I’ve been very interested in Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a twelfth century nun who was definitely an amazing woman. She was an abbess, musical composer, writer of philosophy and natural science, particularly on the use of medicinal herbs, and much more. You can read more about here in my recent homily on her feast day […]
My sister and I (actually both sisters and I) are working on having less sugar, since diabetes runs in our family, and we are all trying to lose some weight. But that said, we still have a sweet tooth, so I am trying to develop recipes that we can still eat. These recipes need to […]
So I was looking for a quick and easy recipe that didn’t use the oven (too hot outside), and I thought of a good no-bake cheesecake. But I’m also trying to cut down on sugar, so I heavily modified a classic no-bake cheesecake recipe and this turned out really good!
Any gathering with some good queso and tortilla chips is a party. And a good smoked queso is delicious at any party.This is one I’ve made recently and it was a total hit. There are lots of options for changing it up, so feel free to make substitutions and use your favorites.
There are recipes that make me tear up a bit when I cook them. This is one of them. I can remember my Aunt Mia proudly serving this so often, and how my mother and I used to make it every Easter. It makes a wonderful cake for a lamb cake. This year, I made […]
So Mrs. Corrigan once submitted this easy and killer chocolate cake recipe to our neighborhood “newspaper” back when we kids were doing something productive! She later said she didn’t remember the recipe, but we did, because we made it a lot after it was published. It’s super-easy, but it is “jazzed” up just enough to […]
So this recipe is one that will be on my summer playlist (and quite frankly, year round as long as I can get to the grill!) all the time. It’s a great side dish and is very healthy, giving you a great serving of vegetables and the benefit of a variety of color (which increases […]