I seem to know a huge amount of Summer babies, and most of them are family ... so I find myself scrambling to dream up the perfect birthday cake for them, year after year. And birthday cake is kind . . . Read the Post
6 Summer Salad Recipes
Hubby makes us this chopped salad, and it really is good (it's got everything: lettuce, cucumbers, peppers, carrots, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, chickpeas when my chickpea averse hubby is not . . . Read the Post
4th of July No-Bake Cheesecake
I don't normally re-post recipes on this blog; in fact, this is the first recipe I have ever re-posted ... it's that good, and easy, and almost guilt-free. Meet my secret-weapon go-to Summer dessert: . . . Read the Post
Girls Night: Sparkling Margaritas
I'm on this themed party kick. I can't get enough. When I plan a party, from the menus to the decor, I want each and every detail to fit that look. And a signature cocktail? . . . Read the Post
Girls Night In Margarita
I've always loved Cinco de Mayo. When we first moved into our house, a few months after getting married we threw a huge Cinco de Mayo fiesta, mariachi band and all, and though our schedules have been . . . Read the Post
Apple Honey Greek Yogurt Muffins
I have been on the hunt for a recipe that I could seamlessly sneak greek yogurt into. I should start by saying that I haven't always been the biggest fan of greek yogurt, much less any yogurt . . . Read the Post
The Most Amazing Raspberry Crumb Breakfast Bars
These raspberry crumb breakfast bars make for the most amazing dessert. The fresh raspberries cook down into an incredible jam-like filling and the crumb cookie base and topping is chewy, moist, . . . Read the Post
Rotisserie Chicken Salsa Soup
This recipe is so easy, I'm almost embarrassed to share it here on the blog. (The cheat is also a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken from the supermarket.) But it is so good, and I make it regularly . . . Read the Post
White Chocolate Snickerdoodles
I love to bake. I bake when I'm stressed, I bake gifts, I bake for friends and family, I bake when trying to avoid my ever-growing "to do" list. And the things I bake have no rhyme or reason. . . . Read the Post
Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake
Because sometimes a rich chocolate cake is all you need ... Have you been to a cake-testing yet? Weren't they all amazing? I think the hubby and I liked at least ten-to-twenty flavor . . . Read the Post
Healthy Snacking 101: Roasted Chickpeas
Now that it's summer, and bikini season is no longer imminent, it's here (like yesterday), I figure it's time to get serious about eating well. I've always been decent about dragging myself to the . . . Read the Post
Homemade Strawberry Shortcake
My first birthday was a Strawberry-Shortcake-Themed party. And though at the time I was all about the sweet-smelling pink-haired big-headed doll (oh did I love Strawberry Shortcake!), I was also a . . . Read the Post
Zabar’s Candied Matzoh Brittle
If you don't know Zabar's it is high time you take a trip to New York City and stuff your face with the finest in Deli delights, then cross the block, enter H&H Bagels, eat a steaming hot . . . Read the Post
Win Friends and Influence People Cookies
I recently got my very own copy of Glamour Magazine's 100 Recipes Every Woman Should Know: Engagement Chicken and 99 Other Fabulous Dishes to Get You Everything You Want in Life. Written by Cindi . . . Read the Post
