Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry
Please, p-l-e-a-s-e, tell me that I am NOT the only person out there who thinks about lunch at breakfast and dinner at lunch? You may be wondering why… Read More »
Balsamic Roasted Turnips and Thyme
I love roasting root vegetables. This week food bloggers across the country and the Food Network are celebrating the turnip during the season-long link party known as Fall… Read More »
Honey Glazed Crunchy Chicken
This recipe is very crunchy, full of warm spices and coated in a thick sticky honey glaze. How bad does that sound? Very bad…I know! But it was… Read More »
My Shiny Red Birthday Gift and a Mongolian Beef Recipe
WARNING: This is a very colorful post! Saturday was my birthday. I’ll never say how old. Did you suggest 29? I’ll take it! The morning temperature was a… Read More »
The Beauty of Autumn
Porter Farms owns land right beside our development and we look forward to watching the beautiful strawberry fields grow each year. This year they surprised everyone and planted…… Read More »
My Fall Nest: Decorating on a Dime
I hope I’m not alone. I LOVE TO NEST particularly in the fall and winter months. Fall is one of those seasons that brings me such joy! My… Read More »
Swedish Meatballs over Egg Noodles
Do you have recipes that your family loves, but you haven’t made in a while? Because I develop recipes everyday, I sometimes neglect some of our family’s favorites…. Read More »
Baby Spinach Salad with Pecans, Cranberries and a Maple Vinaigrette
It’s the second week of Food Network’s Fall Fest! The Food Network teams up with bloggers like me to share our favorites recipes using the wonderful vegetables and… Read More »
Pumpkin Banana Chip Bread
Last night our family enjoyed our dinner on our screened in porch out back. It is was so nice. After a crazy couple of weeks, everyone was home… Read More »
Risotto with Kale
Today the Food Network and a group of bloggers begin sharing our favorite recipes featuring the plentiful harvest of fall. Fall Fest 2012 has begun! Every Wednesday during… Read More »
Pumpkin Chip Scones
Today I made these delicious pumpkin chip scones for the EMT’s and firemen who came to help me yesterday afternoon after I was attacked by yellow jackets. Can’t… Read More »
Maple and Oak Leaf Cookies
It was Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt who said: It is the summer’s great last heat, It is the fall’s first chill: They meet. Today, September 22nd, is the… Read More »
Hello, I’m Elise Johnson and I’m so glad you found your way here! From my own experience, cooking and eating together as a family nurtures and strengthens family relationships quicker and stronger than any other way. Join me as I continue my grandmother’s legacy of
inter-generational cooking by inspiring families and friends to make memories in the kitchen. 