This is the perfect summer pasta salad, light and refreshing! Highly recommend! Even though things are starting to open back up around here, we are still being cautious as one of the members of our family has had multiple heart issues. I’m trying to find ways to still bake and cook that don’t make all … Continue reading
I have quite a few new followers to my blog (thank you for joining me on my food adventures!) so some of you may not know that I have a day job in the film and television industry which keeps me pretty busy, until the pandemic hit. March 13 was my last day on set. … Continue reading
The delicious quarantine baking continues . . . 2 cups flour 1 3/4 cups quick cooking rolled oats 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, melted 1 (14 oz) bag caramels or caramel bits 1/3 cup milk 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup milk chocolate … Continue reading
This was amazing! Bread or cake? Hard to decide. Give it a go, it was delicious. Another quarantine bake for the books or the blog. 2 cups mashed very ripe bananas, about 6 bananas 4 eggs 2/3 cup canola oil 2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1 (3.5 oz) box vanilla instant pudding mix 1 … Continue reading
Another yummy dinner for day 60 of social distancing/quarantining/sheltering in place, whatever you want to call it! 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, about 1 pound 7 tablespoons olive oil 1 1/4 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 3/4 pound pasta 1 1/4 cups canned, drained artichoke hearts, rinsed and cut into 6 wedges each 3 scallions … Continue reading
I made these on Tuesday, later afternoon, and this morning, Thursday, there is one left so I think it’s safe to say that they were a hit. I think we all can see how the Johnson family is going to come out of quarantine . . . 1 German chocolate cake mix 3/4 cup butter, … Continue reading
This is what I made myself for Mother’s Day dessert and it was magnificent! It will definitely go into the regular rotation which is the highest praise I can give it. The hubs has already requested it for Father’s Day. Even just the brownies themselves looked pretty great before all the other deliciousness got added … Continue reading
I hated brussel sprouts when I was a kid. I remember them being mushy and awful. My daughter brought some home from the store a while ago and we roasted them and now I love them. These were especially delicious with the addition of the balsamic. More quarantine cooking, when will it end? (The quarantine, … Continue reading
These were surprisingly delicious! But then they are full of fresh strawberries, butter, brown sugar, and white chocolate so I don’t know why I was surprised. Another successful quarantine bake. 12 strawberries, stems removed 1/2 cup white chocolate chips 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, melted 1 cup packed brown sugar 2 eggs 1 tablespoon … Continue reading
This was definitely a hearty meal and tasty too. Lots of leftovers which always taste better the next day. Another good quarantine meal. 4 cups pasta 1 pound ground beef 1 onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced 2 (14.5 oz each) cans Italian diced tomatoes, undrained 1 (24 oz) jar spaghetti sauce 3/4 … Continue reading
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