This cake is similar to banana bread but with added oats and no egg. Simple to make and easy to throw together, I like to use this one as a snack for my boys. I don’t like to regularly eat eggs so I personally enjoy this recipe but it is also useful since my son…
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Coconut Curry Chicken
This aromatic chicken dish involves minimal work and maximum flavor with its creamy coconut-based sauce. I used chicken leg quarters but you can easily use smaller cuts of chicken to speed up the cooking process for a quick and easy weeknight meal. To me, it makes a huge difference if you can salt your meat…
Cavatappi with Cheddar Cheese Sauce
Cheddar cheese sauce is such a delicious and versatile thing. You can pour it over cauliflower, add it to a casserole, or mix it with rice and broccoli for cheddar broccoli rice. In this case, I went with the classic pasta and cheese sauce combo. Creamy, hearty… one of the best comfort foods. This milk-based…
Sweet and Tangy BBQ Sauce
This sauce is full of flavor and easy to make! I like that it is not very thick so that you still have a nice texture on whatever it is that you are cooking. The sauce added just the right touch for our first grilling of the season! All you do is combine the ingredients…
Whole Wheat Raisin Seed Bread
Whole wheat bread with sweet, sticky raisins combined with salty, roasted sunflower seeds and the comforting aromas of cinnamon and maple
Black Bean Empanadas
These delicious little pastries are so worth the time and effort to prepare them! The flaky, tender crust and the flavorful black bean filling take a little while to prepare, but the techniques are simple to execute. This has two components: a pie-crust-like dough, and cooked beans. You could sub your own pie crust dough…
Whole Grain Oatmeal Cookies
I made these soft, chewy, oatmeal cookies by request of my husband. The first batch was gone before the second one came out of the oven! Here is how to make them. Cookies start with creaming softened butter and sugar, adding eggs, and then alternating dry and wet ingredients. This is the same way as…
Serrano Pepper Penne
This light, spicy sauce is packed with deliciousness! I love how the chunks of tomatoes soak up so much flavor. This is also a very quick recipe using mostly pantry ingredients so it works wonderfully for busy nights as well. For the heat in this recipe, I chose to use a serrano pepper. I used…
Cinnamon Swirl Bread
This may not be the healthiest bread, but it definitely is delicious. I love the flavors of brown sugar, cinnamon, and whole wheat together. Great for a snack or a sweet breakfast treat! This bread starts the same as all yeast breads: dissolve and activate your yeast, knead the dough to your desired consistency, rise,…
Country White Oatmeal Bread
This soft, fluffy, hearty bread makes for some lovely sandwiches or toast. It has a more mild flavor than whole wheat bread but still has the benefits of whole grains. Also, no added refined sugar! This bread is sweetened with maple syrup. Start by activating the yeast with warm water and maple syrup in the…
Lavender, Lemon, and Sage 