Fried Cauliflower

This fried cauliflower, and a huge favorite appetizer in our Italian family. The herbs, spices in this batter compliments the cauliflower perfectly.

It has a nice crisp crunch on the outside and soft fried cauliflower inside. These appetizers taste great plain or dipped in your favorite sauces.

Growing up in East Utica, New York, my mom made these often for an appetizer before a big Holiday Italian meal.

Now, I carry on that same tradition with my family.

I think of my mom and dad often in the kitchen and the foods we grew up on and keeps them alive in the kitchen. This is a favorite appetizer of mine now but not so much as a kid.

This little appetizer is just perfect for the Holiday season, I always make them on Thanksgiving and  around Christmas time. That's when most of the family gets together for a big meal.

If you want an appetizer that will fly off the plates, this is it!

Scroll down to see this easy cauliflower recipe, it's perfect with any meal.

Apple Cake Cups

These apple cake cups are a great little dessert made in cupcake tins. The cake batter is all homemade from scratch and the apple topping can be made fresh or using pie filling. The cake is much like a homemade pound cake and delicious in texture and flavor. These little gems are the perfect fall treat when your an apple lover. It was mom's favorite "go to" recipe, in apple season.

This apple cake cup recipe is over 100 years old and been in our family a very long time. We grew up with orchards in Upstate New York and apples were plentiful. I love this recipe and wanted to share mom's recipe with my readers and hope you enjoy it as much as we have through the years.

They are perfect for one person, parties, a family get together or when unexpected arrive and you need a quick delicious and decadent apple dessert. I love these little apple cups because they are individual treats that can be frozen and thawed in no time. With a pretty garnish or whipped cream or ice cream they turn into pretty ending to your fine meal. Check out all my tips before you scroll down to the recipe.

Baked Cod with Roasted Vegetables

Baked Cod has always been a favorite fish of ours. We prepare it so many ways but this one is the one we make most often. This baked cod fish is topped with a Parmesan crust and a delicious mound of roasted vegetables with toasted bread crumbs on a bed of sauteed spinach. It truly is a delightful recipe, scroll down and see why, it's tops in our home.

Best Ever Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Well of course you already know these two are a perfect combination of flavors for these Best Ever Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. These buttery cookies are so addicting. They have a delicious peanut butter buttery crunch to them and better than any kind of cookie I have ever made. The texture is just perfect. When warm, biting into those gooey melted chocolate chips are fabulous. Come see why these Best Ever Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are the best! Try this recipe you will love it!

Biscuit Mix Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon Rolls are the best smell baking in the morning. I am not one to take all day baking, this is a great alternative for a quick cinnamon roll fix if you
re a fan of them. These are semi home made using a mix and done in around 20 minutes!


I love biscuit cinnamon rolls with or without cream cheese frosting and the smell of them cooking just makes me think of fall and cooler weather. These a a quick alternative to cinnamon rolls in a biscuit. You can make them in a short time with a great old fashioned flavor. We love these rolls with coffee or tea.

Potato and Ham Soup

If you love potato soup, you will love this easy, quick potato and ham soup! Using leftover ham or even a ham bone, is a great flavor enhancer.

I love repurposing leftovers and this ham made the tastiest potato soup I ever had. The creaminess and rich thick broth is super easy to accomplish without all the added calories.

Scroll down to see this fabulous recipe you can eat guilt free all year long. A simple soup anyone can make.

Italian Style Goulash

This is an Italian Style Goulash made with fresh plum tomatoes, beans, pasta and peppers. The Traditional American Goulash has many other spices including paprika in it, no beans and a classic dish using elbow macaroni.
Our Italian Style Goulash is seasoned with fennel and fresh herbs with lean ground beef. It's a hearty stew like soup perfect for a chilly evening. It's almost like a pasta fazool except it has peppers and beans in it. The Cabernet wine gives this sauce it's character.
Scroll down to get this delicious recipe Grandma use to make back in the 1970's.

Baked Pancake

I just love the ease of these baked pancake squares recipe. No more standing at the stove top flipping pancakes. These baked blueberry apple pancakes are a delicious version!
A perfect quick all in one pan breakfast!