This is one of my very favorite recipes.  I had a maple balsamic vinaigrette when I was eating out years ago and I loved it. Which is not surprising because I kind of have a love for all things maple. After I began experimenting with recipes this was one of...

Not too many years ago I was not a huge fan of many vegetables other than corn and potatoes. Cauliflower had always been one of the vegetables that I thought was ok. As I grew older I started to enjoy cooking and wanted to expand my my food options. Cauliflower...

Kidney beans and rice are two of the staples that I always have in my kitchen. They are in fact two of the things I have an extra stockpile of in case of emergencies. So while having them come together is far from surprising, it is certainly enjoyable.  Adding fried...

Winter is finally over and the days are getting longer, everything is growing and we are starting to enjoy the warmer weather. This is my absolute favorite time of year. I get to put my garden in and watch everything start growing. The kids are able to run around the...

Ok so one thing about me is that I am not even remotely a good morning person. This often means that I stumble through the morning routine half awake with a cup of coffee and am lucky if I get a bowl of cereal before the kids and I head...