Quinoa with Cilantro Pesto Stuffed Peppers and Learning the Southern Cooking Way….
Hi everyone! I am coming off of a great weekend in Charlotte, NC where I attended a Bar Mitzvah and learned about some Southern traditions like putting iced tea on the table along with water, serving pimento cheese and friend green tomatoes as hors d’oeuvres and CRAZY polite service people-I loved it there! Best of […]
Basil, Goat Cheese and Buttermilk Quiche with Chili Crust, Cycle for Survival and the Kitchen Swap!
Hi everyone! What a week! Tons of cooking and non-stop action. I rode in Cycle For Survival for my friends the Colens and everyone affected by rare cancers, myself included, to raise awareness and money for rare cancer research. We donate every year and hope […]
Chipotle Lentil Stew with Turkey Kielbasa and Kitchen Tool Swap Tomorrow!!!
Hi everyone! I am sooooo excited for the Kitchen Swap tomorrow!!! Please join us if you are a local and pick up some great free kitchen tools: Kitchen SWAP Details You may just find a big pot to make this incredible but spicy soup. It started out as a Barefoot Contessa recipe but when I […]
Arugula Salad with Pistachios, Beets and Roasted Butternut Squash
Hi everyone! What a weekend I had! I had such a fun reunion with some Junior High friends and got to taste the delicacies of my friend Jacquie: an assortment of quiches and my favorite French Toast Casserole-YUM!!! If I ate like that everyday, I would not have the speed to run through the aisles […]
FREE KITCHEN TOOLS! And Purge Your Own Extras…
Hi everyone! Inspired by a local free swap in my town, my own personal need to purge my extra cooking tools and to justify more yard-saleing in my future, I am proud to tell you that Keller Williams NJ Metro Group and Take Back the Kitchen are co-sponsoring a kitchen tool swap! New Cooking Tools […]
Organizing Bake sales and Your Life
Hi everyone! Today I want to connect you with my friend Ulrike’s new blog about organizing. She has organized the Haiti bake sale with me for the last 4 years and we have learned a LOT together. Truth be told, she has taught me a lot. Check out her blog, 50 Weeks to a More […]
Sauteed Kale with Cashews and Raisins and It’s FAST!
Hi everyone! For a lot of folks, healthy eating is perceived as expensive and time consuming. Here is a dish that is neither. I suggest buying a big bunch of kale, taking the fibrous stem out, chopping up the leaves, and leaving them in a big bag in the fridge for easy access. When you […]
Thai Peanut Butter Dessert Bars with Chocolate, Chili and Lime Frosting
Hi everyone! Remember how much I LOVED my frozen banana recipe with the chipotle oil? Well, I dare say I outdid myself when the challenge arose to bring an Asian dish to a Chinese New year’s Party. I REALLY had my heart set on making peanut butter bars since I had seen them on Pinterest […]
Take Back the Kitchen Vegetarian Chili
Hi everyone! This blog post will be an ode to chili. I rarely make chili even though it is easy, healthy and delicious. Chili is kind of like that old friend you may take for granted because she is always there but in the background. It’s just not right. Chili deserves her day in the […]
SUPERBOWL De-Stress! Asian Buffalo Chicken Tenders
Hi everyone! Think you can’t host a few people today for Superbowl? Well, you can! Just take your leftover chicken , pump yourself up with some confidence and get cracking! These are adapted from a lot of buffalo chicken tenders out in the blogosphere but I have eliminated some of the more fattening ingredients. They […]