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Who doesn't love a good brownie? You have to sometimes cater to the one's you love and knowing that I hadn't made my husband anything chocolate, I scoured my beloved Fannie Farmer Cookbook and found her recipe for these The Best Brownies. We were not disappointed in the slightest. For me they were easy to put together and for my husband he enjoyed eating them! Read more »

Take a break from the normal picnic food and try this incredible Memorial Day menu. I love summer and picnics, don't you? While I really like a charred hot dog and a juicy cheeseburger which is what we have come to expect at summer picnics, I sometimes want a change. That is exactly what this menu is - a change to the normal, everyday picnic fare. There's nothing overly complicated about it - it's just different; good different! Read more »

Mac and Cheese - a hearty and filling meal that won't break the bank! Family Style Hearty Mac 'n Cheese is a low budget dinner that will fill your families bellies and they won't walk away hungry. It's definitely ranked high on my list of comfort food and I'll bet yours too. With a hearty pasta like penne and a blend of cheeses, your family walks away from the dinner table full and totally satisfied. Serve an inexpensive side vegetable along with and there you go ~ you have put together a great meal for your family in about an hour. Read more »

It's been a long time coming, but I finally made a really good fried chicken. Many years ago my daughter and I took a trip to Maryland to reconnect with a long time friend of mine from junior high school days. In the years since I last saw Prudence she had remarried and the gentleman she married had a Momma that made the best fried chicken. After many unsuccessful attempts to get fried chicken like his mother's, Prudence finally nailed it and it became her signature dish she served to special guests - namely us. I watched and was given the basic recipe and came back to Connecticut armed with a new recipe for my family. Read more »

The following is a review of a product sent to me for evaluation. No compensation was given. All opinions are my own. The UTEN Multifunction Food Chopper is a product I was asked to review and share with my readers. Upon testing the product on a couple of different items I can honestly say this is a handy, inexpensive little gadget. If you want to see how it performed, please keep reading. Read more »

Bright lemon zest and Greek yogurt along with fresh dill make a beautiful and tasty deviled egg. March Madness was upon us and we love to snack during games. These Dill Deviled Eggs were the perfect finger food. As it turns out my team won the women's NCAA National Championship and graduated a class of three seniors that pulled off what no other group in college basketball (men or women's) has ever done: four championships in a row. Read more »

Roasted Stuffed Tomatoes with Bacon and Cheese ~ incredible flavor and texture, easy and inexpensive and they present as a very elegant appetizer. Back in 2015 I came up with Roasted Stuffed Tomatoes for an appetizer and they tasted exquisite! One of my blogging friends actually created her own recipe because they sounded so good and told me how impressed she was with the idea. Fast forward to this year and I created a recipe I did not think could top the first one. Well I'll tell you, I think this new version is simply incredible and it just may have edged the original recipe by a nose. Read more »