I was in the fourth grade when “Friends” first premiered. I had such a crush on Joey and wanted to be just like Rachel (but I hated their romance arc tbh). It was probably not a show I should have been watching at that age, but it’s downright tame compared to what’s on TV now….

Pasta being one of the Mr’s favorite food groups means it must be on the menu just about every other week. It doesn’t matter what kind, really. It just matters that it’s on the menu. This generally includes spaghetti, lasagna, ravioli, et all. I too love pasta, but it doesn’t love my waistline, so every…

Ever since I was a little girl and heard about “cocoa van” on an episode of Bewitched, I was fascinated with the exotic-sounding dish (well one of many mentioned from those TV shows of that period). I determined inwardly that I would one day make all the “fancy” dishes women of that period made for…

At the first dip in the thermometer here in Texas, everyone pulls out all the sweaters and the Uggs and clears the store shelves of chili & cornbread or stew-making ingredients. Even if the forecast tells us the high is a mild 50°, for us that’s downright “bundle up” weather! You’ll just have to bear…

Years ago, there was this sweet little boy at church (he’s a sweet young man now) who used to love lasagna. The church helps busy families on Wednesday nights by selling hot meals in the cafeteria before service starts and this young man loved him some lasagna — or “basagna” as he would call it….

A friend of mine recently ran the Chicago Marathon. She kept an impressive pace of 7:37 and I am incredibly proud of her. This woman has also run Boston… more than once! I hope she not only enjoyed herself, but I certainly hope she enjoyed some delicious local food after as well! She definitely deserves…

It’s apple season! This doesn’t necessarily mean you have to make dozens of apple pies to celebrate. Truthfully, apples have a great many more uses than just pie. Pork and apples actually have quite an affinity for each other as matter of fact! (There’s that German influence again!) However, if you’re not adventurous enough to…

The weather has finally agreed to cooperate with the correct season here in North Texas and we are all not just breathing a long, sweaty sigh of relief, but we’re also diving head first into it while we can. The high may be 80°, but last night and this morning were nice enough to finally…

I’m still dreaming of that Gaines Brother Burger from Magnolia Table I had a little while ago. It sounds simple up front, but this burger is anything but simple. Joanna Gaines manages to take the pervasive “diner burger” and class it up a bit. The last time I ordered mine with Bacon-Onion Drip Jam and…