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Out of this world marinara sauce

By CPC | May 1, 2020

Article and photo by Lisa Crockett For me, the ultimate expression of love is cooking something delicious for someone. For obvious reasons, my ability to do that has been severely…

Simple Strawberry Fool

By CPC | Apr 1, 2020

Article and photo by Lisa Crockett What’s your favorite first-day-of-April prank? Salt in the sugar bowl? A quick phone call to see if your neighbor’s refrigerator is running? The beginning…

A taste of spring in this veggie-packed side dish

By CPC | Mar 1, 2020

Article and photo by Lisa Crockett I have an aspirational collection of cookbooks. Sure, the internet is a virtually limitless source of ideas and inspiration for what I might do…

Jambalaya

By CPC | Feb 1, 2020

A tale of making a classic dish my own Article and photo by Lisa Crockett This is comfort food season. It’s the time of year when I crave things that…

Resolution-worthy chicken lettuce wraps

By CPC | Jan 1, 2020

Article and photo by Lisa Crockett There’s a freshness to a new year. A blank slate, a clean canvas, a whole host of new possibilities just waiting to be discovered.…

Chicken and cranberries – Easy

By CPC | Dec 24, 2019

Article and photo by Lisa Crockett I love cranberries, with their quintessentially American flavor and deep red color. To me, they just scream “holiday.” I love cranberry sauce, cranberry bars…

Carrot Soup – Easy

By CPC | Dec 24, 2019

Article and photos by Lisa Crockett October is the month of orange, one last burst of color as the season changes. It’s such a fallish hue, with the cozy connotation…

Baked Apples – Fast and Easy

By CPC | Dec 23, 2019

Article and photo by Lisa Crockett Nothing encapsulates the feeling of early fall quite like an apple. Crisp and sweet, a fresh fall apple is one of nature’s most divine…

Cookies for a gluten-free holiday

By CPC | Dec 1, 2019

Article and photos by Lisa Crockett December is a cookie month, and I have lots of favorites. For years, my standby has been a to-die-for sugar cookie with lovely flavor…

Be elated by late-summer elote

By CPC | Aug 1, 2019

Article and photo by Lisa Crockett I recently spent an afternoon with one of my children at an international fair. It was an amazing day full of experimenting with different…

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