Colorful and complex, Orzo Soup with Chickpeas, Tomatoes, and Spinach is rich with vegetables, olive oil and Parmesan cheese. Carrots add sweetness, celery brings depth, and cherry tomatoes contribute brightness, sweetness and looks. Tender green spinach, added at the end lends a slightly herbaceous note. This gorgeous soup is a showstopper, and super easy, too! …
Sometimes, you NEED a comforting, meltingly delicious cookie, and there’s just not much better, at such a time, as Good Old Fashioned Snickerdoodles. (Man, I love that word!) They’re tangy, chewy, and buttery! And honestly, when I made these, I just could not stop eating them. They’re that good! So, for your sake, since the …
I have been making Chickpea Pasta with Spinach and Bacon since my kids were babies. It’s one of my own personal favorite recipes. My only complaint about my own recipe, in the past, was that it tended to be a little dry. So I refrained from sharing it with you, my friends. I finally came …
This recipe for how to make Easy Homemade Mayonnaise in an Immersion Blender is unlike any recipe you’ve probably used before because it is made with soft boiled egg, thereby removing the worry of using raw eggs. Isn’t the Tomato Toast pictured below beautiful? It’s kind of like a good old southern staple, the tomato …
I love this five ingredient Meyer Lemon Grilled Chicken recipe for several reasons. First of all, it’s DELICIOUS! And it’s so EASY, you almost don’t need a recipe. It’s the perfect easy grilled chicken recipe for a weeknight meal! What Kind of Chicken Should I Use for Meyer Lemon Grilled Chicken? You can use the …
All the Treasures of Summer in the South, in a Risotto: Southern Summer Risotto is simply an Italian-style rice dish, made in the easiest way I’ve ever made risotto: with a pressure cooker. I made this recipe up myself, by taking a basic risotto recipe, and changing up a few ingredients. It’s made with some …
This simple, healthy recipe for Wild Salmon with Charred Scallion Sauce is not just good. It’s stupid good. As in, it tastes so good, is so simple to prepare, and is so very good for you, that you’d kind of be stupid NOT to try it. This is a sponsored post. I received product from …
Chicken Dukkah is a great main dish to build a weeknight meal around. Homemade weeknight dinners that are easy and quick to throw together, and also overflowing with wonderful flavors are tough to come by. I know cooking on weeknights, after a busy day, can be really tough to get motivated to do. I’ve been …
This appetizer recipe for Goat Cheese with Sun-Dried Tomatoes is easy, creamy, tangy, crunchy, and goes great with a nice glass of wine. It’s the perfect thing to enjoy before plowing into Thanksgiving meal preparations. Why Goat Cheese with Sun-Dried Tomatoes? Every Thanksgiving, I serve an appetizer of Goat Cheese with Sun-dried Tomatoes, Garlic and …
Easier Than Pie Homemade Peach Cobbler has its charms, and one of them is that it’s so easy, it’s almost like magic! In The Tradition of “Magic Pies” In fact, this recipe is very much in the tradition of those impossibly easy “Magic Pies” some of our moms used to make when we were kids. …
My Bambi Burgers (that’s right – burgers that are made of ground venison) are so good that I would put them up against any other ground beef hamburger you’ve ever had. Now this is not a claim to make lightly. I realize that. I realize you may need a little convincing. And I can do …
This easy recipe for Spiced Pumpkin Bread has all the beautiful smells of the fall baking season! As the days grow shorter, and the nights grow colder, there’s just something about fall weather that calls us back to the flavors that speak “comfort” to our souls. Year after year, my daughter begs me to make …
Easy Herbed Tomato Tart with Puff Pastry is an easy weeknight dinner, that’s perfect for dinner in a hurry with the family. It’s so elegant, it’s sure to impress any guests who happen to be dropping by, unexpectedly. All you really need is a box of puffed pastry in your freezer, and some gorgeous homegrown/Farmer’s …
This recipe for Easy Blueberry Crisp is so easy a child could make it. In fact, if you have a child who wants to get going in the kitchen, I’d encourage you to try making this recipe with your child. Or, depending on the age and skill level of your child, turn your child …
This post was sponsored by Sunshine Sweet Corn as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. If you’ve followed my recipes for any amount of time, one thing you know is that I love to cook using fresh produce. So, when I plan what …