Recipe: Cranberry Sauce

This is one of my favorite sides to make for the holidays; it’s fairly simple, tastes delicious, and makes a big impression! 1 bag fresh cranberries 1 Cup orange juice (not from concentrate; I use high pulp) 1 Cup sugar 1 orange Optional: Grand Marnier Combine orange juice and sugar in saucepan, stir to dissolve [...]

Recipe: Peanut Butter Apple Dip

I still have fond and vivid memories of apple picking as a small child in northern New Jersey.  We’d load up the car with the neighbors and we’d head out to the orchard, where us kids could enjoy the great outdoors, try to climb some trees, and pick some delicious apples.  As old as I [...]

Recipe: Cherry Pie

I LOVE this recipe!  If you have the patience to hand-pit the cherries, you will be well-rewarded!  You will need: 2 9″ pastry crusts (see note below) 4 cups fresh cherries in their juice, hand-pitted (try not to lose juice) 1 cup sugar, plus approx. 1 Tbsp. 4 Tbsp. instant/minute tapioca 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract [...]

Recipe: Beach Cobbler

This recipe was named such for two reasons: I learned the recipe from a friend’s mama during an annual beach trip, and we make this evey year while at the beach (ok, and throughout the year too!).  If you like a flaky, crispy cobbler, this is not from you.  This is a softer, cake-like consistency [...]

Recipe: Cucumber Sandwiches

Originally, I am from New Jersey, so while I’ve enjoyed a plethora of diverse foods, I’d never had a cucumber sandwich until moving south.  Growing up in an Italian/Ukranian household, there was always something interesting cooking…but not tea sandwiches.  It wasn’t until I was recruiting for a small, southern private college that I realized what [...]