Joanie Simon

by Joanie Simon|August 24, 2015February 5, 2018|Entrees, Recipes

Salmon will forever make me think of my Nana. Who is my Nana? My maternal...

by Joanie Simon|August 20, 2015August 21, 2015|Recovery, Uncategorized

In the midst of addiction, it was hard to answer the question, "Why am I...

by Joanie Simon|August 18, 2015March 30, 2019|Beverages, Desserts, Recipes

Another recipe from my first ever cooking class was chocolate malt shakes. I decided to go...

by Joanie Simon|August 18, 2015February 5, 2018|Entrees, Recipes

This past Sunday I survived teaching my first cooking class and the patty melt was...

by Joanie Simon|August 14, 2015August 14, 2015|Uncategorized

It's 3:35pm on Tuesday. I have been wound up all day. Actually, I was amped up...

by Joanie Simon|August 9, 2015February 5, 2018|Desserts, Recipes, Vegetarian

I think of parfait, I think of Eddie Murphy as Donkey in Shrek. You know...

by Joanie Simon|August 7, 2015August 7, 2015|Recovery, Uncategorized

Need a good ol' fashioned dance party? Turn up the speakers and queue the Night...

We sat around my in-laws' dinner table, sipping coffee and sampling my latest baking experiment....

by Joanie Simon|July 28, 2015February 5, 2018|Entrees, Recipes

There were three dishes my Mom made when I was a kid that I loved....

The inspiration to launch this new site came in the month of May. I started...

I have felt more connected to the people around me since I came out about my alcoholism online and...

Before getting into the meat of this week's post, I want to offer a gigantic...