Sweet maple syrup and sauteed shallots combine with crispy bacon in this Maple Warm Bacon Dressing Spinach Salad. Eating your greens never tasted so good! We spent spring vacation in Vermont just a few weeks ago and visited Ben & Jerry’s Factory in Waterford and Cabot Cheese and Goodrich Maple Farm in Cabot. Everywhere we went, pure golden…
Parker’s Maple Barn Maple Glazed Ribs
Boy does this New England girl love all things maple. And I’ve been dying to try these Maple Glazed Ribs. (So have my boys.) The recipe comes from Parker’s Maple Barn restaurant in Mason, a woodsy little New Hampshire town known to be the boyhood home of Uncle Sam. (The Mason dwellers are quite proud of…
Five Best Homemade Soup Recipes
How’s the weather behaving where you are? Hopefully better than the politics. I hope it’s warm and beautiful and the buds are out, maybe even blooming. It hasn’t quite gotten spring-like around here yet, which is why I’m sharing this post today for Five Best Homemade Soup Recipes. So Jon and I were up in Quebec City…
Easy Turkey Beef Chili
Easy Turkey Beef Chili is a favorite at our house in the colder months. I like it because it’s easy, nutritious and everyone’s happy at the dinner table. This is a milder, sweet chili, perfect after a day on the slopes or building snowmen. Add a little hot sauce to pack heat and choose the chili…
Poor Man’s Beef Stew
Hi friends! The east coast just got a boatload of snow this past weekend. And Poor Man’s Beef Stew makes a wonderfully quick and easy bowlful to savor on a snowy day. Or any winter day. The magic of this tender beef stew recipe is you don’t have to brown the stew meat first. I know, it’s hard to…
Chipotle Queso Fundido Skillet
I’m so excited to share this Chipotle Queso Fundido Skillet recipe with you today. Up here in the Northeast we’re finally hunkered down for winter. Prior to this week, it’s been pretty mild around here, but Old Man winter is baring his teeth just a bit with subzero temps, bone-chilling wind chills and the threat…
Arroz Caldo
Arroz Caldo is chicken rice soup, a staple in the Philippines. (And our house too.) The key to the excellent flavor of this Arroz Caldo is fresh ginger. Hi friends, I hope you’re doing well today! I was planning to bake for the blog today. But I’ve got this Arroz Caldo on my mind instead and I’ll tell…
Easy Chicken Thigh & Wild Rice Bake
It’s no secret, I posted a lot of sweets recipes during the holidays. It’s hard to resist posting those fun recipes because I’m a baker at heart. Love baking for friends, family and neighbors. But, man (and woman) cannot live by treats (or bread) alone. So let’s talk a great main dish dinner recipe today…
Chicken Scampi Recipe
Chicken Scampi is a dish I grew up with, and now my children love it too. (Thanks Mom/Gigi!) Packed with protein and bursting with fresh garlic, you’re going to love this easy to make and oh so satisfying chicken and herb dish served over angel hair pasta. Boneless chicken strips are oven-baked in an addictive garlic…
Slow Cooker Cranberry Crusted Dijon Pork Roast Recipe
This Slow Cooker Cranberry Crusted Dijon Pork Roast takes just five minutes of prep, then cooks all day. Tender pork loin, that falls apart. Sweet cranberries and dry dijon mustard give this easy main dish entree a little zing. (An easy gravy recipe made from the crockpot juices is included!) I have a real gem of…
