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Keto Friendly Sauteed Spinach

Keto Friendly Sauteed Spinach

I literally just made up this recipe for Keto Friendly Sauteed Spinach.  While I was preparing fresh green beans and potatoes that I had just picked from our garden, I realized that I needed one more side dish.  We have family members who are trying to eat a...

Lemon Tarragon Vinaigrette

Lemon Tarragon Vinaigrette

I enjoyed making this Lemon Tarragon Vinaigrette and it tastes really good.  Don't you love making something yourself that you usually buy at the store?  And you can make the exact amount that you need instead of having 8 partially-used bottles of different...

Book Bites: Mexican Hot Chocolate

Book Bites: Mexican Hot Chocolate

Mexican Hot Chocolate--the featured recipe for this month's Book Bites selection. The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister "In this remarkable debut, Bauermeister creates a captivating world where the pleasures and particulars of sophisticated food...

Spaghetti Squash & Meatballs

Spaghetti Squash & Meatballs

This Spaghetti Squash & Meatballs recipe has so many benefits.  It's delicious, for one thing, but it is also a good way to sneak in some vegetables without your family really knowing it!   We just had this for supper tonight and 4 adults, a 2 1/2...

Sheet Pan Breakfast Bake

Sheet Pan Breakfast Bake

I am a huge fan of one dish meals and the Sheet Pan Breakfast Bake is a great option for the first--or the last--meal of the day. Actually, you could serve this for any meal.  The clean-up is so easy, especially if you use parchment paper to line your pan. ...

Lamingtons

Lamingtons

These tasty cakes from Australia are a rich and tasty dessert treat! Because it had been a hot minute since I'd done any blog cooking, I decided that for a recent family beach trip I'd have my kids pick some recipes for me to make.  My oldest picked Lamingtons,...

Spinach Artichoke Spaghetti Squash with Chicken

Spinach Artichoke Spaghetti Squash with Chicken

The first time I tasted Spinach Artichoke Spaghetti Squash with Chicken was at my sister's home in Virginia.  I think that was when we traveled up to give them some "we just moved in" help. It was also Hurricane Michael weekend, if you remember that one. We...

Agua Fresca

Agua Fresca

It's cold, rainy, and windy here in our part of North Carolina, but I am still enjoying some cold Agua Fresca and dreaming of getting my toes in the sand and hearing the waves lap the shore. Yes, it is mid-May. Why does it feel like winter?  Just crazy. My...

Breakfast PLT Sandwich

Breakfast PLT Sandwich

The Breakfast PLT Sandwich (Pancetta, Lettuce & Tomato) is one of the coolest looking dishes that I have seen on any cooking show--thank you Giada at Home.  It’s a crazy take on the traditional BLT sandwich we all know and love, but this one is served at...