Spicy Pesto Shrimp Primavera is a restaurant-inspired, mildly spicy, hugely flavorful Shrimp dish with red bell peppers, asparagus, and spinach with a Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto with Parmesan cheese. It was not Hawaii, but for us, it was a couple of hours in paradise! What am I talking about? I’m referring to an incredible dinner out…
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Cheesy Pesto Chicken Pasta
Cheesy Pesto Chicken Pasta is an easy, delicious skillet dinner that is a great way to use up leftover chicken, and serve with pasta in a cheesy sun-dried tomato pesto cream sauce. For the last few weeks I have been cooking for my elderly Mother-in-law after she got out of the hospital. Since she prefers…
Bacon Spaghetti Florentine
Bacon Spaghetti Florentine is a quick and easy pasta dinner made with spaghetti, bacon, spinach, onions, garlic, and Italian cheeses, including mozzarella, parmesan, and asiago, that I can have on the table in 30 minutes. Oh my gosh! What’s not to love? First there is bacon. Need I say more? I could stop right here. But…
Chocolate Mug Cakes for Two
Chocolate Mug Cakes for Two are quick and easy, delicious, portion-controlled, chocolate desserts for you and your sweetheart that are perfect for Valentine’s Day or any day you would like a mini chocolate cake for one or two. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I’m starting to plan our menu. One thing I know is…
Easy Homemade Buttermilk Cornbread
Easy Homemade Buttermilk Cornbread is a dense, buttery, golden, semi-sweet cornbread that goes well with soups, chowders, gumbo, chili, chicken, roasts, and red beans and rice; and any other comfort food you can think of. Love this recipe? Subscribe to Emails to receive FREE recipes in your inbox. I LOVE cornbread! If I could only…
Chicken Broccoli Cheese Quinoa Casserole
Chicken Broccoli Cheese Quinoa Casserole is a twist on a favorite classic comfort-food casserole, Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole, because instead of rice, it uses high-protein, gluten-free quinoa to make it healthy yet delicious. I love the classic comfort food casseroles, like the broccoli cheese casserole my Mom made when I was a kid. It was always a…
Pepper Steak in Wonton Cups
Pepper Steaks in Wonton Cups are cute little bites of Pepper Steak, onions, and bell peppers in a creamy, savory, peppery sauce served in a crispy wonton cup that are the perfect appetizers for your holiday party. For those that follow my blog you will see a number of Mexican as well as Asian inspired…
Slow Cooker Asian Sesame Meatballs
Slow Cooker Asian Sesame Meatballs are a super easy and crowd pleasing holiday appetizer that uses gluten-free Farm Rich Frozen Meatballs to save time so you will be freed up to enjoy the holiday party with your guests. When our family and friends come over for our annual holiday get together they will love these yummy Slow Cooker Asian Sesame Meatballs.
Cranberry Pork
Cranberry Pork is pork sautéed in a sweet, tart, tangy, spicy sauce made with cranberries, red wine, and dijon mustard. I had leftover fresh cranberries and a small pork roast to cook. I waited to long to start a slow cooker dinner. So I cut the pork into cubes or pieces and decided to do…
Mini Corn Dip Taco Cups – Delicious Party Food
For me one of the most relaxing days is New Years Day kicking back with our family and close friends together watching football on the big screen at my sister’s house. Every year I bring my Mini Spicy Cajun Corn Dip Cups, which are mini corn tortilla “cups” filled with creamy, spicy, cheesy cajun corn dip made with Tabasco and baked. So easy, yummy, and mini! They are always a hit. You have to make a lot because they go fast!
Caramel Brittle Popcorn Snack Mix
Caramel Brittle Popcorn Snack Mix is a delicious combination Planter’s Brittle Nut Medley with popcorn drizzled with a sweet and salty caramel sauce.
Each year the day after Thanksgiving, my sister and I turn on the holiday music and spend the day baking holiday treats for Christmas parties and to give away as gifts. It is a fun way to spend the day with family and create some family traditions.
