Growing up potato leek soup was a staple in our house.  To this day potato soup is one of my absolute favorites.  I still request my dad to make it for me almost every time I am home.  Over the years I have put my […]

Fall is in the air.  Which means football, leaves changing, pumpkin everything and soups, chilis and stews.  Last weekend I was craving a good chili but wanted some meat in it.  I have made white chicken chilis before but wasn’t really wanting that.  Recently I […]

It is beginning to finally feel like fall which means I am feeling like comfort food.  What I really wanted to make for dinner the other night was some Mac and cheese but didn’t feel like something as heavy.  I figured if I added some […]

Summer vegetables make me so happy.  I love tomatoes in the summer.  This summer my daughter and I have a garden on our balcony and my tomato plants have grown so big and tall.  She loves being able to help go pick tomatoes even if […]

If you have lived in the Detroit area you would have heard of Buddy’s Pizza.  Famous for their pizza but who knew that Buddy’s minestrone soup is equally as amazing? Buddy’s Pizza is a “Detroit original”.  It has been around since 1946 and are known […]

I remember growing up as kid and my grandma making us Spanish rice for dinner.  Her version had rice, green bell peppers and ground meat in a tomato based sauce.  We always loved it as a kid.  The other night I was craving a simple […]

When I think light pasta my mind goes right to angel hair.  There is something about the thin noodles that makes me think of pasta as light, even if it’s in a creamy sauce.  I was in the mood for some “light” pasta the other […]

One of my favorite things to get from Chipotle is a veggie burrito bowl.  They are simple yet flavorful.  Beans replace the meat (and frankly I think taste better).  But the star of the burrito bowl in my opinion are the veggies.  We live in […]

In the summer I love any recipe with tomatoes.  So gear up for more…. But for real I want to incorporate summer tomatoes into EVERYTHING.  My husband was making steak the other night and I was trying to figure out a good side dish to […]

On a ninety degree sunny day what is the first thing that comes to mind to cook?  Mac and cheese!  No?  Just me?  Ok not really but it was Father’s Day and the day was all about making my husband things HE liked which is […]