Need a quick and easy appetizer that everyone loves? Here’s our go-to choice…
Read MoreOur Favorite Treat: Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
I cannot believe I haven’t posted this before…the MOST requested cake in our house is this banana cake with cream cheese frosting. We use this recipe to make celebratory cakes, cupcakes, mini cupcakes, and sans frosting, even what passes for muffins! Delicious and foolproof, once you try it, you’ll be hooked…even if you don’t particularly love bananas…
Read MoreEasy Homemade Vinaigrette
Level up your salad game with these simple additions and an easy and delicious 5 minute homemade vinaigrette…
Read MoreFavorite Lemon Tea Cake Recipe
For the perfect springtime treat, we love this easy lemon tea cake recipe…delicious, flexible, and you can even level it up with the optional limoncello glaze!
Read MoreIt's Five O'Clock Somewhere...
Some days do not go as planned…this was supposed to be a wonderful recap post of the trends from the Kitchen and Bath show, but alas, I lost 6 hrs worth of work and have to start over. When life hands you lemons (and assorted other ingredients), maybe make a cocktail…here’s the one we made today…
Read MoreFavorite Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe
Snickerdoodle cookies, despite the wacky name, are a delicious, old-fashioned cookie. Our favorite childhood cookie, we finally found the recipe that tasted like the ones we remember. Ah, the perfect baking project to warm up on a chilly day. Pair with hot mulled cider or wine, hot chocolate, or coffee or tea…or of course, a glass of milk!
Read MoreRaspberry Shortbread Crumble Bars Recipe
A favorite bar cookie in our house is these: Raspberry Shortbread Crumble Bars. Easy to make and delicious - keep a batch on hand for gifts or guests this season…or just to indulge with a cup of coffee, tea, or cocoa!
Read MoreA Favorite Gingerbread Cookie Recipe for Gifting and Eating!
Nothing ushers in the holiday season like the smell of gingerbread cookies baking! Here is our favorite gingerbread cookie recipe for baking, gifting, and eating…
Read MoreAn Attitude of Gratitude
Happy Thanksgiving! At this time every year, we like to reflect on all the things for which we are grateful, and one of those things is the return to a full table of family gathered together for the holidays…something we took for granted just 2 short years ago. Here is how we are celebrating…
Read MorePerfect Holiday Appetizer Ideas
With the holidays fast approaching, we turn our attention to menu planning for celebratory gatherings of family and friends. Here are our favorite easy appetizers that are sure to be a hit and don’t require hours in the kitchen…
Read MoreA Pasta with Vodka Sauce recipe, only better
There was a birthday at our house this week, and for my son, that meant he got to choose what to do for dinner. He chose to pick some of his favorites from the menu at Chez Lorusso. This decadent but easy pasta was what he chose, and it is one of my favorites too…
Read MoreA Great Vegetarian Chili Recipe
This is seriously the best chili I’ve ever had AND it’s healthy! Made with sweet potato and beans, the secret is the step of making a flavorful chili paste seasoning. And the Instant Pot adaptation means you can have this deliciousness on your table in less than half an hour…
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