It's the prettiest addition to the Thanksgiving meal. Cranberry Sauce is a must for Thanksgiving. Do you agree? It adds that subtle tartness and sweetness to a meal that is full of very savory dishes. It's also goooorgeous. Cranberries are the most beautiful color and they get even prettier when they are cooked down. There are two reasons why I love cranberry sauce. One being, it's delicious with the Thanksgiving meal and two, it's the best spread for turkey sandwiches, toast, rolls, etc. … [Read more...]
Bacon Wrapped Dates with Roasted Red Pepper Dipping Sauce
Bacon Wrapped Dates with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce are the perfect appetizer for any party. Sweet and chewy dates are wrapped in salty bacon and baked until crispy and caramelized. These are so good as is, but even better with roasted red pepper sauce. You gotta try these! Bacon wrapped dates are one of those restaurant appetizers. You know what I mean? If they're on a menu (which is kind of rare) then they are ordered and devoured. We order them at an amazing restaurant called Meson Sabika, … [Read more...]
Cherry Topping
Who else is obsessing over cherries? Ok good. I'm not the only one. Cherries are IN season, man. They're so delicious right now and I just can't enough of them. We eat them by the handfuls every day - we have to savor them before they're done! That will be one sad day. Vin and I were venturing around running errands last weekend and we came across this very cute farmers market and I of course had to stop by. Of course they had cherries, and I of course bought some. Of course, of … [Read more...]
Homemade Caramel Sauce
This is the good stuff. The HOMEMADE stuff. Don't get me wrong, I love the caramel in a jar - it's tasty and easy, but after making this goodness, I don't know if I will ever go back unless I feel like being lazy. Which happens every now and then. Homemade caramel sauce is where it's at my friends. It took me 4 times to get it right! 4th time's a charm right? ha. It was well worth the wait though, and I learned a TON throughout the three screw ups. You have to whisk/stir constantly. … [Read more...]
The Best Steak Marinade
Are you ready for some steak? I hope so because this post is all about filets and my favorite marinade for them. Before we chat, how was your weekend? I was in sorta kinda sunny Miami this weekend for the BlogHer Food Conference. You may have noticed via my Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook pages. A food blogger, in Miami, at a conference all about food, with a bunch of amazing women??? Yeah...there will be picture-taking. I will share more about my experience through another post devoted … [Read more...]
Strawberry Sauce
I did it... I made the strawberry stopping I was telling you about last week. Isn't it puuuurty? Strawberries are soooo good right now. I can't get enough of them. I eat them all week on top of oatmeal, with yogurt, and simply by themselves. If I'm craving something really sweet, I will pour some milk over them and sprinkle with sugar - strawberries and cream anyone? Vincenzo taught me that little trick...my boy, he's wicked smaaaawt (name that movie). So "strawberry" is one of my … [Read more...]
Spinach Salad With Chicken and Rosemary Balsamic Vinaigrette
Closing the week off... with a flavorful salad. Yaaaaaay! I hope you're excited because I am SO excited about this Spinach Salad With Chicken and Rosemary Balsamic Vinaigrette. Yep, it's a mouthful. It's much different from the usual salads I typically make. I like salads with lots of stuff in them - great way to use up any produce lying around. BUT, this one is the opposite, there's not a whole lot going on in the actual salad but the dressing.... Is packed full of flavor and … [Read more...]
Grilled Salmon with Cucumber Dill Sauce
{pictures updated July 8, 2018} It's grillin' time! There's nothing more that screams SUMMER than this grilled salmon with cucumber dill sauce. It's the perfect meal for a hot summer day! The weather has finally started to feel like Spring and sometimes even Summer here in Chicago...thank God. We decided to take the cover off the grill and do some grillin' this week. I pinned this Grilled Salmon with Cucumber Dill Sauce like 10 years and finally decided to try it. Start with a … [Read more...]