Do you have out of town guests coming for the holidays? If so here are a few tips to make their stay comfortable.
With so much to do this holiday season I am always looking for easy weeknight meals to make. Here is a super easy and delicious weekend dinner that is truly a no brainer.
Holiday entertaining is fun, but can be a lot of work. My Grilled Bruschetta is easy to make and looks beautiful arranged on an appetizer plate.
I made 12 dozen of these wonderful cookies to send out to friends for the holidays. I am sure that they will be a BIG hit!
Don't miss this wonderful recipe for salmon.
Many of us are super busy this time of year. Here is a soup that freezes extremely well.
Sufganiyot is a popular Hanukkah food in the U.S. and Israel and means "jelly doughnut."
Fried Potato Pancakes, called Latkes in Yiddish and Levivot in Hebrew, are the most popular Hanukkah food.
Everyone needs a good Christmas Punch to serve to guests.
We have a real chance to build a more progressive New York in 2013. More than half of the New York City Council will be leaving office, offering a unique opportunity to transform city politics.
Change up a holiday favorite and make Victoria's rum fudge!
I really like to use Red Chile Butter because it gives whatever you're using it on a little zip!
With so much heavy holiday food this time of year it’s good to take a nice little soup break. Here is a Hearty Vegetable Soup that goes well with a nice loaf of crusty bread.
At least once a week I try to eat fish. Serving tuna steaks over a bed of sautéed spinach makes the dish look good and tastes even better.
Back By Popular Demand! If you like Ginger Snaps, like I do, then you will love these. They are nice and chewy with just the right amount of ginger.
I had a ton of vegetables in my fridge that were close to expiring so I decided to make Shepherd's Pie vegetarian style!
While the final plan does not accommodate every concern raised, I believe it does a good job of balancing challenging but important goals. I'll be working with the new schools to help them succeed.
This recipe is a good change of pace from chocolate chip cookies. Sometimes I just get a real craving for white chocolate.
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Don't miss this healthy recipe for delicious muffins!
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Dark chocolate, or milk chocolate? Dark always wins...
This dish is a bit messy to make, but its taste will please almost everyone.
It's time to start thinking about making Christmas cookies.
What to do with all of that leftover pumpkin pie. Make a Pumpkin Pie Smoothie of course!
If you have plenty of leftover turkey and are tired of making turkey sandwiches make my Chorizo & Turkey Chili.
Not everyone is a meat eater. Here is a delicious vegan gravy recipe that is wonderful over whole grains or mashed potatoes.
EVERYONE deserves a specail holiday so it is important to be prepared for friends and family who may have dietray preferences or restrictions.
Here is the trick to making this gravy so easy just make it ahead of time and then add the drippings later.
I am thankful for cranberry sauce that doesn't come out of a can!
Recently, we’ve had stark reminders of how much we have to be grateful for. Our families and our homes. Heat and power and food to eat. Our safety, and indeed our very lives.
Pumpkin pie is a Thanksgiving favorite, but try out this recipe and bring something new to the table this year.
Most of us try and eat light on Thanksgiving morning as we wait for our big feast. My Pumpkin Muffins are perfect for Thanksgiving morning or any morning.
Make a rustic and delicious stuffing this Thanksgiving!
When it's a busy day of cooking it's nice to have a simple preparation for Brussels sprouts with delicious results.
There are so many ways that people are cooking their Thanksgiving turkey dinners these days from deep frying to slow cooking on the barbeque. For me the simple roasted turkey is my favorite.
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Nothing says Thanksgiving like sweet potatoes!
If you don't know how, learn to make this American staple.
My Cranberry Chutney is wonderfully fresh tasting unlike its canned cousin that most of us grew up on.