This is my version of one of my favorite salads from the Sweetwater Tavern in Northern Virginia. The secrete to plump cranberries and dates is to soak them. I like to put them in a bowl and cover them with water for about 30 minutes.   If you want really amazing flavor soak them in white [Continue...]

If you only buy one pan this year, it has to be the Calphalon Commercial Hard-Anodized 12-Inch Everyday Pan with Lid.  This has got to be one of my most favorite pans in my kitchen.  It is great to make sauces in and roomy enough to add the pasta.  It goes wonderfully from the cook-top [Continue...]

Sometimes the simplest of foods are the most delicious. I love going out to the garden and picking my dinner. On this particular night the kids were at Grandma’s and the husband was working.  A few fresh tomatoes and basil is what makes this simple meal outstanding.  I poured myself a nice glass of wine [Continue...]

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I started out looking for a quick and easy beach read, but what I have come away with was so much more than that.  I found a new sense that we truly can do what ever we set our minds to with the power of your “sisters”.  By the end of this book I was laughing [Continue...]