Who knew that dinner inspiration could be as close as a bundle of fresh leeks? Some may find the idea of this easy weeknight pasta dinner unusual (I did, at first) but tastewise, it's comforting and familiar, almost a mac 'n' cheese for grownups, just warm pasta draped in a gentle puréed leek sauce. Dreamy stuff, this ... Real Food, Fresh & Seasonal. Just Five Ingredients. Just One Pot. Somethin' Special, a Mac 'n' Cheese for Grownups. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Vegetarian. High Protein. Rave Reviews.

Just Turn on the Oven. You'll Be Bakin' Bacon Too! How to cook bacon in the oven, easy and unattended, especially good for crispy bacon for BLTs, especially good for cooking bacon for a crowd. That said? This is how we cook breakfast bacon nearly every day! ~ Skip Straight to the Recipe ~ COMPLIMENTS! "For me it's the only way to cook bacon now." ~ Michaela "... it was amazing! The bacon came out evenly crisp, and not greasy." ~ Gudrun "I have used this technique for years and it's never failed me." ~ Alex "... it works very well, good tasting bacon without all the fat." ~ Ross Add yours, just leave a comment! BEST RECIPES! Baked Bacon Made the Big List! Kitchen Parade’s Best-Ever “Most Useful” Recipes , just one select recipe per year since 2002 Dad Talk. With Bacon. Every once in awhile, the phone will ring early. It's my dad. "I'm sitting down with a cup of tea," he'll s

My mom's original recipe for a classic blueberry coffee cake, moist, delicious, a total keeper. Her coffeecake is summer simple and studded with fresh blueberries. (We also make it with frozen blueberries! Win!) ~ Skip Straight to the Recipe ~ COMPLIMENTS! "... my favorite thing to make when I have fresh blueberries." ~ Emily "Just made this for supper: perfect." ~ Ali "WOW! Perfect. That will be a standard in our house now." ~ Reyna "It is sooooo good ... absolutely delicious!" ~ Cyndi "My family has declared it THE BEST dessert I've ever made." ~ MamaFliz BEST RECIPES! Mom's Blueberry Coffeecake Made the List! Best Recipes of 2008 The Motherlode of Mom's Recipes Somehow, my mom's recipe for blueberry coffeecake didn't make it into my recipe box. Thank goodness it made it into my sister's! Thank goodness my sister added it to our family cookbook! Thank goodness I made it