My husband and I watched It’s Complicated the other night and when the pain au chocolate making scene came on we began to drool. We looked at each other and decided this was something we must make. I did some research and discovered making pain au chocolate from scratch ...

Whenever my daughter and I make Chicken & Dumplings I’m transported back to a time when my mom ran the kitchen in my house and my sisters and I helped and there was lots of love of laughter.  When it comes to Chicken & Dumplings I’m like the critic ...

I’m not ashamed to admit that in our house sometimes we cheat. Cheater cakes can be pretty awesome if you buy the right ingredients. It starts with boxed cake mix as the base but totally taste homemade. The key is to buy organic cake mix that doesn’t contain all ...

In the past I’ve mentioned that my kid and I were both delighted to find ready to bake biscuits in the refrigerated section of Trader Joe’s. These biscuits taste every bit as sinful as the Pillsbury kind but have none of that artificial crap in them. They may not ...

Ole!  So… I had to fly across country AGAIN this week, but the night before I left my kid and I decided to whip up this Mexican style pizza before watching the Emmy’s. My veggie husband was quite pleased with this plan until my kid (who is only 4.5) ...

That’s brownie on the outside and peanut butter frosting on the inside. Need I say more? I need not, but I will. The brownies are actually made with nonfat yogurt no oil / no egg! This makes them the perfect consistency for the whoopie pie and a wee bit ...

I am delighted to report that this dinner was not only dee-lish, but it was also one of the easiest dishes we have ever made! I was hesitant to make it because my kid has never touched salad, but he actually ate the spinach leaves and the tortellini and ...

When my friends Angie and Josh were over the other day, they told me that their kid loves stromboli. I hadn’t even thought about stromboli since high school! I tucked it away in the back of my head and then tonight I remember when I was starring at some ...

If you follow the blog, you already know that my husband is a veggie; this dish was invented in honor of him. I’m not sure that I should even count it as a recipe, but my husband thinks it’s brilliant so I’m sharing it with the world. Believe it ...

A few weeks ago, my brother met a Trader Joe’s executive at a BBQ. He promptly told the exec about my blog and my love of TJ’s. I dreamed of that guy getting in touch with me and giving me a big fat gift card to Trader Joe’s so ...