by Debra Ponzek | Dec 31, 2014 | All, Holidays
Break out the Champagne! Let’s welcome 2015 in style — and toast to an all-around great year. I’m still celebrating my latest book, The Dinnertime Survival Cookbook. Won’t you join me and lift a glass to eating dinner with our families as often...
by Debra Ponzek | Dec 9, 2014 | All, Main Course
I remember plenty of times during this compressed and crazed period between Thanksgiving and Christmas when I finally get home, pulling the car into the driveway with a sense of pleasant relief. Outside, it’s dark and cold and the house is warm and full of my...
by Debra Ponzek | Nov 21, 2014 | All, Desserts, Holidays
Are you making pies for Thanksgiving? Every year I decide not to, but then I start thinking about pie crust…apples and cinnamon…pumpkin….pecans….pears….pie crust (again). Sound familiar? Seriously, you can buy a very good pie at a local...
by Debra Ponzek | Nov 3, 2014 | All, Breakfast
These puffy Apple Soufflé Pancakes will charm anyone — kids, guests, your in-laws, even yourself! I love making these and my kids are always happy when I do. Try them — they’re easier than you think and everyone will be happy! I’ve liked this puffy...
by Debra Ponzek | Oct 23, 2014 | All, Main Course, Salads
Even before I married into a big Italian family I liked pasta. These days I pretty much LOVE pasta. Can’t get enough of it. Can you? I mean, who doesn’t smile at the thought of those soft, tender, just-chewy-enough noodles that act as host to so many...