Joanie Simon

by Joanie Simon|September 3, 2015September 4, 2015|Recovery

Amazing Grace was played in church the Sunday after I re-launched this site, sharing my...

by Joanie Simon|September 1, 2015February 5, 2018|Entrees, Recipes, Sides, Vegetarian

"TAH-BOO-LEE" I tell my 3-year-old. That's how you say it. It's what we're using today...

by Joanie Simon|August 27, 2015April 12, 2017|Recovery

Based on last Friday's post, I was planning on writing about "Feeling God's Love." I...

by Joanie Simon|August 25, 2015February 5, 2018|Recipes

This recipe for Soba Noodles with an Almond Sauce reminds me of when Ryan and...

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

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

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

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

by Joanie Simon|July 30, 2015July 30, 2015|Recovery

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