Summer is my favorite time of year, and the foods of summer are refreshingly light, so much so they’ll keep your spirits buoyed and your appetite craving more of the good stuff. Our Chicken Quinoa Salad Recipe is representative of the vibe, spirit, and fun of summer. The quinoa with its nutty notes pairs well withRead More
Beef, Barley, and Dried Cherry Crostini
I love making finger food, and one of my favorites are crostini. The possibilities are endless! Just grab a loaf of Italian or French bread and explore your palette to your heart’s content. Let me introduce you to one of my favorite crostini creations. The Beef, Barley, and Dried Cherry Crostini has got flavor comingRead More
Baked Spaghetti Alfredo with Chopped Steak and Bacon
Do you need something that’s super easy to make, delicious, and won’t break the bank? Of course, you do. Don’t we all more often than not? Well, how does this sound? Spaghetti, chopped steak, creamy Alfredo sauce, sweet onions, fresh green parsley, and a dump truck’s load of crispy bacon? I mean really, how canRead More
Chicken Chili with Barley
When it is cold outside a nice hot bowl of awesomeness to ward off the bitter cold is definitely a good thing. And I have the perfect pot of awesomeness that I think you and your family will absolutely love. Try our Chicken Chili with Barley. This recipe is a great way to change upRead More
Parmesan Orzo with Brussels Sprouts and Bacon
If you’re looking for something quick, delicious, and did I mention delicious? Well, that something can be found in this Parmesan Orzo with Brussels Sprouts and Bacon. I love orzo pasta, I don’t know why really. Maybe because it is a very unconventional pasta? It looks like ginormous rice but tastes like yum. For this recipe,Read More
Cinnabon French Toast with Raspberry Cream Cheese
Do you want yet another way to enjoy French toast? How about adding capfuls of Cinnabon Liqueur to French toast batter? But that’s not all we’re doing here folks. I have also made a very berry raspberry cream cheese and, “Just wow!” is all I can say. So, if you’re looking for a reason toRead More
White Chocolate Chip Cookies with Coconut and Sunflower Seeds
White Chocolate Chip Cookies with Coconut and Sunflower Seeds I love cookies. Who doesn’t? Lately, I have been fixated with cookie creations. Maybe it was the recent round of holidays that got my creative cookie juices flowing like a major crack in the Hoover Dam. Yes, it started with those Postcard Gingerbread Cookies and the Mini Chocolate ChipRead More
Easy Couscous Recipe with Vegetables
I like couscous. I like veggies. I like easy. It’s settled. Not so fast, right? Okay, let me elaborate a little bit more. Most days I like (read need) meal preparation to be quick, fast, and in a hurry. Because if your house is like our house, it’s just shy of impossible around here. WithinRead More
Easy Chicken Collezione Soup
It is the middle of winter and the these days are made for plenty of hot bowls of delicious soul-satisfying soups. I have a quick no fuss chicken soup perfect for 1 or two in need of little FLC (Food Loving Care). It is different take on the old school chicken soup classic. While most ofRead More
Leftover Ham Tacos with Root Vegetables
The morning after a holiday dinner and there is a lot of leftover ham and now the agony begins. What to do with all of the leftover ham? How about making this unorthodox but delicious Morning After Holiday Leftover Ham Tacos with Root Vegetables? Leftover Ham Tacos with Root Vegetables Recipe This take on tacos is aRead More
Chicken and Root Vegetables Over Rice
Chicken and Root Vegetables Over Rice Wondering what to do with the leftover chicken sitting in the ice box staring you in the face? Here is a different take on the classic stir-fry that will perk up your dinner plate. I have taken a few autumn staple root vegetables: parsnips and sweet potatoes. Then threw in someRead More
Pork Ribs and Kale Skillet
What to do with leftover meat? In this case the leftover meat in question is several pork ribs. They just refuse to leave my refrigerator. But I had a vision. A vision of colorful, flavorful and delicious joy. So I looked into my crystal ball (aka pantry) to see what I could see. What IRead More
Roasted Pear Cheesecake with Graham Cracker Oatmeal Crumble
Do you like cheesecake? I do, too! When life is too hectic to pull off a full blown New York style baked cheesecake there is nothing wrong with a quick and easy no-bake recipe. That’s why no-bake cheesecake is so popular, because you can achieve velvety cheesecake bliss in a fraction of the time. WithRead More
Mini Chocolate Chip & Peppermint Gingerbread Cookies
I had some leftover gingerbread cookie dough leftover from the Postcard Gingerbread Cookies recipe I did a few days ago. I could have tossed it out but isn’t that one of the deadly sins? Makes sense to me, “Though shalt not toss out unused cookie dough!” With my leftover dough I created these Mini Chocolate ChipRead More
Postcard Gingerbread Cookies
We all know any good Santa worth his (or her) salt loves cookies. So, it’s obligatory to set out a plate of freshly baked goodies to keep Santa happy. Everybody knows the happier Santa is, the better the gifts! Not any old cookie will do, don’t cha know? Santa doesn’t like boring. It is commonRead More
Mini Brownies with Marshmallow Cream and Blueberry Drizzle
Blueberries are a very versatile fruit, and it pairs well with both sweet desserts and savory entrees. Here I made a quick and super easy dessert treat that combines both cooked and fresh blueberries, some fun marshmallow cream, and freshly baked from scratch brownies. I must say this was an instant winner at our humbleRead More
Chicken, Broccoli, and Tomato Sami
The Chicken, Broccoli, and Tomato Sami, or the CBT for short, was built for those food moments when something different and delicious is what you crave. Like a lot of my creations, this one was inspired by my kids. How so, you ask? Well, there is a certain fast food chain that one of myRead More
Butternut Squash Potato Soup
The leaves are a falling and shortly the denuded trees will give way to winter. Winter is winter and for most of us it means cooler temperatures. For me, a good soup makes cold weather, gray skies, and shorter days bearable. I have created a savory Butternut Squash Potato Soup. Historically squash soups can beRead More
Pea and Pan Fried Corn Soup
The days are getting shorter, the nights are cool and getting cooler. The leaves have begun the yearly plummet to the ground, and the birds will soon migrate beyond our borders to warmer climates. These are the signs and symptoms of autumn. This is the season where we begin to don thinker socks, and sweatersRead More
Turkey Meatballs with Zucchini and Sweet Potatoes
Turkey Meatballs with Zucchini and Sweet Potatoes Okay, I am a carnivore. There I said it. But I am unapologetic about it, because meat, when prepared well, is delicious. That being said, one of my favorite ways to consume this protein is in meatball form. Yes, meatballs. Don’t be afraid. I remember a time whenRead More
