Were you looking for something to do with all of that zucchini you got at the Farmers Market this weekend? When I was a kid we had the most amazing garden in our backyard. Our house looked like a barn and our backyard was probably more garden than yard. We […]
Tag: Family
Italian Chicken over Polenta
Comfort food is sometimes the simplest food… When we were growing up my parents always managed to have a home cooked meal on the table. I know now that they had some go to dishes that were easy to put together and would easily feed our family of six. When I […]
Blueberry Orange Bread
I feel like starting something new… If you follow me you know that I have spent a good portion of this blog creating recipes that come from my late grandmother Peggy. I have attributed those recipes to the time my grandparents ran Hollymead Inn down in Charlottesville, VA. I realized […]
Eggnog Snickerdoodles with Ginger Snap Sugar: the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap
It’s Cookie Time!! This is my second year participating in the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap and I am already looking forward to next year. Participants in the cookie swap get assigned three food bloggers that they will send a dozen cookies to and in turn they receive a dozen […]
Pumpkin-Ginger Bread Pudding
Can I still share pumpkin recipes? I know Thanksgiving is over and we have now entered the season of candy canes and eggnog but I would be remiss if I didn’t share this bread pudding with you all. I have a hard time turning down bread pudding, dont you. It […]