Ginger Molasses Cookies

I absolutely love gingersnap cookies, but I really prefer my cookies to be softer, chewy-er than the traditional gingersnap is. Enter: These cookies. They’re marvelous. As a matter of fact, I made them last week and the next morning all but 5 of them had already been eaten. Apparently The...

Chicken Marsala with Shallot Sage Penne

Ingredients: For the chicken: 1 3/4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth (14 fl oz)2 tablespoons finely chopped shallot5 tablespoons unsalted butter10 oz mushrooms, trimmed and thinly sliced1 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh sage1/4 teaspoon salt1/8 teaspoon black pepper1 cup all-purpose flour4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves (2 lb total)2 tablespoons extra-virgin...

Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I really like to try and justify eating crap-for-you foods. Ice cream craving? Oh, that’s dairy. You need calcium. You don’t want osteoperosis, just ask Sally Fields and her Boniva commericals. Pasta? Oh, it’s carbs for energy- you marathoner, you. Chocolate? Um. Duh. So I have a heyday with oatmeal...

Pecan Pie

Best. Pie. Ever. Brian absolutely loves pecan pie. When his birthday rolled around a few weeks ago, and I asked him what he wanted me to make for dinner, he said “Pecan pie”. I replied “Ok, I can make that for dessert. What do you want for dinner?” … “Pecan pie.”...

Cranberry-Almond Granola

One of Brian’s favorite breakfasts/snacks/desserts is granola with vanilla yogurt. I’ve been wanting to make some homemade granola for while, but when his favorite granola was discontinued, I decided I should really make some for him. He was a big fan! I make a triple-batch of this whenever I make...

Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’m a die-hard Nestle-Tollhouse Chocolate chip cookie fan, but I’m always open to new recipes too. This recipe was actually pretty similar to that recipe, but with a few slight variations that apparently make all the difference in the world. They’re amazing! Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking...

Sesame Chicken

I love Chinese take-out. There are only a few places that I think make great Chinese food in town here- curse of living in a semi-small town in Michigan. We’re not exactly prime location for ethnic foods up here. However, we did have one favorite takeout place that made great...