backyard BBQ Archives • Family Around the Table

Oreo Cookies and Cream Cups

Oreo Cookies and Cream Cups keep in the freezer for up to a week. Make up a batch and have dessert for a few nights. …

Let's get grilling! A round up of drinks, sides, main dishes and desserts.

Fire Up The Grill – A Round-Up of Grilling Recipes

Fire up the grill! Who doesn’t love summer and grilling out? School’s out, time for vacation, warm weather, the beach, the pool and cooking outdoors. …

Carl’s Favorite Blueberry Pie

We went blueberry picking over the weekend and came home with a bumper crop as well as 2 blueberry bushes to call our own. My …

I'm Ellen, a freelance writer, recipe developer and former correspondent for the Tampa Bay Times where I wrote a regular TASTE section feature as well as reviewed cookbooks for more than 15 years. My Mom and my kids are the inspiration for Family Around the Table. My Grandmother too. I remember my Grandmother making fresh pasta for dinner. She was from Italy and a very good cook so I come by my love of cooking naturally. My Mom inherited her cooking skills too.