This recipe from the Nonna’s Recipes series is my mother’s “tater soup” that she wrote down for my grandmother in 1980. At the time, my 22 year old mother was newly graduated from cosmetology school and a single mom. So it makes sense that this is poor folk comfort food that we likely had very often. This cheap, […]
Recipes
Nonna’s Glazed Carrots
Taking a break from sweets, next in the Nonna’s Recipes series is glazed carrots, and easy side dish my grandmother Nonna copied from a friend in the 1970s. I have no memory of eating it, so this recipe was an experiment with a great outcome. I recommend serving these carrots with poultry and would be complimented with […]
Nonna’s Divinity (First Attempt)
Well, an attempt was made. Riding a high from the peanut butter fudge success, I successfully screwed up the second recipe in the Nonna’s Recipes series, my great-grandmother Mawmaw’s divinity that my grandmother Nonna made every Christmas. I remember her struggling with it when the humidity was too high, so living in Houston, I’m already set up […]
Nonna’s Peanut Butter Fudge
First in the Nonna’s Recipes series is my great-grandmother Mawmaw’s peanut butter fudge that my grandmother Nonna made every Christmas. I have fond memories of her making it (and divinity) and fuzzy memories of my sugar buzz after eating as much as possible. So this recipe was easy to recreate since I distinctly remember the […]
Nonna’s Recipes
My family has experienced a lot of tragedies this past year, including a monster hurricane damaging my grandmother’s home in Louisiana, and then losing my grandmother and my mother most recently. Because of the water damage following the hurricane, I couldn’t handle being in the house after the storm. Physically or mentally. But my mother, […]
Easy DIY No-Bake PB&Banana Dog Treats
One new habit I’ve picked up during this pandemic is homemade dog treats for the fur babies. These are no bake, easy to find or already on-hand ingredients, quick prep, and easily stored frozen pops! Pinterest inspired and modified from Moments with Mandi, here’s my recipe and quick prep: PB&Banana Frozen Dog Treats ~1 cup […]
Limoncello Marmalade
This recipe is a variation from my Surprisingly Simple Citrus Marmalade that I developed for Houston’s Italian Cultural & Community Center’s 2020 Fashion Show & Luncheon next month. If you’re a swag bag recipient, you’ll receive a jar of this yummy goodness! It’s too good to not share, so you’re welcome to make this at […]
Exploring Alentejo Reds with a Portuguese Wine & Food Pairing
Lately we’ve been exploring more Portuguese wines, and I even attended an Appellation Alentejo Wine Seminar in Houston. Courtesy of Creative Palate, I was sent five Alentejo wines following the wine seminar to taste and review. It was suggested that I taste the wines side-by-side, as to get a sense of the Alicante Bouschet grape […]
Turkey Meatball Recipe (Low Sodium/GF)
One of my staple food prep/work lunch items is my husband’s meatballs. The man can cook! Everyone passing through the kitchen at work always comments on how wonderful they smell. Sometimes I share, most of the time I don’t. And so I don’t have to share anymore, I’m sharing his recipe so you can all […]
Surprisingly Simple Citrus Marmalade
My blogging bestie Miranda from Spooky Little Halloween asked me a few days ago if lemon marmalade was a thing. I’ve always combined fruit and juice in my marmalade, never considering a more concentrated marmalade. So I poked around Pinterest and discovered it’s totally a thing, and preserving the entire citrus fruit (including peel, pith, […]