I never thought much of veggie sandwiches until I ate one at The Trails Cafe.  Come to think of it, this isn’t the first time I’ve raved about the cafe. Remember the Snake Dog we posted about? That was also inspired by The Trails Cafe. Well, it turns out ...

The most complimented dish I have ever served are these Bacon, Egg & Cheese Bisicut Muffins.  They are made using a roll of biscuit dough I buy at Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods. While I enjoy the rave reviews, it’s rather humbling to note that all this cooking doesn’t ...

Our sweet little basil plant is just thriving in our picture window bending more towards the sun each day. Even though it’s not big and mature, we cannot resist trimming a few leaves off now and again. I find that the wee ones have such a lovely and delicate ...

My super stylish friend, Kay, sent an email last week about a yummy recipe she’d come up with. She called it a  “one dish, no face time, and a hot healthy breakfast.” She also mentioned I could do my hair or makeup while it was in the oven. So ...

Those model hands you are looking at are Mr. CookingWithMyKid’s. No, he did not cook this dish. As I’ve mentioned in the past, he hasn’t the skills. (No matter how hard I try it’s not going to happen.) He does, however, have lovely hands and always well kept fingernails ...

I love brisket as much as the next guy. It’s tasty, comforting and a Passover tradition but somehow it doesn’t feel fresh and modern. The past few days I’ve been experimenting with Passover recipes hoping to put a new twist on some old holiday traditions. This one is definitely ...

Recently, when strolling through the aisles of Trader Joe’s I spotted a beautiful jar of blueberry juice.  It looked so delicious I plucked it off the shelf and added it to my cart having no idea what I’d do with it. First thing we did was a taste test. ...

We get braided challah bread every Friday afternoon. The challah never stands a chance of making it through Sunday but I beg my kid and husband to, at the very least, use a knife to slice it up. They prefer to rip into it throughout the weekend making it ...

Remember those candied pecans we made a while back? This morning my kid had the awesome idea of topping his oatmeal with a small handful of them. Holy smokes! That was one great idea! This ‘recipe’ was so easy it should be criminal. We made old fashioned Quaker oats ...

I have no recollection of ever having tried a pistachio until I read The Pistachio Prescription in middle school. After reading it, I immediately tried and became obsessed with pistachios. In college my grandma used to send me a 5 pound bag the first week of school. I’d dump ...