiting one of my best friends in Oakland, CA I had a similar recipe like this at a restaurant called the AC Oakland. I would not wait to get home to make this recipe. I wanted to recreate the recipe but not use too many steps because my part love for brussels sprout is […]