Tomato Basil Tart with Whipped Mozzarella

It tastes just as yummy as it looks and it uses fresh tomatoes and basil from the garden. Win win! TART 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1 (13.8 oz) package refrigerated pizza dough (I used 2 tubes of Pillsbury Pizza dough and it was just right) 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning, divided 2 cup cherry or … Continue reading

Summertime Spaghetti

This was a winner! All the thumbs up! Tasted delicious and it was cooked in the microwave so no turning on the oven and heating up the house. 2 – 3 lemons, depending on how lemony you want it 12 oz uncooked thin spaghetti noodles 2 (14.5 oz each) cans chicken broth 1 cup grape … Continue reading

Funfetti Secret Center Cake

Cute cake right? But wait, there’s more! Here’s a look at the inside of the cake. How did I do that, you ask? With my fancy new Secret Center Cake Pan from Pampered Chef that looks like this This cake pan set makes some cute cakes! You can have little individual wells so each slice … Continue reading

Cornbread Boats

These made for a fun little dinner. I just filled them with canned chili but they were really yummy. Here are the Pampered Chef products that I used to make these little gems – the Pampered Chef Brownie Pan and and the Brownie Pan Boat Press. You can see they have a boat press for … Continue reading

Strawberry Blondies

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

Chocolate Bubble Waffles

I’ve been having fun with my new bubble waffle pan.  Decided to try chocolate waffles and make them into ice cream cones, they were good but not chocolatey enough so next time more cocoa.  To make them into an ice cream cone, you just fold them into a cone shape right after removing from the … Continue reading

Bubble Waffles

My new favorite waffles! Made it with my new Pampered Chef Waffle Puff Pan which you can find here.  It was my Mother’s Day gift from the fam. 3/4 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon cornstarch 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 egg 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup milk 1/4 cup water 1 teaspoon vanilla … Continue reading

Baked Waffle Sticks

If you follow my blog then you know that I have a love affair with waffles!  We tried this stick version which you can eat with your fingers, woo hoo and they were delicious!  I even made a few substitutions to take down the calorie count and no one noticed.  I made them in my … Continue reading

Pasta Romano with Bacon and Broccoli

Looks delicious right?  It was! 2 tablespoons salt 1 pound pasta, I used ziti 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon black pepper 4 garlic cloves, pressed or minced 2 heads broccoli, cut into bite size pieces 2 plum tomatoes, sliced 2 oz (1 cup) shredded pecorino Romano cheese 1 oz (1/2 cup) shredded Parmesan cheese … Continue reading