If you have ever tried a bean pie and you didn’t grow up eating it like my children, chances are you remember your first bite. You might have even said “No thanks” after being offered it the first time. Of course, you were glad you changed your mind! Bean pie is so good. It sort […]
Goat Cheese and Tomato Tart
I remember my first experience with goat cheese like it was yesterday. It was on a pizza with roasted red bell peppers. So good! This goat cheese and tomato tart is so easy to make and its one of my favorite go to sides. It’s super fresh and just delicious. I love making this tart […]
Butternut Squash Muffins + Video
Butternut Squash Muffins are probably my favorite muffin. They are fluffy, moist, sweet and have that hint of spice that you sometimes only get during the holidays, but crave all year. They are also very easy to make. Mix your wet, add your dry, bake, butter, devour. Because it’s my favorite ingredient to work with, […]
How to: Freeze Fruit for Smoothies
I love to freeze fruit for my smoothies. Smoothies are a great way to intake fruit during the day, before a workout and even after a workout to refuel. It can also be a satisfying breakfast when you and the children are running late to head out of the door. If there is a certain fruit […]
Homemade Vanilla Wafers
These Homemade Vanilla Wafers have been a long time coming. Banana pudding was a childhood favorite of mine, yet it was a dish I hadn’t made. Of course, we used ‘Nilla vanilla wafers. I mean, didn’t everyone? I don’t even know if there are any other wafers on the market. They were perfectly sweet, thin and […]
Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips and Sunflower Butter
This Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips and Sunflower Butter is my kicked up version of Banana Bread. Don’t get me wrong, classic banana bread is great! Nice and moist, packed banana flavor, just all over good. This recipe though. Super crusty on the outside (which is my favorite part) super moist on the inside and […]
How to: Roast Butternut Squash
I prepare roasted butternut squash almost every week. Not only because it’s quick and easy to do, but because it is the base and accompaniment for so many delicious recipes. I use roasted butternut squash as a sauce for my Cauliflower Pizza and for the Best butternut squash pie you will ever have. I add roasted […]
Easy French Macaron (nut-free) Recipe
The French Macaron. I have always been especially drawn to all things French. The Language, the country and most of all, the cuisine. I remember tasting my first croissant like it was yesterday. Tasting a French pastry made me feel like I was in France, at a pâtisserie. One of those cute ones on a Paris corner with […]
Grandma Approved Apple Pie
Apple Pie and Grandmas go together like cake and ice cream. Of course, both are great on their own. However, together they are magical. Grandmothers are also known by many names. Gran, granny, grams, gammy, gran gran, maw maw, ma, you name it. Whatever you call yours, even she will approve of this Apple Pie. When I […]
Onion and Herb Quiche
Onion and Herb Quiche I love quiche. Let’s break out the check list for this one. Easy to prep. Check. Can be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Check. Tastes great hot, cold or room temp. Check. Ingredients can be found most times in my fridge. Check. If you don’t have a recipe that meets the […]
The Best Butternut Squash Pie
This butternut squash pie is the best butternut squash pie. It will make you want seconds. It will make you want to make it again the next day. It’ll even make you whip up two pies instead of one when you are making one for a friend, just so that you can have some too. It’s THAT […]
Cauliflower Pizza with a Butternut Squash Sauce
This Cauliflower Pizza with Butternut Squash Sauce is so good that you will definitely be making this again once you try it. This was one of those recipes that I just knew it would be good before I even tasted it. So good, I wanted to make it again the next day. I love butternut […]
The Easiest French Bread Recipe
I love bread. All bread. I really don’t discriminate. White bread, wheat bread, thin bread, thick bread. I love it all. But my favorite bread has got to be French bread. Not because I love everything French. Macarons, the French language, the Eiffel Tower, berets and eclairs to name a few. It’s because it’s just […]
