I regularly create recipes for myself and husband to enjoy with family and friends. I have turned into an archive for my friends and family regarding recent recipes, menus and foodie ideas. A good friend suggested I blog as a way for everyone to find out recipe information without having to get a hold of me. Instead of picking my brain regarding food, you can pick my blog and hopefully you will find what you are looking for.
Most of my recipes I come up with by re-vamping ones I have read or ate at a restaurant. Two of my recipes have been published in Cooking Light magazine. Hopefully, more will be published in the future. Please feel free to browse the site and let me know of recipes you tried and liked or suggestions you may have to make them even better. I am always looking for something new and exciting in the world of food. Thank you for taking the time to view my blog and I hope you find something you will cook and enjoy in your kitchen at home.
Happy Cooking!
My husband & I in Napa enjoying a picnic lunch...one of my favorite foodie memories.
Support your local farmers...get out and start picking!
So here I am....decorating Christmas cookies!
Rise,
Love your blog and your recipes! What a great idea. I can’t wait to try out your recipes myself! You are inspiring to our family and I know this is the start of something big!
Love,
Aunt Amy
I, as a professional chef, feel this is the start of a great beginning. I am looking forward to the progression of this site with simple and classic home cooking ideas.
Love,
Joel Orsini
(Sous Chef, Beacon Restaurant, NYC)
Love the website and the recipes ! I am very proud of you and your enthusiasm for creating delicious meals and snacks for friends and family. Keep cooking and posting……xoxo Love Mom
I am thrilled you have started this website because I am forever calling you for ideas or with cooking questions. It’s fabulous, just like you! happy cooking and baking everyone. Rise, I love you like a little sis!!!! Chrissy
Wow! Your website is very impressive Rise! I am so proud of you and all of your recipe publications. Can I be the first honored guest on your cooking show? :0)
Great recipes! What a neat blog. Glad to have your website as a resource. Your popcorn mix is one of my all time favorites.
This is a wonderful idea! I love you, and will be visiting your website often ; )! I wish I could pick a favorite, but to be honest it wouldn’t be possible!
wow, you have done it again…you are something else…left the message in the wrong spot, but we all truly enjoy the red velvet cakes…so proud of you…
aunt cindy *the fav. aunt* (wanted to sound important like joel…) love you!
dude. can i order online?
Rise,
I think this is a fantastic idea and ditto to Zach’s comment.
Buon Gusto!
Ciao,
Dad
Thank you so much for the comments, encouragement and feedback!
Maybe one day I can offer online ordering!!
I will do my best to keep updating with tasty and delicous recipes for you all to enjoy.
Rise,
I am very impressed. After working with my family on the Finch Family cookbook, putting recipes in writing is much harder than cooking them.
I look forward to visiting your site often.
Love,
Deby
Thank you so much Deby!
Rise,
I work with your Mom and she shared your site today. I am so glad she did and passed it on to my friends and family. As a newlywed, my daughter was very excited when I shared it her. Keep on posting!
Jeanine
Thank you so much! I will keep posting for sure.
Hi Rise,
Geat job- love all the recipes! Can’t wait to try the brownies- yeah chocolate!
I have a similar chicken recp but have only oven roasted never the crock pot, it will be great to try it out.
bon appetit!
Aunt Bob,
I think of you every time I have something with chocolate…you are the chocolate queen! I will try my best to keep up with the chocolate.
Rise,
Love the new slow cooked chicken recipe. I feel that the crock pot has always been one of the greatest kitchen inventions and never gets utilized enough by home cooks. Keep the slow cookin recipes coming.
love,
Joel
Joel,
Thanks so much! Slow cooker is one of my favorite kitchen tools!!! It is perfect for the working family and busy homes…plus easy clean up. I have a slow cooker, pulled pork recipe that will be coming out in the near future.
Rise – this is so great! Luckily I have had a chance to taste some of your dishes – so I’m excited to give them a try myself!
Thank you Kelly!! You are so sweet!! Please let me know how the recipes turn out for you. I love feedback!
Rise,
I just love your website and all the yummy recipes…and pictures! Meghan (my D-I-L) brought a beautiful (huge) veggie tray to a family dinner and left the remainders with me. I ate a lot of them but still had about 2 lbs of baby carrots and a lb or so of cherry/grape tomatoes. I knew they would go bad if I didn’t do something so I lightly steamed the tomatoes then chopped them in my processor, parboiled the carrots, and put them both (separately) into the freezer. Can you think of something I can make with them? I’m trying to get healthier, eat more veggies, lose weight, etc. I love tomato basil soup, but not the calories, and wondered if pureeing the carrots and adding them would make it creamy w/o the cream. I tried to find a recipe online but couldn’t come up with effective search terms. If you can help, that would be great – if not, no problem but I thought I’d ask…nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Thanks,
Kathy Black
Hi Kathy!
I would not use the carrot puree in the soup…it would loose the tomatoe basil flavor. However you can use the carrots in a bread or muffins. Search carrot bread…you may find something and it would be healthy for you. I would imagine using the fall spices now…like cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg with it. I would make marinara sauce with the tomatoes and eat it with a whole wheat pasta. The pasta is high in fiber and protein and VERY good for you. Plus it is delicious.
Thanks for the compliment!
Hi everybody, I’m not a professional chef, but being an italian I’m always interested in exploring new ideas and recipes. Compliments for the blog. I’m always enthusiast when someone discovers ans appreciates the advanteges of slow cooking and support local farmers.
Thank you Gianni! I am Italian too so cooking is in our blood.
I love your site. I made your chicken enchilada casserole for my investment club last year and they all loved it! Am glad I found your site by accident and plan to try many of your recipes. Thanks!!
Anne
Atlanta, GA
Thank you for stopping by!!! I am so excited you made the casserol and that it was a hit! I love to hear about any recipe you try out from the site. Thanks again!!
My name is Stephen Boissy with Channell 11 in atlanta.
Did you get my email about the holiday cookoff?
Thanks,
Stephen Boissy
Hi Rise,
I love your recipe for granola. Someone prepared it for one of our meetings and it was fabulous. I work with your mother and found out about this from one of the ladies who sets up for the meetings. I can’t wait to look at other entries on your website. Thanks so much!
Vernell