in the kitchen

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas." With everyone buying their trees and decorating for the holidays, there are certain traditions to be upheld. For instance, my family drinks egg nog while decorating the Christmas tree. I'm sure we're not the only ones, and certain people are particular about which brand to buy...

Here's one of the easiest, fast and favorite snacks you can make for the kids that they'll ask for time and again. It's a dessert S'mores Pizza!

Visitors to my home are frequently surprised to find an absence of prepared foods when they look in my pantry. But after a recent trip to the grocery store, that suddenly changed when I discovered a new brand of Italian products called Bove's.

The Balsamic-Poppy Seed Dressing has a pleasant tanginess that is a nice change of pace from the usual super sweet poppy seed dressings, plus it balances the sweetness of the dried cherries and pears.

As I've said before, I'm not a great baker. But every once in a while I get the urge to bake or make cookies with Ava. This is a holiday twist on the oatmeal cookie.

Using premade or frozen ravioli makes this dish so quick to put together, which is helpful with a menu this large. I love butternut squash, especially with this simple sauce.

The Balsamic-Poppy Seed Dressing has a pleasant tanginess that is a nice change of pace from the usual super sweet poppy seed dressings, plus it balances the sweetness of the dried cherries and pears.

We have Lyn-Genet Recitas coming up at 9:50! She's going to tell us about how we eat the foods we think are healthy, but are actually making us gain weight. We'll get that straightened out, but in the meantime, read this recipe for your next homemade salad dressing...

I’ve made this Buffalo Chicken Dip a few times, and it’s always a hit at parties. We hosted about 20 people at my house on New Year’s Day, so I knew I had to make my specialty. Everyone arrived at 3, and the whole pan was gone by 3:15...

National Egg Nog Day! My family will only accept Hood Golden Egg Nog, but Phil gave me the idea to make one myself! Here’s the recipe if you’d like to try it at home! Ingredients: 12 med egg yolks 1.5 cups granulated sugar qt whole milk 2 cups heavy cream tsp nutmeg tsp vanilla extract Directions: Blend yolks and sugar in a blender for 2 mins Whisk in milk and cream until sugar dissolves Add spice