When I was younger, we would always visit family in Rochester for the Fourth of July holiday week. Fourth of July morning would start out at Aunt Kathy’s, where we would all gather along Church Street in Fairport for the annual holiday parade. We would typically have brunch-type food before, during, and after the parade. My… Continue reading Aunt Marielle’s Taco Salad

I always looked forward to spending a day with Papa and Nana. We would usually begin with breakfast at one of the local joints, and I would always order pancakes. Afterwards, we would begin our shopping adventures. Some days we would have to go grocery shopping, which would consist of going to three or four… Continue reading Nana’s Stuffed Peppers

This is another one of my Aunt Kathy’s recipes. She has always made the best fettuccini alfredo. Growing up, this wasn’t ever my favorite dish, but I’ve really come to love it over the years. The more I was exposed to it, the more I fell in love. I wanted to make a video for… Continue reading Aunt Kathy’s Fettuccini Alfredo

If you haven’t already, you may begin to see a theme in my posts. We’ve had a garden over the summer for a few years in a row, and as a result were always looking for new recipes and ideas for our zucchini and yellow squash. My favorite is to grill the squash. I prepared… Continue reading Grilled Summer Squash

Shortly after we moved to Reno, we kept hearing people talk about Apple Hill.  Finally, one day we decided we needed to figure out what exactly this Apple Hill place was all about.  Early one fall morning, my husband (boyfriend at the time) and I showed up at my dad’s house prepared for a road… Continue reading Nana’s Apple Cake

The tradition for Dad’s cauliflower started after eating several times at one of our favorite local restaurants.  We would always order the cauliflower as an appetizer because it was so good, and unlike any other cauliflower we had tried previously.  This cauliflower had flavor, and even a bit of a spicy kick.  The texture was… Continue reading Dad’s Roasted Cauliflower

This recipe is one of my mom’s sister’s recipes. I have always loved Aunt Kathy’s cooking, and this recipe is no exception. I fell in love with this recipe one year when we were visiting Rochester. Aunt Kathy prepared this dish along with her fettuccini alfredo (which is THE best… stay tuned for a future… Continue reading Aunt Kathy’s Chicken French

In addition to the cutout cookies, Nana would always make pizzelles for Christmas as well.  For those who are unfamiliar with pizzelles, they are an Italian cookie that looks like a thin waffle.  They are prepared by pouring the batter into a special iron to cook them, which again, resembles a waffle iron.  They remind me of… Continue reading Pizzelles

Many of my posts, so far primarily document recipes and traditions from my dad’s side of the family.  I feel like I’m kind of neglecting my mom’s side of the family, and that isn’t intentional.  Born and raised in Las Vegas, my time with my mom’s family has always been limited to vacations, whether it… Continue reading Gramma’s Peanut Butter Fingers

I’m so lucky that my dad is a great cook. He is similar to Nana in that he stores most of his recipes in his head. So as time goes by, I continually try to pick his brain for his recipes. Many times he has a hard time remembering what he did, so if it’s… Continue reading Dad’s Goulash