So many wonderful memories of me and my Mom center around the kitchen, whipping up something together and filling the house with wonderful smells, and lots of laughter.  One of my favorite dishes to help her make was her homemade lasagna.  The story was that she got it from an old Italian woman in Chicago [...]

I was going to blog my dinner from Wednesday night, but it was inedible.  Seriously.. not a single one of us would eat it.  It was that bad.  Yep, that happens sometimes when trying out recipes.  Some just don’t turn out.  C’est la vie! Now this recipe is the complete opposite of Wednesday’s.  I wanted [...]

Well we finally got the snow that we’ve been lacking this winter season.  My son is thrilled and looking forward to some sledding.  I, however, am already in “bring me some spring” mode, and could care less about the snow.  That being said, however, I did purchase an abnormally large sled today simply due to [...]

I keep wondering how I’ve never blogged this.  It’s one of those recipes that I’ve made a hundred times.  It’s not only easy, but it tastes like something you’d have in a restaurant.  Now that I’m back to work (and surviving it so far!), I am looking for fast & simple recipes for weeknights.   Who [...]

I’m not sure who alfredo was, but he is number 1 in my book!  I’d love to drown myself in a bowl of alfredo sauce from the ol’ Olive Garden, but the WW points value is ridiculous.  Here’s a slimmed down version that really hits the spot.  It’s creamy and delicious.  Plus, there’s the added [...]

If you take this recipe from the WW website, it is called “Eggplant Parmigiana”…. but I thought that sounded way too fancy.  I like to think I am well-versed in my life.  I live about 5 blocks from the “big city” and spent quite a few years living in Chicago.  My parents couldn’t even tell [...]

Men are from Mars, women are from Venus… right?  Well, this dish proved that we are indeed different, at least.  Butter, arugula, capers, pine nuts, lemon, cheese… pretty much my idea of heaven.  I loved this dish, and devoured it.  I counted my WW points all day long in order to have a hefty 16 [...]

Pasta, salty meat, & cheese…what’s not to love?  This is quick to put together, and tastes like you ordered it at an Italian restaurant.  I used half whole wheat tortellini, and half spinach tortellini.  I love the bright colors! Serve with a glass of Sauvignon Blanc and you’re set! Pasta with Prosciutto and Spinach courtesy [...]

Yesterday I was at lunch with a good friend, and we overheard a table of people next to us.  The one woman was talking about how she couldn’t wait to go home and drink a bottle of wine… her Friday tradition.  The other man at the table mentioned going to some event at some bar.  [...]

Mmmm… cheese.  By now everyone knows my affinity for cheese.  So, you can see why I was drawn to this.  My son explained that he would rather have “fresh noodles” (i.e. plain) or “regular mac ‘n cheese”, but I loved it.  Not to mention it was ready in under 30 minutes, and there was very [...]