Chicken Parmesan

Chicken Parmesan

One of earliest recipe successes that I can remember happening in my kitchen was Chicken Parmesan. I remember in my early twenties receiving, what seemed like every single day,...

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Yellow Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Cheese Icing

I’ve been trying to find a delicious yellow cake recipe for YEARS. I’ve tried a bunch of times. And they’re either to dry… or just plain yuck. A couple...

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Homemade Steak Sauce

Spring is somewhat upon us and with that comes my favorite other season… Zee grilling season. We grill A LOT in this house and Pat and I especially love a...

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Guest Post at Tablespoon.com : Italian Bento Box

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been seeing bento boxes popping-up everywhere. I’ve seen them on Pinterest, Instagram and okay… so that’s about it. But I’ve never really...

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Gooey Chocolate Pudding Cake

Awww yeahhhh chocolate pudding cake! My friends it’s been forever and a day since I made something with chocolate, what’s wrong with me? I guess it’s because I’m not...

Blueberry & Pistachio Spring Salad with Pomegranate Honey Dressing

Blueberry and Pistachio Spring Salad with Pomegranate – Honey Dressing

Sooo I made you a salad! {that sounded way cooler in my head} and… A pretty pink salad dressing too. Would’ya just look at that color? Can you even...

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Garlic-Parmesan & Peppercorn Salad Dressing

I hope you don’t mind I’ve dedicated an entire post to a salad dressing. Also, I hope you don’t mind I just had my THIRD cup of coffee and...

Italian Sausage, Kale and Blistered Tomato Fettuccine

Italian Sausage, Kale and Blistered Tomato Fettuccine

If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been digging the skillet lately. It has been my wing-man many evenings when I wanted to make a deliciously easy meal. There’s been sautéing,...

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Detroit-Style Coney Dogs

Flint or Detroit style? You may be saying flin-det-style-wha-WHAT? But if you’re from the Metro-Detroit area you know what I’m talking about. {high-five}! Flint and Detroit are obviously cities...

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Irish Stout Beef Stew

St. Paddy’s Day is in less than a week and with a last name like McNamara you best know we celebrate this holiday every single year. Traditionally we make corned beef and...