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…
Whole Wheat Garlic Knots
I don’t know why I don’t make these more often. They go with anything and appear more complicated than they actually are. If you can tie your shoes, you can make these because they are literally knots. Start off as you would with any yeast bread dough by dissolving and activating your yeast. Add your…
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…
Slow Simmered Bolognese Sauce
Italian food will always be the love of my life. And my husband, of course. Maybe my husband handing me a plate of spaghetti. But seriously, Italian food is my favorite and no matter how many types of food I cook, this is the food that speaks to my heart. My soul food. Bolognese sauce…
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…
Southern Style White Beans
As I’ve said before, we eat beans fairly regularly in this house in a variety of ways but Southern bean recipes tend to be my personal favorite. The combination of ingredients gives such a comforting, rich flavor… the smell during cooking is intoxicating. I remembered to soak my beans overnight this time (yay) but if…
Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo
Every time we have gumbo, my husband tells me how as a small child he would always ask to share his grandmother’s bowl of gumbo. Bite after bite he would return, tears on his little face from the cayenne pepper, asking for more. While my gumbo would no doubt pale in comparison to that of…
Shrimp Stock
Save those shrimp shells! You can use them to make a delicious, flavorful shrimp stock that you can both use immediately or freeze for future use. While you can use whole vegetables for your stocks, I prefer to use up vegetable scraps whenever possible. It is both more economical and also less wasteful. But whichever…
Toasted Breadcrumbs
A great way to use up stale bread is to run them through the food processor to use as breadcrumbs. It helps to reduce food waste and you have the added benefit of knowning exactly what is in your breadcrumbs. Simply place stale bread in your food processor and pulse until pieces are small. Preheat…
Lavender, Lemon, and Sage 