I really can’t say enough how much I love recipes that are easy and convenient yet delicious. This corn recipe is my favorite to do use in the summer when corn is both inexpensive and most flavorful. Here is how you do it: take your corn, husk and all, and stick it in the oven….
Category: Quick Meals
Whole Wheat Pancakes
Who doesn’t love pancakes? My boys request pancakes a few times a week so I decided to make a whole wheat recipe to give them a little more fiber and nutrients in their diet. I know buying pancake mix can be tempting, but making them from scratch really doesn’t take any longer. Measure your ingredients…
Garlic Roasted Asparagus
Springtime means: asparagus season! This recipe is one of the most delicious ways to eat asparagus but is also one of the most simple to prepare. The end result has a lot of flavor with very little effort. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees and set your oven rack close to the top of your…
Whole Grain Banana Cinnamon Muffins (Egg-Free)
These taste just like banana bread and smell so delicious. Bananas and cinnamon are a perfect pair. I had been trying to make an egg-free muffin recipe and I’m not going to lie but this one suprised me. Why? Well, because it actually tastes BETTER than the muffins with egg. They are light and fluffy,…
Wilted Dandelion Greens
This was the first time we tried dandelion greens in our house. If you are not a fan of bitter greens, this one is probably not for you. We actually planned to buy turnip or mustard greens and they were out. These worked great as a replacement. They were similar in flavor but a little…
Garlic, Red Pepper, and Olive Oil Spaghetti with Toasted Breadcrumbs and Collards
Last week, I made a quick pasta dish for lunch with olive oil and red pepper flakes. My son loved it so I decided to make an upgraded version for dinner one night. The flavors of red pepper and garlic go so well with dark leafy greens so I decided to use the rest of…
Roasted Tomatoes
This is one of the first foods I ever actually cooked back in the day that didn’t come from a packet. I used to eat it with onions, couscous, and one of those frozen breaded chicken patties. I would more or less alternate between that and spaghetti since that was pretty much all I knew…
Pan-Fried Shrimp
Whenever dinner has the word “fried” in it, my Southern husband is a happy man. And can you blame him? Hot, crunchy, flavorful, deliciousness… This simple recipe is actually always popular with my whole family, kids included. Thankfully, it is also very easy to put together. Seriously, the hardest part is thawing and peeling the…
Lavender, Lemon, and Sage 