Salmon with Black Bean, Corn and Mango Salsa

If you are a friend of mine on Facebook , then you already know how excited I am this week. A week long vacation for my husband, plus a trip...

Baked Peach Oatmeal Cups

Peaches and cinnamon pair so perfectly with oatmeal, I'm surprised I haven't baked a pan of oatmeal this way before now. Anytime I b...

Caramel Peanut Butter Banana Milkshake Smoothie

Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream is one of my boys' favorite easy treats. When I made caramel sauce the other day, I couldn't resist ...

Kitchen Tip: How to Cook Bacon in the Oven

Cooking bacon in the oven just might be the best cooking tip I was ever given. It is so simple and it comes out perfectly every single time....

Spicy Chicken Tamale Pie

Red chile, green chile and chipotle peppers are all combined in this dish and then topped with a unique tamale crust. With fresh corn, black...

Homemade Caramel Sauce

I am absolutely thrilled to have finally found a recipe for making smooth and creamy, buttery sweet caramel sauce. When I've made carame...

Chipotle Ranch Chicken Bites with Broccoli

Steaming hot bites of chipotle ranch flavored chicken, dipped into cold ranch dressing made for a fun and fast dinner. I tossed the broccoli...

Glass Noodles with Mushrooms, Snow Peas and Sprouts

This was a meal completely inspired by this morning's trip to the produce market . I saw the snow peas, my middle son begged for a mush...

Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream

Last week, when I finally triumphed over Gluten Free Pancakes , I wanted to make them extra special. I had fresh raspberries in the refriger...

Light and Fluffy Gluten Free Pancakes

My family has been spoiled to light and fluffy pancakes for a whole lot of years. I've waited to post a gluten free pancake recipe unti...

Coconut Pineapple Smoothie Ice Cream

Thick enough to eat with a spoon; this was a deliciously creamy smoothie with pineapple and coconut flavors and just a hint of banana. If I...

Chicken, Fresh Corn and Three Bean Enchiladas

Served soft and gooey when piping hot from the oven or cooled and sliced a little later; these enchiladas were loaded with chicken, beans an...

Kitchen Tip: Removing Corn from the Cob

With sweet corn in season, I've been buying several ears almost every time I'm at the produce market. As I was scraping kernels off ...

Bacon and Egg Chipotle Taco Salad

With more chopped vegetables, bacon, egg and cheese than there was lettuce in the salad, this is my favorite kind of salad. I love it when ...

Nutty Raisin Oatmeal

My family's love of oatmeal is a well documented thing. As I wrote this post, I checked the recipe index for this site and realized th...

Chinese Lemon Chicken

The moment I saw Nami 's review of this recipe from Bee 's cookbook, I could hardly wait to try it. I expected a flavor similar to t...

Spicy Spinach Fruit Salad with Strawberry Grape Vinaigrette

Strawberry Spinach Salad is one of my family's favorite salads. Now that berries are in season at last, we've been enjoying it at l...

Peanut Butter Banana Spinach Smoothie

With your eyes closed, you would never guess this is a green smoothie . I'm a huge fan of green smoothies and I make them more frequentl...

Tangy Pasta Salad with Tomatoes, Peppers and Olives

In the summertime, we tend to eat as light as possible on the hottest days of the year. While we aren't yet to the hottest days, a stor...

German Apple Pancake

I made this for dinner last week and liked it so much that I have already made it again. My family loves German Pancakes; traditional , grai...

BBQ Chicken Stuffed Baked Potatoes

Tender bites of barbecue chicken, stuffed into a fluffy baked potato with a perfectly crispy skin, this was a truly delicious meal! While vi...

Chocolate Chip Pecan Blondies

Chocolate Chip Blondies have become a favorite dessert for most of my extended family. The texture of a brownie with the awesome blondie fla...

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Blondies

Chewy blondies filled with macadamia nuts and white chocolate are a quick and easy dessert that tastes much more impressive than it honestly...

Coconut Chews - Gluten Free or Not

Chewy coconut filling layered onto a buttery shortbread crust; this recipe is so simple to make I have been making it since I was a child. T...

Camping Meals

When my extended family goes camping, we typically share our meals family-style, taking turns with making the breakfasts and dinners through...