Recipes

In preparation for my staycation (I mean, who doesn’t just love staying home for four days instead of flying off to Cabo?), I am preparing to turn my place into a B&B, and I am not talking Bénédictine here, although surely alcohol will be on hand. You can’t have a ...

November, you really snuck up on me. I love you for oh so many reasons, but none more than the gobble in my wobble this time of year...

 Hey, all you turkeys out there, Dessert Diva here with one more pumpkin treat...

Oh January, you’re a cold one, but you have been very good to me...

Maybe it has something to do with longing for summer (OK, I’ll take spring at this point), but I always find myself rocking the strawberry recipes in February. I guess due to Valentine’s Day, strawberries are in abundance at most grocery stores...

So, I got away with not making resolutions for the New Year, but my question is, “If I want to celebrate Fat Tuesday like a rock star, must I give up something for Lent?” Does one have be Catholic to get the most out of Fat Tuesday, or can I celebrate and wake up ...

This week, I decided to talk about something dear to my heart: getting laid. This recipe is the ultimate time-to-take-things-to-the-bone-zone meal, unless you’re cooking for your family — in that case, I say, do not cook this particular recipe. It’s just too powerful...

Oh March, it seems like forever since we last rendezvoused. I know you are reliably snowy, but you bring me spring, and so I, in turn, dedicate this dessert to you: Blueberry Sweet Cake...

Well, I’m sure you thought, “It’s 2012, the beginning of the year, the time we all try and re-invent ourselves.” I’m also pretty sure you thought I would come out low-fat, gluten-free, no sugar, blah, blah-ing you to death. But nope, not the case. I’m giving you an ...

The season to indulge, smile, shake hands and kiss babies is upon us. And, of course, ’tis the season to enjoy a libation or two (or four) each and every night. At least that’s how I enjoy the season. Yes, I’m sentimental that way. Champagne, hot buttered rum, spiked...

Fall is here, time for cheer, time for pumpkins, and lots of beer...

Man, the search for Halloween costumes can be simply exhausting. A Playboy bunny, a naughty nurse or a witch. What to do, what to do...