Chocolate Swirled Coffee Cake Streusel Muffins

Chocolate Swirled Coffee Cake Streusel Muffins

These Chocolate Swirled Coffee Cake Streusel Muffins are the perfect thing to serve for breakfast or brunch. They are sweet and chocolatey and are delicious with hot coffee or a glass of milk. Moist and buttery, with velvety crumbs, these are perfect to serve to 

One Pot Chipotle Chicken and Rice

One Pot Chipotle Chicken and Rice

This One Pot Chipotle Chicken and Rice is as warm and comforting as the chicken and rice you remember eating as a child. But, the spicy chipotles and the cilantro give the dish so much more flavor than old-fashioned chicken and rice. One of the 

Berry Banana Smoothie for the Vitamix

Berry Banana Smoothie for the Vitamix

About My Berry Banana Smoothie for the Vitamix Filled with frosty berries, creamy banana, and sweet apple juice this smoothie makes a delicious breakfast or afternoon snack. It just takes a minute to blend it up in a blender, or a food processor, if you 

Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookies

Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookies

Once you bake your chocolate chip cookies in a cast iron skillet, there’s no going back to baking them off the old way. I’ve been making this very same dough for twenty years, for after school snacks, and school parties. But, they’ve never tasted as 

Barbecue Chicken Pizza

Barbecue Chicken Pizza

This Barbecue Chicken Pizza is a spicy saucy delight. Every bite is full of southwestern flavor and cheesy goodness. At my house we love pizza, but we like to change up the flavors, and this distinctly not Italian pizza really wakes up our taste buds. 

Honey Fried Chicken Sandwiches

Honey Fried Chicken Sandwiches

Honey Fried Chicken Sandwiches feature crispy fried chicken breasts with a spicy honey sauce on a buns. This perfectly crisp chicken is a family favorite at our house. When I first started cooking, 25 years ago, I found deep frying to be very intimidating, but 

Classic Eggplant Parmesan with Mozzarella and Basil

Classic Eggplant Parmesan with Mozzarella and Basil

I am so excited to post this Classic Eggplant Parmesan as the first recipe in my new blog. It is truly one of my favorite recipes, and I hope you all enjoy it, too. Spring in the Hudson Valley is a truly special time of