Tonight’s dinner

“let’s eat” So for dinner I decided to make a shrimp dish with Quinoa. As I was preparing the quinoa, I looked in the freezer to make sure I had shrimp and realized that I didn’t have any. I decided to start cooking at 5 o’clock thinking the shrimp and quinoa wouldn’t take long to…

The Best Corn on the Cob, Ever!

“eat what makes you happy” When I first got married I decided to make corn on the cob. I thought all you had to do is boil it for a long time, boy was I wrong! I guess I didn’t pay much attention to my parents when they cooked because I didn’t have a clue….

Polenta with Sausage and mushrooms

“you can’t just eat good food. you’ve got to talk about it first” So another polenta dish, ( I think I finally made the texture like my grandmother’s). I used some milk and cheese to make it creamy, which my son Anthony said made it “unhealthy.” I said “everything in moderation is ok”. I follow…

Logan’s Stuffed Peppers

“you are what you eat” My daughter Logan decided that she wanted to be a vegetarian. I don’t eat a lot of meat so I didn’t think it would be too difficult, well it is. I have to come up with different recipes, and the rest of my family likes good old fashion meat. Now…

Black French Lentils – Stefanie’s way

“food is not about impressing people. it’s about making them feel comfortable” I’ll never forget the first time I made lentils for my sister and her family while visiting her in London. I had just gotten this recipe from a friend of my brother’s. I made them a bunch of times so by the time…

Sausage with mushrooms, summer squash and ravioli

“cooking is love made visible” I did a bunch of errands today with my granddaughter and the whole time I was with her I was trying to figure out what I was going to make for dinner. I was on Pinterest the other day and I saw this ravioli and mushroom recipe, that’s all I…

Sweet potatoes and bacon

“cooking with love provides food for the soul” While I was looking, for a vegetable recipe I came across a Brussels Sprout Hash with sweet potatoes, bacon, and an egg on top. So I tried it and my family liked it but wasn’t crazy about the egg being on top of everything. Since than I…

Cake Batter Blondies

“you can’t be sad when holding a blondie” I found this recipe on Pinterest about 10 years ago, and tweaked it till it became my own. This is my most requested dessert. No matter where I go people want me to make these. When my daughter Logan was in college this was a weekly request….

Quinoa Pasta with shrimp, asparagus and cherry tomatoes

“eat like you love yourself” I was thinking about what I should make for dinner and decided on shrimp scampi. So I looked in my refrigerator and that was the end of shrimp scampi. You will see a lot of quinoa pasta in my recipes because everyone wants to eat healthy. I like my pasta,…

wine biscuits

“nothing says home like the smell of baking” My idea of relaxing is to bake. I love to bake but the problem I have is no one eats it unless it is a Sunday. So, I would bring my baking to work. The kids at work would devour whatever I brought in within minutes. I…