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Roasted Cauliflower with Sausage

Roasted Cauliflower with Sausage

My Roasted Cauliflower with Sausage gets its spicy salty flavor from homemade Italian sausage. Store bought Italian sausage works too — try to get the best quality sausage from your butcher shop or deli. Steaming the cauliflower a bit beforehand ensures that the dish will 

Autumn Zuppa Italiano

Autumn Zuppa Italiano

Familiar flavors of Fall: butternut squash, carrot, lentils and Italian seasonings pureed to perfection in this Autumn Zuppa Italiano! Topped with sliced red jalapeno, parsley, Parmesan and crispy prosciutto, this one is a winner! So delish! To be perfectly honest, lentils are not really my 

Anytime Mini Cheese Boards

Anytime Mini Cheese Boards

A cheese board is such a fabulous way to serve food to family and friends. And these Anytime Mini Cheese Boards are so simple to prepare! You are limited only by your own imagination. Below, I provide you with a few ideas to get you 

Perfectly Creamy Southern Grits

Perfectly Creamy Southern Grits

These Perfectly Creamy Southern Grits are also perfectly buttered and perfectly salted. That is what makes them so creamy and tasty! Anyone from the South knows that unless grits are salted properly they are just a bowl of coarse, tasteless goo. The right amount of 

Spicy Indian Butter Chicken

Spicy Indian Butter Chicken

One of my brother Joe’s favorite dishes that I used to make for him, this Spicy Indian Butter Chicken is such a perfect comfort food! Served over basmati rice, spicy but not too spicy, and topped with green onions and cilantro, it is the very 

Harvest Slaw with Balsamic Dressing

Harvest Slaw with Balsamic Dressing

This Harvest Slaw with Balsamic Dressing is a fantastic addition to a fall menu. Full of honeycrisp apples, cranberries, spiced pecans and sunflower seeds and topped with feta, spiced nuts, and a tangy balsamic dressing. Healthy, easy and delicious! Although I shred two different kinds 

Marie’s Italian Bolognese Sauce

Marie’s Italian Bolognese Sauce

Marie’s Italian Bolognese Sauce is a versatile Italian meat sauce that is delicious with a variety of pastas. It is truly the best! As with many of my favorite family dishes, this sauce is a combination of recipes that were handed down to me. Over 

Canadian Beer Cheese Soup

Canadian Beer Cheese Soup

This fabulous Canadian Beer Cheese Soup is one of those versatile soups that can be served all year round. Perfect for a Sunday supper with some crusty bread, and delicious with a BLT or turkey sandwich as well. It is a fabulous fall soup, but 

Garlic Chive Butter Board

Garlic Chive Butter Board

Love the way this Garlic Chive Butter Board can be put together in a flash! If you can make a simple compound butter, you can easily make this board. I like to keep a batch of the Garlic Chive Butter stored in the freezer. That 

Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Dressing

Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Dressing

Ok, so the dressing part of this Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Dressing is embarassingly simple. And delicious. And can be used with any type of fruit you like. It is essentially a non-recipe, as there are only two dressing ingredients! The reason I am 

Sausage-Stuffed French Rolls

Sausage-Stuffed French Rolls

Adapted from a Southern Living recipe from many years ago, Sausage-Stuffed French Rolls are a family favorite of ours. I have made these yummy sandwiches so many times for tailgates, quick suppers after football practices, and Sunday lunches at the lake. To my son EJ 

Char-coupe-terie Cups

Char-coupe-terie Cups

Cute as ever, these little Char-coupe-terie Cups are a great use for leftover charcuterie items or other small snacks! All you need are a few coupe glasses and a little imagination! You could use any type of clear glass or cup; I just love these