Sweet Potato Casserole

For years it’s been tradition in my home to have a Sweet Potato Casserole. Whenever I try to change it and make something else or even mashed potatoes they get upset with me. If you are a sweet potato casserole lover I know you will adore my version. The...

Gravy Impaired?

For years I would spend so much time preparing Thanksgiving dinner and all the fixins myself. Then making sure the entire meal came out at the same time I found myself scrambling to get the gravy made to perfection and exhausted by the time I sat down to eat....

PAMA Liqueur Contest

PAMA liqueur contacted me to enter a recipe contest using their PAMA Liqueur, a Pomegranate flavored Liqueur, which if you haven’t tasted before is delicious! The voting starts today. If I win I get to go to The Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Colorado this summer. I would...

Cranberry Tea

With Thanksgiving just 11 days away cranberries are in abundance. Plus if you’re living in Missouri you know the weather has been unseasonably warm. Yet tonight a storm is apparently moving in and will bring buckets of rain over the next 5 days and a drop in the temperature....

Turkey Roulade

For those of you that don’t have the time to roast an entire turkey on Thanksgiving or if your family prefers the breast meat rather than the dark meat you may want to consider roasting a turkey roulade. What’s that? It’s a boneless turkey breast that’s been rolled. The...

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is just 17 days away. It’s hard to believe it’s almost here. I took my dogs for a walk yesterday at Tillis Park and they already have the lights up and ready to go for the holidays. How time flies. Every year we always seem to have the...

Butternut Squash Ravioli

Butternut Squash Ravioli

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I love Butternut Squash. Not only is it great for you but it tastes wonderful. Whenever I can I roast a batch of it with our dinner. I like it better than potatoes. However, tonight I decided to try making Butternut Squash Ravioli...

Holiday Dessert – Chocolate Avalanche Cake (Vote for Me Here)

As I mentioned in a previous post (September 18th) this is a cake recipe I created after years of testing. It’s a dead ringer to one we use to have and love at a restaurant called The Bubble Room, on Captiva Island, Florida. I call this perfect celebration cake...