Category: Recipes

Taking time out for a birthday…
A celebratory birthday dinner with just soup didn’t sound very festive.

Day Four: Cooking Dried Garbanzo Beans
Day four: Getting a bit provencial with dried beans.

Split Pea Soup with Canadian Bacon for Day Three
A hearty soup recipe for a cold, wintry night.

Turning our favorite enchilada recipe into soup
Day two of soup challenge: Tomatillo Chicken Soup

The soup challenge…
Day one: Recipe for a spicy green chile pork soup.
Wassail—a family tradition on a cold New Year’s Day
A wonderful festive beverage recipe.
Christmas Eve Buffet
“What, shall we all be merry?” —Shakespeare
Final prep before Christmas Eve
Making the family favorite cheese ball.

Getting ready for the Christmas Eve Buffet
The first recipe of a few family favorites. Christmas Eve can’t be a success without these. Recipes for cocktail meatballs and honey BBQ sauce.

Easy appetizers for a holiday party.
Recipe for Bruschetta di Capra (goat cheese with dried tomatoes)