🌿 Sunday on Great Island


Hey friends❣️

Happy Sunday!

It’s been a wild week here in Madison. The tornado sirens sounded more than once (and at all hours), so I’m in regroup mode today.

The dogwoods and magnolias are blooming, but the weather roulette wheel landed on cold yet again today. So Sunday dinner is a cozy combo of brats in caramelized sauerkraut and my famous apple butter bourbon baked beans. Full disclosure: the bourbon is a new tweak, add 1/4 cup :)

Also this week ~ it would have been Queen Elizabeth II’s 100th birthday (on the 21st), and her chocolate biscuit cake is having a moment. It’s a simple no-bake recipe from the royal chef, and she reportedly loved it so much she wouldn’t travel without it.

Queen Elizabeth's Biscuit Cake

Every week I try to revisit a favorite older recipe or two that could use a refresh. Antipasto skewers are so much more exciting than cheese and crackers. I just take all the elements of my Antipasto Platter and thread them on little picks. My dream party would start with these.

Antipasto Skewers

Skewers, kabobs, and picks ~ I've always loved anything on a stick! (Click on the photos to go to the recipes)



Did you miss these?

🫐🍋 The cake I'm bringing to every party this spring

Breaking the Takeout Habit

Big, chunky salads that count as dinner 🥗


I love to make delicious food, photograph it, and write about it, but mostly, I just love to EAT. Isn’t that what it’s all about? My recipes are bold and vibrant, but totally approachable ~ and my philosophy? We should all have the tools to feed ourselves well, and the confidence to cut loose a little in the kitchen. Food should be fun.

~ see you in the kitchen!

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