This is a delicious side that can be made with or without ham. If you have leftover ham from a large dinner, this is a perfect recipe in which to put it to good use!
Category: Featured
Pasta in Vodka Sauce +
My first taste of this type of sauce (vodka, heavy cream, crushed tomatoes) was at Lucrezia’s in Chesterton.
Triple Chocolate Truffle Cake
Get ready for chocolate overload. But you can never have too much chocolate, right? So it’s all good… VERY good.
Gray’s Least Favorite Dreamsicle Cake
There’s a story behind the title. It’s at the end. 🙂
Apple Oatmeal Crisp
Found this recipe eons ago in a magazine while waiting in a doc’s office. A super quick and easy substitute when you have a taste for apple pie.
Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes
The perfect way to decompress the mania on the day of a big holiday meal is by making as many dishes as possible ahead of time. This recipe helps do that and the results are just as tasty as mashed potatoes made the day of. The secret ingredient is cream cheese, which keeps your mashed potatoes from turning into cement.
Irish corned beef, cabbage & potatoes
Never cared much for the corned beef and cabbage in restaurants, so I thought I’d take a stab at it.
Chocolate Buttercrunch
This is a variation of the King Arthur Dark Chocolate Buttercrunch. Tastes…
Bailey’s Irish Creme Cake
I found a version of this recipe that turned out pretty good, but thought I could improve on it. So I combined a bunch of other recipes I have to come up with this one. This cake is dessert heaven.
Banana (Nut – if you want) Bread
Fun to do with kids because it’s a single-bowl recipe that doesn’t require a mixer and the results are really good!
Best Ever Bruschetta
This is a nearly ingredient-for-ingredient recipe I found online for an unbelievably flavorful bruschetta. The title is not a lie — it is the “Best Ever.” 🙂 Be sure to use heirloom tomatoes for the best outcome, and if you like a fresher-tasting bruschetta, toss in a handful of chopped parsley.
Christmas Day Pancakes
The only reason these are called “Christmas Day Pancakes” is because we always make them on Christmas morning. Ha!
Pumpkin Layer Cheesecake
This is a combination of recipes I found online. Turned out pretty good, especially with the extra fixings! If you use the boiling water bath method to bake your cheesecake, you should have a perfect cake with no cracks.
Pineapple Star Cookies
These are a little bit labor intensive, but oh so worth the effort. They taste a little bit like a cross between a pineapple turnover and a croissant. I’m not joking.
Holiday Turkey
Still refining this recipe and will update it over the coming years. (You only make so many turkeys in your lifetime!) But this is the best I have so far, which is pretty good. 🙂
White Chicken Chili
Very good white chili recipe. The lime juice gives this a unique savory flavor. Great with crumbled taco chips on top for a change of texture. VERY filling and perfect for a cool fall day.