Pork Chop and Root Vegetable Sheet Pan Dinner

This is a great way to get a whole meal prepared all at once. It's fast and easy. The whole pan cooks in about 40 minutes. The trick? You want use boneless pork chops that are 1/2-3/4 of an inch...

Autumn Apple Cider and Bourbon Cocktail

Happy October! We've almost made it through Halloween season here in Salem, Massachusetts. Only a few more days to go until the big party. (Check out pictures of last Halloween in Salem, MA here.) To say that...

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

Hate Brussels sprouts? Try 'em roasted with bacon, and I almost guarantee you'll change your mind. These roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon are smoky and nutty. Nothing at all like the boiled veggies that terrorized some peeps when...

Roasted Parmesan Cauliflower

Easy, cheesy recipe for roasted cauliflower dusted with nutty Parmesan cheese and drizzled with fragrant olive oil. Try my step-by-step photo recipe today!

Fiery Pumpkin Hummus

This pumpkin hummus is hot and spicy--and makes a great app for the Fall season. Serve it in a hollowed out sugar pumpkin.

Mint Simple Syrup

If you've ever planted mint, you know that it grows like mad and spreads like wildfire. I always put it in pots because it's so invasive. Plant mint right in your yard and by the...

Perfect Caramelized Onions

This is not fast food. These are about as old school as you can get. This is you and spoon and a pan...

Maple-Glazed, Bacon-Wrapped Apricots

Forget candy, this is my kind of treat. A friend sent me the link from someone's Facebook page, and I knew I had to try them right away. So simple. So delicious. Sweet. Salty. Fragrant with...

Mile-High Apple Pie

This ain't your grandma's apple pie. I baked it in a cheesecake pan, for a towering 3-inches of apple-pie goodness. This pie is my riff on Dede Wilson's Deep-Dish Sour Cream-Apple Pie from her amazing...

How to Make Elderberry Syrup

Have you had the flu yet this season? How about a bad cold, or (my personal nemesis) a nasty sinus infection? If you have, I hope you're feeling better! If you haven't, I'm sure you've...