Recipes

This pomegranate cocktail is a perfect last-minute valentine’s day drink!  No one should feel bad today! If you’re single, have a drink (or two) and celebrate your freedom! If you’re dating someone or you are in a long-term relationship, feel free to share. Either way, you have a really tasty drink in your hands. I …

This recipe for Pasta with Chickpeas (Pasta E Ceci) is great for a snowy day in the middle of Winter.  Have you ever looked at the cover of a food and recipe magazine and wondered if it was really worthy of the front page? How many people who subscribe to these magazines, or pick them …

After making Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting I had so many leftover cupcakes I decided to crumble up a few in a plastic bag and put the leftovers in the freezer for this Red Velvet Cake Ice Cream! For this recipe, I mingled the frozen cake pieces and cream cheese frosting with a …

These Red Velvet Cupcakes are tender and tasty, pairing perfectly with the sweet tang of cream cheese frosting. Truly classic! I’ve made a lot of cupcakes in my day. A whole lot. When I first started this website it was called ‘Sweet Remedy’ but it really began as a tiny booth at a farmers’ market …

This Creamy Chocolate Fondue Dip is perfect for Valentine’s Day! This is a really delicious dessert dip! It’s made up of melted chocolate and homemade whipped cream. You can take any fruit and cut it up into chunks to enjoy with this recipe. This time around I went with strawberries, apples, and pears. Pineapple is …

With the sweet tang of blood orange and aromatic rosemary, this is the perfect cocktail with vodka, even if you’re more of a bourbon fan at heart! I started a personal photography project titled “leftovers” in which I eat food and then take photos and style whatever is left. There is something so satisfying to …

This is not brain surgery. Or rocket science. The word simple is in the title for a reason. I have no claim to this recipe or idea but I thought it might be useful so here it is: Rosemary Infused Simple Syrup! This will take you less than 5 minutes in prep work and you …

These boats or bowls or whatever you want to call them, are so easy to put together. Bonus: You don’t have to wash a bunch of dirty dishes after you are done because your bowl is the squash itself. How cool is that? I wouldn’t recommend eating the shell but it sure makes for easy …

You can never go wrong with a classic BLT. Three little ingredients paired together so effortlessly that they make your taste buds want to dance. While I was web surfing, I came across the blog What Should I Eat For Breakfast Today? Marta suggested adding egg and avocado and I just couldn’t help myself.  I …

This Taco Layer Dip is perfect for your next party. The ground beef is seasoned with taco spices and has two layers of cheese! It is highly addictive. If you ask me, the olives and jalapeños really make this recipe great. I sometimes will also add crispy bacon to the top. It’s a great appetizer …

I’m really starting to think I have a chocolate problem. A straight-up chocolate addiction. People always say that as a joke but I’m not fooling around here. I think I might really need to sugar detox or go to a sugar rehab. They have those, yeah? I wonder if I can go the rest of …

These Chipotle Nutella Cookies were supposed to be crinkle cookies but that didn’t really work out. I didn’t fully read the instructions of the original recipe and didn’t have time to chill the dough due to needing to bring them with me to dinner! So I just baked them and sprinkled confectioners sugar on top. …

This Spicy Chipotle Hot Chocolate recipe is a grownup spin on a childhood favorite!  Frothy milk, creamy chocolate and a serious kick, yes please! Spicy Chipotle Hot Chocolate! AKA Mexican Hot Chocolate, AKA Spicy Hot Cocoa.. by any name, it’s delicious! By the way, what do you call it?  Are you in the hot cocoa …

I grew up eating this hearty chili. There was always ground beef. There was always red beans. There was always, always a side of rice. Sometimes this chili would be found housed inside a green bell pepper. Sometimes it would be by itself in a large piping hot pot. Piping hot pot, say that 5 times …

I love Mac and Cheese. I decided not to bake this and make it just a stove top recipe because I feel like the end result is much creamier. I still have a fondness for Kraft Macaroni and Cheese (You know, the blue box – even though I know that compared to this recipe, that …

Let’s talk about the weather. This summer has been a bust, weather-wise. I should have been a fish, or better yet, a mermaid. I was born to swim; my mom will tell you all about it. Usually, in the summer I’m what my family refers to as a “drowned rat” because I’m always soaked, my …

If you love cherries and sangria than this red cherry sangria recipe is one you’ll want to print out and make! I went to Applewood Winery in Warwick, NY and picked up their classic International Red and Wayayanda White to mix together. I’m telling you, the staff at Applewood Winery know their wine! What a …

The big box of cheese came from Vermont Creamery, a brand I’ve always loved. Have you tried any of their products? There is so much you can do with goat cheese! If you haven’t had the opportunity to give Vermont Creamery a try, keep an eye out for them in your grocery store! I love …

Picking fruit is always a sobering experience. There is no guesswork as to where your food is coming from like there is when you pick up a plastic see through the container at a grocery store. It’s a different shopping experience, one I can stand behind. It takes more time and effort but being able …

I unofficially declare June popsicle month, considering I’ve already made 3 different flavors and it’s not even a week into June. First up: Cherry Lime Popsicles! They are sweet and very sour (in a good way!) You know what has been making these popsicle creations easier to make? OXO’s Fruit Tools. Seriously. How did I …

The idea for this Blood Orange Granita came to be because the blood oranges at the store looked particularly enticing. I knew that I wanted to juice them when I got home. I just wasn’t exactly sure what I’d be making. Sometimes you just have to let the ingredients dictate what you create.  When I …

There is something gratifying about making jam. Carefully selecting, peeling and cutting the fruits is a new ritual for me. Strawberry Kiwi Jam was Joe’s idea. I even let him pick out the strawberries. I was always afraid to make jam, sometimes I still am. One word comes to mind: Botulism. That stuff is scary! …

According to the Internet, Soda bread is not Irish if it contains sugar or raisins. My tradition is Irish Soda Bread and the recipe I use calls for both sugar and raisins. It was a let down to learn that the recipe I’ve been eating all my life wasn’t authentic. However, I was recently informed …

Rice pudding is so easy to make I’m not really sure why I waited so long to share it here. The best part about this brown rice pudding recipe is that you can also swap out the brown for white rice, if you are so inclined. I decided that I needed to make some but …