‘THE WEDGIE’, No Laughing Allowed!

| Heidi

When I was in college at IUP ‘Indiana University of Pennsylvania’, there was this little pizza shop that a large population of the kids ordered from. The most popular item for the students on the menu and something I had never even heard of before was… ‘The Wedgie’. It was a pizza and a hoagie together. Well, on Friday night I made homemade pizza and I always make too much. So for lunch today I made it, that’s right, I made The Wedgie. The difference between mine and the pizza shop is I don’t use an already made round crust, so mine when finished isn’t exactly a wedge. However, it is still delicious and fun! Continue reading →

Argentinean Steaks & Sweet Potato Fries

| Linda

Argentinean Steak & Sweet Potato Fries

If my husband had his way we’d have steak everyday. We don’t…and when we do we mostly have sirloin, but we stopped by our local Amish Market and found these beautiful Rib Eyes. They are probably the juiciest of all the steaks. And have the most flavor, even without additional seasoning. But we like flavor! So here’s an Argentinean rub that just brings out the flavor of the meat even more. I accompanied the steaks with sweet potato fries & a mayo-maple dipping sauce and a side salad. Get those sweet potato fries in the oven before you prep the steaks… Continue reading →

Pork Tenderloin Stuffed with a Sweet Onions, Gruyere Cheese & Garlic Stuffing

| Heidi

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At the church I attend, we have a Senior appreciation dinner every year. I am honored to have been a part of it for 6 years, (time to pass the baton). My staff consisted of my three children, mom and dad (who are seniors), my niece & nephew, five high school students and me. What I love best about kids is they have no point of reference in the kitchen and simply follow directions. We fed an average of about 150 people. Every year it was a challenge, but honoring our seniors with a gourmet dish was my goal. This is a spin of one of the meals I made for them. Instead of the whole pork loin (or 14), I am using a pork tenderloin. This recipe requires some simple steps, but please don’t be intimidated. Continue reading →

White Chocolate Chip Blondies

| Linda

White Chocolate Chip Blondies
Can you tell that we like our sweets? I try to make one dessert a week for everyone to savor. The other day one of my sons asked me to make something using white chocolate chips instead of milk chocolate chips. I decided to make these blondies – they are moist and delicious. Sometimes blondies can be dry – the secret is to just slightly underbake them and when they cool they harden up to the right consistency! Remember to keep them tightly covered with plastic wrap to keep them moist… Continue reading →

Spanish Yellow Rice

| Linda

Spanish Yellow Rice

Since my husband is both Italian and Latin we have the best of both of those worlds and cuisines! As I’ve previously mentioned we love pasta, but we also love Latin food of all kinds. And rice is a staple in our household. I shared our coconut rice recipe recently and decided to share this easy to make yet so tasty Spanish yellow rice. Heidi also loves to cook Latin food…she makes a black bean & cilantro dip that’s amazing and ceviche that is absolutely divine! Hopefully she will be sharing those recipes with us in the future!   Continue reading →

Liebster Award

| Linda

Liebster-Award

Heidi & I are very pleased to have received a nomination for the Liebster Award! This award is presented by fellow bloggers to new bloggers in an effort to welcome them and get to know them better. ‘Liebster’ is a German word that can mean lovely, sweetest, cute, dearest and favorite. We would like to thank Geri from Spring Tomorrow  for nominating us for this online blogger award. Geri lives in Singapore and was our very first visitor when we started just a few weeks ago. In her blog, Spring Tomorrow, Geri loves to write about food too. She also writes about lifestyle, deals, food reviews and more. Thanks Geri!   Continue reading →

Cocktail Corner: Springtime Sangria

| Linda

Springtime Sangria

Last weekend we had a few visitors! My brother Rob came in for the weekend and we had an unexpected visit from my husband’s college roommate Todd on Saturday. While we were overjoyed to see Rob and Todd I quickly realized that my husband Raf didn’t have any beer to offer them! Seeing some fruit leftover in the fruit bowl reminded me of our recent trip to Spain where we tasted the most delicious sangrias in every city/region we visited (Madrid, Barcelona, Seville & Toledo). Every restaurant that we visited in each city had their own version of sangria. Each was unique and tasty! After a quick perusal of our bar, I decided to surprise them with Springtime Sangrias! We were sitting around the kitchen island chatting and laughing while the Sangria was easily prepared. It was a delicious ruby red brandy-inspired sangria that everyone loved…hope you enjoy it too!   Continue reading →

Parmesan Chicken & Pancetta with a Lemon Onion Cream Sauce and Lemon Asparagus

| Heidi

Chicken with onion sauce

Tonight’s dinner is a slight variation of one of Linda and my childhood dinners, with a few ingredient changes. I know Linda remembers my mother’s broccoli wrapped with ham and Swiss cheese served with an onion sauce. Back then it was not one of my favorites. Well this version is right up my ally. How about you Linda?   Continue reading →