Simple Crab Cakes with a Lemon Aioli

Crab cakes are a great food for summer, spring and fall. They may seem daunting to prepare but truly are not.  Make sure to use premium lump crab.  Not the crab found in the canned meat section.  Fillers are necessary for this one, but we want the crab to be the star. A crab cake is composed…

Sweet n Salty Poppers

I made these the other night; our daughter was hesitant about them because of the dates (really???) I figured whatever, we had people coming in from out of town and I wanted to give them something to munch on before dinner was served.  This was a hit.  Stephan could not stop eating them and lo…

Prosciutto Scallops and Arugula Salad

So I have a new toy in the kitchen, my darling Husband purchased a food processor for me (of course it was on my list) I have been putting it to good use as well.  Chopping and mixing has never been easier! So for this I used my processor, you can use a blender or…

Monkey Bread Pizza

Ok so why am I on this Monkey bread kick?  Our youngest daughter was asking her brother what monkey bread was, he had no idea, so I tried to explain the concept of it to them. Of course while doing this I thought I could make a couple recipes to demonstrate the actual purpose of…

Sweet & Spicy Wings

  I am closing out my 2013 posts that I never got around to posting!  Here we have a great recipe for sweet and spicy wings.  I have never been a big enthusiast of wings, unless they are from outback, or this great place called Underdogs in Pennsylvania.  What they both have in common are…