Red Velvet cupcakes and cakes are such a nice treat on Valentine’s Day. The cake is surprisingly chocolaty and the rich cream cheese frosting make it such a beautiful and decedent dessert. I love this recipe because it is not as oily as some red velvet recipes because it uses sour cream instead of buttermilk.

This a wonderful, easy, step by step roasted turkey recipe, perfect for Thanksgiving dinner. Hope you enjoy!

Lamb is a wonderful dish to serve on special occasions.  This variation on rack of lamb uses a wonderful mixture of herbs for the crust.  This dish is beautiful to serve and delicious to eat.  Potatoes are a nice side dish and the two that I would recommend would be scalloped potatoes or twice baked potatoes.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.  Trim any excess fat from your 2 racks (8 chops each or about 2 and 1/2 pounds each).  Place the lamb racks into a large roasting pan, bone side down …

I love scallop potatoes and this recipe is rich and creamy tasting.  You’ll be suprised there is no cheese in the recipe.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a 1 and 1/2 quart casserole dish and set aside.  In a small saucepan, melt:
2 tablespoons butter
Add:
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
Once onion is tender but before it is browned, add:
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
Slowly add, whisking the entire time:
1and 1/4 cup whole milk
Stir sauce constantly until it starts to thicken and bubble.  Remove from heat.  Thinly slice 4 …

This is a great side dish for a special occasion or just any night of the week.  They are an excellent side dish to Prime Rib or Filet Mignon Roast.  These twice baked potatoes are so easy to make and can be made ahead of time so you can spend less time out of the kitchen if you are entertaining.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Using a fork, poke a few holes into 5 washed potatoes (russet is a great baking potato).  Place directly onto rack and bake for 60 to …