Friday Photo Flashback

With December upon us, I'm thinking about Christmas. Specifically, Christmas Eve. We spent Christmas Eve at my Italian grandma's every year. She was the one who would make us a huge tin of cookies (chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, sugar cookies, and more). She also introduced me to Pignolata (sometimes called Struffoli). Grandma would always have … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

Too Delicious Not To Share

It has been a very long time since I made homemade Alfredo sauce. I usually use fettuccine noodles, but we only had regular spaghetti noodles. You can also use angel hair pasta. I almost always add chicken or broccoli to it as well. A few people have tried it and always ask for the recipe … Continue reading Too Delicious Not To Share →

Recipe – Hot Taco Dip

I'm not one that will sit here and post a weekly recipe. As a matter of fact, the only recipe I posted was for Waikiki Meatballs in a blog about my mom. Yet, here we are. Today's blog stems from the following Daily Writing Prompt: Do you have a favorite recipe from your childhood that … Continue reading Recipe – Hot Taco Dip →

Waikiki Meatballs

When I was growing up, my mom used to have this yellow plastic recipe card holder. For some reason or another, I think that it was loaded with these cards from Betty Crocker. At any rate, she made quite a few recipes from this box - most of which I hated! One of those meals … Continue reading Waikiki Meatballs →