The Best Red Wine Sangria!

I became obsessed with trying to make The Best Red Wine Sangria after my family's trip to Spain last Spring.

I have never been much of a drinker, so when I enthusiastically drank glass after glass, all the way from Madrid to Sevilla my husband started to get a little worried. The problem was temporarily solved however, when I got home and was unable to find a recipe that even came close to the red sangria I had at Botin in Madrid. Frustrated, I went back to my sober ways.

Moist Yellow Cake

This is a great, moist yellow cake recipe from scratch that you will use over and over again... it is soft and moist and melts in your mouth. I've made this recipe hundreds of times and everyone always goes crazy over it. 

Grape-Nuts Ice Cream

On the way to and from Martha's Vineyard this summer, my family stopped at the famous Gray's Ice Cream in Tiverton, Rhode Island www.graysicecream.com., famed for its Grape-Nuts Ice Cream. My husband had been hearing about this ice cream for years from his boss and now, finally, we had the opportunity to try a cone from one of the top ten ice cream shops in the country.

All the flavors we tried were exceptionally good, but the New England specialty, Grape-Nuts ice cream stood out the most and sent me into a tizzy. It tasted like cereal with milk... creamy, with just the right amount of texture from the Grape-Nuts. I had to find out how to make it!

World's Best Chocolate Chip Cookie

I became obsessed with baking the world's best chocolate chip cookie after trying dozens of recipes that were "just okay". With each batch, I would carefully watch the faces of my husband and children (there is no tougher crowd!) after they took their first bite for their reaction.  At most, I got "pretty good". Many would have given up, but I became more determined than ever. Finally, after weeks of testing I got the unanimous response I was looking for... "This is the best chocolate chip cookie recipe ever!"