Oven Roasted Green Beans
Oven Roasted Green Beans are so quick and easy they hardly qualify as a recipe. Yet they are so delicious your whole family will love them. As we get older we are trying to eat healthier, especially at the holidays to avoid those extra 7 pounds each year. These Oven Roasted Green Beans offer a…
Bacon Onion Horseradish Mashed Potatoes
Every other day when I am on a diet (wait, don’t tell me I’m the only one that does that) I look for ingredients that add flavor without adding additional calories. I was so happy to find De Nigris Seasoned Vinegars, especially their seasoned White Wine Vinegar, because they add amazing flavor to my everyday recipes without adding additional fat and calories. Another reason I like it is that it is all natural with no artificial preservatives.
Bacon, Onion and Horseradish Mashed Potatoes
We love mashed potatoes. It is a super flavorful potato recipe. However, when you add bacon, horseradish, and caramelized onions to buttery mashed potatoes, you take them over the top! The tangy notes of these horseradish-dijon mashed potatoes add an additional layer of flavor to traditional mashed potatoes, and the earthy flavor of the onion…
BBQ Salsa Meatloaf
BBQ Salsa Meatloaf is a tangy, slightly spicy meatloaf that kicks up Mom’s meatloaf with some favorite flavors. Comfort food never tasted so good. When the weather gets cooler and the days get shorter, I crave comfort food. Meatloaf and mashed potatoes is a perfect comfort food dinner, especially on a fall or winter night. While…
Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is an easy, delicious, moist pumpkin cake with a cream cheese frosting that the whole family will love. Tastes as good or better than the famous Pumpkin Roll Cake without the hassle of rolling the cake. For Thanksgiving a couple of years ago I decided it was…
Smokehouse BBQ Salsa Sliders
For this year’s Halloween get together I am serving these easy and delicious Smokehouse BBQ Salsa Sliders with pulled pork, pepper jack cheese, and pico de gallo salsa. We get together with our family and a few friends to hand out candy. This year, since I’m working, I’m making it easy on myself by using precooked FarmRich Pulled Pork BBQ.
Copycat Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli Soup
This Copycat Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli soup is a wonderful, warm, hearty and comforting Italian inspired soup that is delicious and super easy to make. Finally, we are having some fall weather. For us that means temperatures below 90 degrees F. With fall football and festivals and cooler weather, I love making hearty cold-weather…
Jalapeño Popper Lasagna Rolls
Jalapeño Popper Lasagna Rolls are a combination of two favorites: jalapeño popper appetizers and traditional lasagna rolls. Lasagna noodles are rolled up with cream cheese, bacon, cheese, and jalapeños inside to make a spicy, cheesy appetizer or tapas. I love that these little Jalapeño Popper Lasagna Rolls are so versatile that they can either be…
Sun Dried Tomato Pesto Cheesy Potatoes
Sun Dried Tomato Pesto Cheesy Potatoes will make you a hero at your family get togethers. Cheddar cheese, sun dried tomato pesto, and scalloped potatoes combine for an easy, rich, creamy and cheesy side dish recipe. Who doesn’t love potatoes, especially cheesy potatoes with sun dried tomato pesto. I love potatoes prepared just about any way…
Garlic Parmesan Oven Roasted Cauliflower
Garlic Parmesan Oven Roasted Cauliflower is a delicious, healthy and savory side dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal or as a Thanksgiving or holiday side dish. Roasting gives vegetables such an earthy, savory flavor unlike any other cooking method. As a kid, I would not eat cauliflower. It was not until I was an…
Teriyaki Glazed Chicken
Teriyaki Glazed Chicken is an easy, delicious baked chicken dish with a sauce that perfectly balances the sweet, spicy, and salty Asian flavors. I was staring at a package of chicken tenders in the refrigerator trying to figure out a new, delicious, easy yet different way to fix them. I knew I wanted to bake…
Slow Cooker Country Style Boneless Pork Ribs
Slow Cooker Country Style Boneless Pork Ribs are sweet, tangy, smoky and delicious whether you make them as ribs or shred them for tacos or sandwiches. I bet you know how this goes. I wasn’t planning on making pork ribs. However, when I went to the grocery store, country style boneless pork ribs were on…
Cauliflower Chowder
Cauliflower Chowder is a delicious, budget-friendly creamy, low carb soup that is perfect on a cold night or anytime you want comfort food without all the carbs. The prices of groceries keeps rising making it expensive to feed a crowd, which hopefully you have for your Sunday Supper. One of the best ways to reduce…