Pumpkin Cookies

I’m on a personal quest to eat as much pumpkin as I can until November 27 when I enter into full-fledged Christmas mode, so tonight I made some pumpkin cookies to satisfy my pumpkin gluttony. They were so tasty I thought I had better share the recipe. Not sure where this recipe originally came from [...]

Spinach Quiche

Spinach Quiche is my mother’s signature recipe, and a recipe I thought I should share because it is so versatile. Quiche is a frequent favorite in our house simply because we can do so many things with it, and even eat the leftovers for breakfast!
Spinach Quiche
1 pie crust
1 can cream of celery soup (any cream-based [...]

Blueberry Kuechen

While we were in Alaska last week we attempted to go blueberry picking, but the berries just were not ripe yet. The problem is, this left me with a yearing for blueberries! So when I saw them on sale at the store today I just had to pick up a couple of cartons so that [...]

Chicken Tortilla Soup

I love chicken tortilla soup, and have tried several different recipes, but I came upon this recipe somewhere and thought it sounded delicious. I tried it today and, sure enough, it was! My only disclaimer is that for me, kind of a lazy cook, the prep was a lot of work, but I can assure [...]

Salmon on a Bed of Lentils

I’ve been trying to work more lentils into my diet lately. They truly are a power food: good for you and extremely inexpensive! What more could you want? While trying to find some good lentil recipes I remembered with fondness a meal I had a couple of years ago while Ryan and I were on [...]

Baked Oatmeal

I’m on an insane quest to start eating some very different foods from what I have eaten in the past 24 years. In looking for some recipes, I stumbled across one insanely delicious one: baked oatmeal. I was first introduced to this delicious breakfast treat last month when Ryan and I stayed in a bed [...]

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

I made these delicious chocolate chip cookie bars this evening. The recipe is courtesy of Barb over at My Sister’s Kitchen. She and Laura have a fabulous cooking blog that is definitely worth your time. Enjoy!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. melted butter
2 eggs
2 t. vanilla
2 c. flour
2 t. baking powder
1/4 t. salt
1 [...]