I received a short and sweet email from my father-in-law, Tony with a recipe attached for “Crustless Cranberry Pie”.  The email stated, “Mickie thought you might like the recipe,” from your favorite PAPA in law. 🙂 Mickie is my Mother-in-law….a great one at that! And she was right, I DID love the recipe!  And so […]

Nelson Mandela, champion of the anti-apartheid movement and former president of South Africa, died this month at the age of 95. He will be remembered for his commitment of the pursuit of racial equality and establishment of anti-poverty programs as well for his passionate belief in humanity. Nelson Mandela for many exemplified the meaning of […]

I am not crazy about the cold weather…How about you? Look who showed up this morning? Yup…Mr. Jack Frost! Ugh….Last night we bought our Christmas tree.  Decorating the tree brings back so many memories of years gone by….when picking out the holiday tree took quite a while with 5 different personalities intent on finding the […]

We all are a bit gluttonous on Thanksgiving…it sort of goes with the territory..or maybe that’s just me 🙂 This year we are heading to the Big Apple again to take in the Macy’s Day Parade.  We went last year–and had such a great time–we decided to go again! So…for my favorite FODMAPers –don’t fret….I’ve […]

One of my favorite dishes in the world and one that my Italian father-in-law Tony loves equally as well–if I had to guess–is Shrimp Scampi. Am I right, Tony? This version is relatively easy to prepare –and most of the work happens in your oven.   I love recipes that I can prepare pretty much […]

Is it me or is time flying? My youngest son just got his driver’s permit.  Yikes! It’s so easy to get caught up with the busyness of life….but it is so important to ‘unplug’ occasionally  from your regular life and take it down a notch. Russ and I have always been pretty good at prioritizing […]

Just a quick post today about hummus.  It’s an awesome snack food made with fiber rich chickpeas, tahini, garlic and everything a healthy heart could ask for….but for people with a FODMAP sensitivity–hummus can be a gut wrencher. That’s because garlic has fructans, tahini just a 1/2 tablespoon is a source of GOS and fructans […]

I love salads with a mix of savory and sweet flavors.  This week, I whipped up a yummy fall inspired salad with a maple Dijon dressing that I would LOVE to share with YOU. Check it out! My daughter, Chelsea took time off of work for an extra long weekend and visited home.  We had […]

The leaves are slowly falling off the trees here in New England. It’s a bit overcast today…a great morning to take my time and whip up a new recipe. On the docket today:  Sweet Potato Pancakes with chopped walnuts infused with cinnamon and cloves–topped with a little butter and maple sugar.  Super easy and delicious. […]