Author: Brenda

Salad

Arugula Salad With Apples Toasted Walnuts & Shallots

I don’t know about you but I love salads. To me a meal is not complete unless it is accompanied by a nice green salad. Now some times I am ok with just a regular mescaline salad but then there are times I want something just a little bit different. This salad has the perfect […]

Pasta

Gemelli Pasta With Sausage & Fire Roasted Tomatoes

I’m always trying to find a dish that can be made quickly but is also delicious. This dish fits the bill. Not only is it delicious and easy to make, it is a one pot meal so clean up is a breeze. With our lives getting so busy these days, its nice to have a […]

Bread

Coffee Cake Banana Bread

This Coffee Cake Banana Bread is super moist and delicious. The cake has great banana flavor while the sweet crunchy topping gives you the taste of traditional coffee cake. All together its the perfect bite. You know when you have a couple of bananas that ripen before you can eat them? I know that happens […]

Soups & Stews

Autumn Squash Soup

Are you looking for a great fall soup? This Autumn squash soup is a fall staple in my house. In fact it is an all year staple in my house. We love butternut squash, so weather its roasted as a side or puréed for soup it is always part of our repertoire. When making any […]

Soups & Stews

Hardy Beef Stew

Nothing says comfort food for my family as much as a hardy bowl of Beef Stew. On a cold winter’s day there is no better meal to come home to. Now I will warn you that Beef Stew is not a quick meal. It is not a complicated meal to make but it will take […]

Cakes

Almond Blueberry Coffee Cake

These last couple of weeks have been very trying for not only my family and my community but for the entire world. With the world dealing with the Coronavirus it has been quite challenging to do the everyday things that we have come so accustomed to doing. Even just going to the grocery store has […]

Sides

Shoe String Baked Sweet Potatoes

I love sweet potatoes and bonus, they’re good for you. Now I didn’t want to take away the nutritional benefit of the sweet potato by frying it, not that I would even know how. I am not big on fried foods and to tell you the truth, I have never deep fried anything before. I […]