Share Instant Pot Garlicky Cuban Pork Cooking Time: 2 hours 30 minutes, plus marinating time. Dinners Entertaining Gluten Free Instant Pot Hello! It’s me! Really! I’m posting a new recipe! As this new school year kicks off in our house, and everyone is getting back into... Christine Carlisle September 4, 2019 Like 13 Read More Comment
Share Brussels Sprouts Gratin Cooking Time: 1 hr Entertaining Side Dishes Vegetables Occasionally, my kids say something that makes me think, “Wow. I’ve done something right.” Most recently, it was when my youngest daughter, otherwise known as “The Picky One”, asked me if... Christine Carlisle November 14, 2017 Like 9 Read More Comment
Share Strawberry Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake Cooking Time: 3 hr Baking Desserts Entertaining Make Ahead Springtime is a time for new growth. A time when the world starts to green up and bloom again after a long sleep, and despite the allergy sniffles and sneezes... Christine Carlisle May 17, 2017 Like 10 Read More Comment
Share Almond Joy Cookies Baking Cookies Entertaining Gluten Free Make Ahead Vegetarian ***Feel like you’re seeing double? Yes, this is a repost of a previous recipe. I’m reposting it for the holidays, as it’s become quite popular,... Christine Carlisle December 21, 2016 Like 184 Read More 30 Comments
Share Everything Spice Coated Cheddar Cheese Ball Appetizers Entertaining Make Ahead Party season is upon us, and that means that party food is upon us as well. Is there anything better than a fabulous spread of munchies? I don’t think so.... Christine Carlisle December 1, 2016 Like 7 Read More 1 Comment
Share Simple Slow Cooker Creamed Corn Entertaining Holiday Make Ahead Side Dishes Vegetables THANKSGIVING IS ON THURSDAY, PEOPLE!! Anyone else caught off guard with how quickly the holidays popped up this year? Anyone? Just me? I’m hosting Thanksgiving this year, which I love to do,... Christine Carlisle November 21, 2016 Like 7 Read More Comment
Share Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup: Top Ten Recipes for a Delicious Thanksgiving Appetizers Baking Desserts Dinners Entertaining Healthy Holiday Make Ahead Salads Side Dishes Soups Vegetables Tis the season to start stuffing ourselves, and our turkeys. Are you hosting Thanksgiving this year? I am. And you know what? I love cooking... Christine Carlisle November 11, 2016 Like 9 Read More 1 Comment
Share Ultimate Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches Dinners Entertaining Sandwiches Slow Cooker There’s something innately comforting in a French Dip sandwich for me. If it’s cold and dreary, this is the sandwich I want. And as the days are going to start... Christine Carlisle October 26, 2016 Like 18 Read More 2 Comments
Share Monster Cookies Baking Cookies Entertaining Holiday I’m all for elaborate holiday recipes, don’t get me wrong, but sometimes life gets in the way and you want to have something special for, oh let’s say, Halloween, but... Christine Carlisle October 19, 2016 Like 5 Read More 1 Comment
Share Simple Skillet Lasagna Dinners Entertaining Pasta I love lasagna, but it’s not something I make often. It can be time consuming, depending on the recipe, and unless I have a large... Christine Carlisle October 12, 2016 Like 3 Read More Comment
Share Chicken Florentine Bundles Dinners Entertaining Make Ahead It isn’t often around here that we have the same thing for dinner two weeks in a row. But, after I made these awesome little Chicken Florentine Bundles one night,... Christine Carlisle September 28, 2016 Like 0 Read More Comment
Share Dorie Greenspan’s Double-Buckwheat Double-Chocolate Cookies Baking Cookies Dinners Entertaining Plainly and simply, Dorie Greenspan is my baking guru. Her Baking: From My Home to Yours book is my baking bible. The pages are dog-eared, floured, crinkly, and splattered with... Christine Carlisle September 20, 2016 Like 0 Read More Comment
Share Rice Cooker Cajun Shrimp and Grits AND a Hamilton Beach Giveaway! Dinners Entertaining Fish Make Ahead Seafood I know what you’re thinking. Shrimp and Grits in a rice cooker? I thought exactly the same thing. But, when my friends at Hamilton Beach... Christine Carlisle September 14, 2016 Like 1 Read More Comment
Share Summer Gazpacho Dinners Entertaining Gluten Free Healthy Make Ahead Soups Vegetables Vegetarian I love gazpacho in the summertime. And every year, I don’t make it nearly often enough. This year, I somehow made it all the way to August before diving in... Christine Carlisle August 23, 2016 Like 0 Read More Comment
Share Italian Deli Pinwheels Appetizers Dinners Entertaining Make Ahead Sandwiches Remember that outdoor concert I went to? The one I where I brought those sweet little blueberry cheesecakes? Well, I brought these fabulous little pinwheels there too. My friend... Christine Carlisle August 10, 2016 Like 4 Read More 1 Comment
Share Mini No-Bake Blueberry Cheesecakes Desserts Entertaining Make Ahead Sauces Vegetarian Outdoor concerts are one of my favorite ways to spend an evening in the summer. We’re very lucky to be surrounded by many different opportunities... Christine Carlisle July 29, 2016 Like 1 Read More Comment
Share Sweet Corn, Tomato & Pesto Pizza Appetizers Dinners Entertaining Vegetables Vegetarian You guys. This pizza… Wow. This Sweet Corn, Tomato & Pesto pizza is everything wonderful about summer…on a crust. It’s crisp, fresh sweet corn and bright summer tomatoes, viibrant fresh... Christine Carlisle July 26, 2016 Like 2 Read More Comment
Share Sugared Lemon-Rosemary Scones Baking Breads Breakfast Entertaining Make Ahead For a while now, I’ve been wanting to recreate a scone I found at my favorite local coffee spot. I stumbled across it quite by chance one day when I... Christine Carlisle June 28, 2016 Like 0 Read More Comment
Share Pork Chops with Balsamic Roasted Vegetables and Gorgonzola Entertaining Gluten Free Healthy Vegetables After being married for close to nineteen years (next week!) to my husband, I’ve gotten to know him and his tastes pretty well. I have... Christine Carlisle June 2, 2016 Like 4 Read More Comment
Share Choco-Nana Bread Baking Breads Breakfast Desserts Entertaining Make Ahead I have notoriously bad luck with banana bread. Every time I try to bake a loaf, it’s either overbaked or raw in the middle. Despite that, I haven’t given up... Christine Carlisle May 17, 2016 Like 1 Read More Comment