I don’t celebrate the holiday but I have a great recipe for the best French toast casserole you will ever eat! It’s ironic because although I don’t observe Christmas, my friends who do have made my recipe a Christmas morning household tradition. Why? Because it is one of the best…

Sure you could buy them at the store, but making them from scratch is so much better! — Yes, it takes a lot of effort to make potato latkes. Mostly because of the time it takes to peel and grate the potatoes and onions. For this reason, I have not made potato latkes for Hanukkah in years. Ok, I’ll be honest. I have only made them once or…

And not one of them has avocado! — My husband eats the same breakfast every single morning — a bowl of cereal. Monday through Friday he has Honey Nut Cheerios. On the weekends, he goes crazy and switches it up — sometimes he has Special K Choclatey Delight or Honey Bunches of Oats. This has been his routine…

Mulled wine is a comforting, cozy drink for winter entertaining. — Most people are familiar with mulled cider, but many people have never heard of mulled wine. As the name suggests, mulled wine, also known as spiced wine, is very similar to mulled cider, except the main ingredient is red wine instead of apple cider. With so much emphasis on gathering…

Boyfriends come and go but your relationship with pecan pie is forever — I LOVE pecan pie, but I stopped eating it for 30 years. Why, you ask? Funny story. Well, not funny at the time, but funny now that I look back with my 50-year-old brain. You see, when I was 15, I was dating a boy. He was my first serious…

The word is terrifying but the process is SUPER EASY and the result is the juiciest turkey you will ever eat! — If I had to guess, you are probably reading this story because the word “brine” sounds overwhelming, complex and gourmet, but you have been mulling over the idea to try it. This article is going to change your pre-conceived notion about this seemingly daunting process. And, if you decide to…

And everyone will LOVE it! — I think this recipe — or a variation of it — has been around forever. But, I was just introduced to it two years ago. I am guessing it has been a staple at many a Thanksgiving table because once I tried it, I had to tell everyone about it…

Will you have it as a side dish or as a dessert? — Usually, when you think Thanksgiving and sweet potato, your mind goes to pie. In my house, we ditch the crust and concoct a decadent casserole. It is so rich and sweet, it is served with our holiday dinner, but then the rest of the week is eaten as a dessert! …

A rhyme for this crazy time — If anyone told me back in March We would all have to stand six feet apart Wear a mask when it was not Halloween Scrub our hands super clean That millions of people would die And relatives couldn’t personally say goodbye I’d laugh and say they’d lost their mind But…