I know that I praise most of the recipes I post on this blog as being tasty and delicious, but really, why would I post them if they weren’t? I say that now because I do not want this one to be glossed over as I proceed to tell you how amazing it is. This is truly one of our favorite recipes, and I really hope some of you give it a shot, and tell me what you think. I like to tease Abby about how she …

OK, OK, so I know this isn’t the healthiest meal I could have eaten, but I thought I needed to show you how I used the panko that I reviewed for the Progresso Giveaway. I asked how you would like to use the panko, so here is the first thing that came to mind for me.
When we go to Hilton Head, SC, I love to get this lemon caper panko cod at one of our favorite restaurants. So, when I received the box of panko, I decided I …

When it comes to that time in the year when winter squash are on sale for well under $1/lb., it is difficult to resist making lots of delicious meals from them. Especially with the crisp fall air coming in, everything is perfectly set for bowls of soup made with squash. Delicious, simple, filling, cheap… how can you go wrong with soup?

This creamy concoction combined curry with chunks of cut cucurbita moschata, creating a culinary comfort. How is that for an alliteration? By the …

Lunch
We had some hors d’oeuvres while we waited for everyone to arrive.

Grapes and crackers to go with a cheese sampler. The dark cheese was a herkimer yellow cheddar, next was a parrano cheese, and finally a buttermilk blue. The parrano was recommended by a fellow shopper at Fresh Market, and it was good, but a little too mild in this setting. The strong flavor of the cheddar and the blue cheeses overpowered it and I think its taste was lost at their sides.
I did have a small …