Recipes

Italian Bolognese sauce is one of the easiest homemade meat sauce recipes you can make. For those of you who enjoy gardening you probably plant lots of tomatoes in the summer. You can use your tomato bounty to make our simple meat Bolognese sauce in about 2 hours. You need that time to let the sauce reduce, thicken and let the rich flavours come together. Let’s go learn about the history of Bolognese Sauce and I’ll show you how we make it at the CBB house. Italian Bolognese Sauce, Meat Sauce, Ragu What Is Bolognese Sauce? What is Bolognese Sauce...

Well, it’s Memorial Day weekend, so this is a good time for this repeat post. The following is a favorite YouTuber’s take on backyard barbecue potato salad. There are lots of variations of potato salad; my mother marinated her cooked potatoes in pickle juice (think bread & butter) before finishing hers: To be honest, I’m not much of a griller these days, but I do like grill-type food in the summer, with lots of fruits and vegetables. These are a couple of things that I fix. I really love bison/buffalo burgers. Honestly, I usually just season with salt and pepper...

Happy Friday and cheers to the long weekend! I can’t even with the weather today, but at least the sun is starting to come out. We’re working hard on the backyard during the long weekend, and I’m sure we’ll attempt a drive to the beach. What are your plans for the long weekend? Also, there are some AMAZING Memorial Day sales happening right now…I’ll link a few of my favorite sales in the links below. I hope you guys have a wonderful long weekend! Weekend Reading: I’m in love with the Duffield Lane maxi dress I’m wearing in the photo...

Amazon/WikipediaWe've all fallen for Flo from Progressive or the State Farm guy and his khaki pants. It's time to fall for a real person who has made many of our childhoods more delicious. Believe it or not, Chef Boyardee was a real live chef, and Chef Boyardee's history is pretty amazing. Whether you loved his lasagna or his spaghetti dinners, the man's history is fascinating. He was born Ettore Boiardi (or Hector as he was called in English) in Piacenza Italy in 1897. By age 11, he was working at a local restaurant. He was called an apprentice chef even though he...

Elegant and delicious, these creamy garlic scallops are about to become your favorite thing! Ready to serve in 20 minutes, they are bursting with fresh flavors. Pin this recipe for later! Scallops in Cream What if I told you, you can have a restaurant quality meal on the table in 20 minutes? Don’t believe me? Well you should! These creamy garlic scallops are all kinds of delicious, but they are so quick and easy to make, you’ll be enjoying this seafood recipe on the regular. If you like these, be sure to check out my Bacon Wrapped Scallops! Why you’ll...