Chess Squares with Butterscotch Icing

These super sweet squares are best when served in very small portions.

Chess Squares makes 9 x 13 inch baking dish

1 stick butter, soft 2 cups sugar 3 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp fine sea salt 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup AP flour

Pumpkin Crumble

A crumble topping with oat bran adds a little healthy fiber to the crispy topping.

Pumpkin Crumble makes one deep dish pie (Or, pie-sized baking dish)

1 15 oz can pumpkin 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 […]

Ricciarelle With Marinara

Ricciarelle With Scallop, Calamari, & Baby Clams

Dress lightly and stir gently.

Ricciarelle — 5-7 Minutes To Reach Al Dente

The ruffles tend to cook quickly. So, to keep the noodles from shredding it’s very […]

Two Dolin Martinis

This bottle has earned a permanent spot in the bar.

…right next to the current bottle of Noilly Prat Original French Dry!

Gin Martini makes 2

4 ounces gin (We like Plymouth, Tanquerey, Junipero, Bombay Sapphire or Hendrick’s) 2 ounces Dolin Dry Vermouth 2 […]

Sweet Potato Pie

Red Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potato Pie makes 1 pie

2 sweet potatoes, boiled 1 can sweetened condensed milk 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 Tablespoons butter 1 Tablespoon flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1-2 teaspoon orange […]

A Club Sandwich For Mardi Gras

Party like it’s 1907.

Original Recipe

Go to the club. Drink six toasts. Eat a slice of meat. Drink six more toasts.

-New York Times: “A Few Recipes”, January 13, 1907

…Who says they didn’t know how to have a good time […]

Luxardo Manhattan

A cocktail fit for love …or falling in love.

Luxardo Manhattan makes 2

4 ounces Maker’s Mark bourbon 1 ounce Luxardo Maraschino 2 splashes orange bitters 2 cherries soaked in Luxardo Maraschino 2 pieces of orange peel, try to keep the amount of pith to a […]

Red Sweet Potato Crumble

Before Baking

…And After

This lovely deep dark orange casserole is proof to me that it’s worth the extra pennies to buy red sweet potatoes. This was one of my best sweet potato casseroles… ever. More accurately, this might be called a crustless […]

Rice Cracker Mix

Our Favorite Cocktail Snacks

For just over $4, we were able to make a giant bowl of cocktail snacks. Each rice cracker added its own charm. A touch of sweetness here, a taste of savory there and a nice random bite of spicy pepper. This super easy mix […]

Cranberry Jam

For cranberry sauce, I like to use a 1/2 cup of sugar in this recipe. But, for this jam, I deliberately add what I consider to be a lot of sugar. This will create a lovely, chunky jam that you won’t want to stop eating. And, it might just have […]