Ginger-Lemon Pinwheel Cookies
Gingerbread cookies are perfect for the holiday season but they can be a bit much in my opinion. I think I like looking at gingerbread men more than I like eating them. These Ginger-Lemon Pinwheel...
View ArticleOrange Pepper Soup with Cilantro Purée
The last time I was at the produce market, I picked up a big bag of orange peppers for no reason other than to have something colorful and different in my refrigerator. I cut some up for stir-fry,...
View ArticleMolten Spiced Chocolate Cabernet Cakes
Want to make an impression on someone this weekend? Try these Molten Spiced Chocolate Cabernet Cakes. These cakes have cinnamon and ginger and are super chocolatey with a warm molten center that will...
View ArticleChicken Pot Stickers
I don’t know about you but whenever I go to an event or a get-together and I see pot stickers, I lunge for them (if they are vegetarian or chicken, that is). When I think about the appetizers my...
View ArticleHawaiian Chicken
Is everyone as happy as me that it’s spring? I was in Florida on vacation this past weekend and even though I took a few days off from my diet, I think I must have eaten pineapple nearly everyday....
View ArticleSpicy Thai Coconut Chicken Soup
Despite the fact that we had perfectly blue skies and warm weather this past weekend in the Philadelphia area, the recent rainy, damp weather had me wanting to run to Au Bon Pain for soup nearly...
View ArticleAsian Chicken Salad
Unfortunately, I’m not a big salad person. I know some people who can eat a salad for lunch everyday but I’m just not one of those people as much as I wish I was. Every once in a great while, I’ll go...
View ArticleChicken Fried Rice
I’ve mentioned before certain foods that I would want to have if I was stuck on a deserted island: s’mores and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are just a few. Yes, you know I have a sweet tooth. I could...
View ArticleSpicy Apple-Glazed Meatballs
I met up with some friends on Monday night to watch a preseason NFL game and I couldn’t help but get a warm and fuzzy feeling from the entire evening. Friends sporting their team apparel, the sound of...
View ArticleGreen Curry Fritters
I feel like I’m becoming tight with the ethnic foods aisle in my grocery store. For someone who used to only peruse said aisle to buy soy sauce, my refrigerator is now filled with all kinds of Asian...
View ArticleSpring Green Fried Rice
I have to say I’m really enjoying our Spring in Philadelphia lately. Normally, Spring lasts all of 3 days before it either gets cold again or boiling hot. But we’ve had so many crystal clear blue...
View ArticleMaple-Walnut Spice Cookies
How does December get so busy? Here it is already the 16th and I haven’t had one post since before Thanksgiving. Where does the time go? Well, Christmas is already next week (can you believe it?) so...
View ArticleMu Shu Chicken Lettuce Wraps
I hope your weekend was a little better than mine! The sky was perfectly blue and sunny and all I wanted was to enjoy the beautiful weather by either going to the beach or a baseball game. Instead, I...
View ArticleGinger Teriyaki Sliders
As you may have noticed, I haven’t been posting much the last two weeks because my life is changing and I’ve got a lot of good things going on so I’m stretched a little thin. I intend to keep up with...
View ArticleRed Quinoa with Spinach and Dried Cherries
I’ve had a minor obsession with dried cherries lately. And by lately, I mean the last year. When I was in Chicago visiting my aunt last year, she offered me a huge bag of some dried cherries that she’d...
View ArticleGingerbread Cocoa
It really is kind of amazing how different your house can feel once you put up Christmas lights. So when you have the lights on and look out the window to see it is snowing delicately outside, doesn’t...
View ArticleChewy Molasses Cookies
This really is my favorite time of the year. And I’m not just talking about Christmas time. I’m talking about cookie time! I know I can make cookies at any time during the year but the truth is I...
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