Gougères

Gougères are a French Pastry that is basically a savory choux puff pastry. They are light and airy, reminiscent of a cream puff. Serve warm with a meal, cut them open and fill with more cheese, ham, chicken, tuna salad to make a delightful appetizer! These can also be served at room temperature and pair…

Balsamic Brown Butter Chicken

A pleasant warm chicken and pasta meal really hits the spot; especially on these cold winter evenings.  Chicken has been on sale so I find I am purchasing a lot of it.  Don’t get me wrong I love this particular protein, and the ways of serving it vary widely. I made this for my daughter…

Crab Supreme

  This is a centerpiece to any meal, in small doses you can serve this with a nice filet mignon (which is what I did) a nice surf and turf dinner for the ones you love.  If serving alone you can choose to plate more and serve with a salad to balance the richness of…

Easy Pepperoni Stromboli

  It cannot get easier than this for a quick and filling weekday meal. You can get as imaginative as you want, the filling can be chicken with buffalo sauce, beef and mushroom, peppers and sausage… Limitless!  MacKenzie and I chose to do a simple pepperoni with pizza sauce and two types of cheese. Anyone…

Give the Gift of Apple Pie

* This is a long post although easy to create if you are using canned filling and pre-made pie dough. Otherwise read the entire post before starting THX! Every year I give gifts to all the homes in our neck of the woods.  Last year it was poinsettias and cards. This year I gave several…