Melissa Vanni

Have you ever met someone and knew right away that she or he is the real deal? I’m not talking about the loudest person in the group or even the one with the most to say. I’m talking about the

Timing is everything, right? But we don’t just want any ol’ timing; what we’re after is perfect timing. I know that I am personally constantly striving to get things started or finished at just the right time. Sometimes it happens,

If you’re anything like me you probably love to read food blogs. If you’re not like me and this is the only food blog that you visit (I am so incredibly flattered!) then I would like to apologize for the lack of pink sprinkles and red

I’m just going to tell it like it is and let you know that there is nothing new or exciting about this banana bread recipe. While it is an incredibly moist, delicious, dark chocolate filled loaf of banana bread, it

I really hope your impression of me isn’t that of a type-A, high strung, perfectionist, in danger of a heart attack kind of girl. Not that there’s anything wrong with that kind of personality of course! I would just prefer to be known as a type-B

I’m going to make this soup as simple as I can for you. Not because I think that you don’t know how to cook, but because I’m guessing that cooking complicated dishes just isn’t on your radar right now. I

Remember when you thought that people in their 30′s were soooo old? Maybe you still think that, and if that’s the case boy are you in for a surprise! This week (on the 10th to be exact) I’ll be heading

In my opinion Thanksgiving is for the ambitious, adventurous and excited cook. It’s also all about the turkey, the mashed potatoes, the corn casserole (I still need to get that recipe from you Michelle!) the laughter, and the leftovers. Christmas

So how do you feel about one more holiday treat recipe? What if I told you that there will be zero baking involved? What if I said that you could give these away as last minute gifts to your neighbors and

Running a household consisting of all boys can sometimes turn this mother into a drill sergeant. “Attention, soldiers!! The time is now 1400, pick out a snack and eat it, pronto!!” “Heads up troops! 1500 and you know what that