It was a beautiful day and Dad offered to take over dinner. He found a manly recipe for Mustard & Bourbon Glazed Pork Chops and made a plan.

For Memorial Day weekend, we planned an all-day family biking outing along the river road and to a favorite café for lunch. We always carry water and some simple snacks like energy bars or dried fruit, but for something special I decided to make Sweet & Savory Snack Mix.

A day off from school and the thrill of summer break only weeks away—the perfect time to bake cookies! With Taylor Swift blaring in the background, my teenage daughter and her best friend set about to make some Snickerdoodles all by themselves.

I always keep a close watch on bananas that are getting overripe, wondering what muffins or cakes I might make when I get two or three too far gone for anyone to eat.

Mothers do so many things for their families every day, it seems a shame that Mother’s Day comes only once a year. I decided to keep the celebration going all month, starting with these elegant little Lemon Clove Cookie Sandwiches.

I love a nice bone-in ham for Easter dinner, but we always have a lot left over. Of course there are ham sandwiches, and omelets with ham and cheese, but when you tire of those it’s nice to have another option or two. I found this Ham & Veggie Pasta with Swiss and it was a perfect, easy way to use up some ham and make a great meal.

As a yoga teacher, I am always trying to spread some good energy out into the world. What better than a Glazed Lemon Pound Cake to create good karma all around at my recent teachers meeting?! You may think yoga teachers wouldn’t want cake or sweets, but really it’s all about balance. When you take care of yourself and generally eat well, you can easily add in treats.

As a kid, our family had dessert almost every night. My mom made a lot of treats from box mixes, and my all-time favorite was lemon pudding cake. Seems nowadays no one has even heard of this dessert, and I don’t think you can buy the mix anymore. When I saw a homemade version of Baked Lemon Pudding Cake on the web site, it brought back so many great memories.