Jalapeño Popper Pasta Salad is my contribution to a Summer Salad Recipe Round up with several fantastic bloggers to celebrate May as Salad month. This Jalapeño Popper Pasta Salad is perfect for a barbecue, picnic, or pot luck…..spicy, creamy, crispy, and crunchy. This pasta salad includes jalapeños, and bacon just as in a jalapeño popper…
Pot Luck
Oven Roasted Garlic Herb Parmesan Potatoes
Oven Roasted Garlic Herb Parmesan Potatoes…..just the name alone makes me hungry. Imagine buttery potatoes coated with olive oil, garlic, herbs de provence, and freshly grated parmesan cheese. MMMMM! I love potatoes pretty much any way you can fix them….mashed, baked, fried, but roasting especially brings out such a wonderful, earthy flavor to the potatoes,…
Cinco De Mayo Fiesta Menu
I’m sharing a fantastic Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Menu that includes a round up of Mexican inspired recipes that are perfect for your Cinco de Mayo Mexican Fiesta celebration or for any party or get-together! What is even better is that most are flavorful, spicy, and delicious without all the fat and calories! Let’s hear…
Grandma Lois’ Spring Pea Salad
Grandma Lois’ Spring Pea Salad is my Mother-in-Law’s recipe that she has brought to every holiday gathering for years. It is a tradition. It would not be a holiday in our house without Lois or her pea salad. She gave me the recipe to share with you. I love it, not only because it is…
Hot Cheesy 7 Layer Dip
This Hot Cheesy 7-Layer Dip is the perfect tailgating recipe for any game day, especially when you make it in the Gourmet Grillware Casserole / Baker dish by Wilton Armetale. We are gearing up for March Madness. Mr. Flavor Mosaic always like to tease me and tell me there are 250 basketball games on this…
Mexican Quinoa
Mexican Quinoa is a healthy, high protein, gluten-free alternative to your favorite Spanish rice or Mexican rice dish, but it tastes just as delicious.
Baked Ziti
Baked Ziti is one of my favorite comfort foods. It tastes amazing, especially the next day. It is an excellent dish to make in advance and freeze or eat immediately. Better yet, make two batches and eat one and freeze the other for later. Rich, flavorful marinara sauce coats the ziti pasta (or in this…
Cherry Cheesecake Brownies
These Cherry Cheesecake Brownies look beautiful and taste even better. No box brownies here. I use my Best Brownies recipe for the brownie layer and then a simple cheesecake recipe for the cheesecake layer. Then it is topped with cherry pie filling that is swirled in with the cheesecake layer. OMG! But wait. There’s…
Cheesy Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta
Cheesy Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta combines lots of my favorite flavors, such as bacon and ranch, into a creamy, cheesy, comforting chicken and pasta baked casserole. This Cheesy Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta is a budget-friendly, family-friendly, and delicious recipe. It is also an excellent way to use leftover chicken and leftover bacon (Is there ever any…
Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding
This Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding was the answer to my quest for the perfect Pumpkin (non-pie) dessert for Thanksgiving.
Italian Sausage and Pasta in a Cream Basil Sauce
Recipe for Italian Sausage and Bow Tie Pasta in a Cream Basil Sauce using Johnsonville Italian Sausage, which is adapted from the Bow Ties and Italian Sausage in a Cream Basil sauce on AllRecipes.com.
Black Bean and Feta Cheese Ugly Dip
Adapted from AllRecipes.com, this easy, versatile Black Bean and Feta Cheese Ugly Dip is great as a side to a Mexican dinner, or on top of a salad, or as a cold appetizer dip. It is easy to change it up to your taste. If you change the black beans to garbanzo beans, it becomes…