This morning, Dennis was up at the park doing his workout and I met him there with our German Shepard, Remington. Remington loves to run at the park with Dennis and he also loves to walk with me. Dennis has been doing the SealFit workout challenge for the last four weeks or so, and today…
Author: Sunshine and Savory
I love when my house is filled with people, having friends and family over for a meal feeds my soul. There is nothing I enjoy more than preparing for a dinner party, a holiday dinner, or a book club meeting when it's my turn to host ... If I could, I would own a Bed and Breakfast! This would ensure I'd always have someone to prepare a meal for. Being with others and sharing my table is what I look forward to most. I was born in Wisconsin and after I got married in 1987, my husband and I moved west for his job. He had just graduated college and we were married a couple months later. An interesting tidbit about me is that I never cooked a meal before I got married. I taught myself how to cook and found that I really enjoyed it. One of the first meals I made after we were married was a shrimp pasta dish. I made this for myself when my husband was on business travel and I had so much fun inventing this meal - this was the start of my love of cooking. My favorite celebrity chefs are Ina Garten and The Pioneer Woman. I hope you enjoy my blog!
Poblano, Jalapeño Turkey Burgers
Since it’s Memorial Day, and that seems to be the unofficial start to summer, I thought it would be a good night for a burger. I decided on turkey burgers … turkey burgers with a kick. I added a minced poblano pepper and a minced jalapeño pepper, along with minced garlic and shallot. The mini…
Mediterranean Bowtie Pasta Dish
How about a pasta dish that’s sauce comes from nothing more than the liquid of a jar of pitted Kalamata olives and a jar of marinated artichoke hearts? That and 2 tablespoons of olive oil was all I used to make the sauce for this scrumptious bowtie pasta dish. Once my grape and mini heirloom…
Balsamic Grilled Chicken Salad
I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t enjoy making salads. I love to order one when I’m out, but it’s not something I make at home very often … except a small salad to accompany our dinner. That being said, I was thinking about grilled chicken on a salad all day so that’s…
Cheese Tortellini and Fresh Spinach Topped with Ground Turkey Marinara Sauce
Sometimes Sundays call for a simple supper and sometimes it’s fun to spend the afternoon in the kitchen cooking on a Sunday. This particular Sunday called for a simple supper for me because I spent the afternoon at Barnes & Noble with Kylie for a book signing. Keegan Allen of Pretty Little Liars (one of…
Truffle Salt, Parmesan and Cracked Pepper Popcorn
After a busy week, Dennis and I decided to just hang out at home tonight and enjoy a movie. I figured I’d pop some popcorn and we would just kick back and enjoy our home on this Friday night. I popped one cup of popcorn kernels in two tablespoons of olive oil in a large…
Endive with Goat Cheese and Spicy Sweet Pecans
Last night was such a fun night! My friends and I celebrated the birthdays of 3 of our very good friends. There are 8 of us that celebrate our birthdays together throughout the year and 3 of the ladies have birthdays in April … Azita, Susan, and Marie. I love a night with great friends…
Chile Lime Flank Steak
With Cinco de Mayo just about 5 days away, I thought I’d come up with a flank steak recipe to share with you all – a recipe for a flank steak that could be used in tacos, burritos, fajitas or in a salad. For my dry rub, I mixed together kosher salt, Chile lime seasoning,…
Game Night, Pizza Party Fun
Saturday night, we had our friends over for homemade pizza and game night. We had a blast! They brought the game and dessert … Scattergories and a fabulous mango tart. I don’t know if you’ve ever played Scattergories before, but if you haven’t, I highly recommend it. It’s so much fun. If you haven’t had…
Italian Sausage, Mini Heirloom Tomato, Garlic and Kale Rigatoni
Since I only used a couple Italian sausages from a package yesterday, I wanted to make something for dinner tonight that would ensure I could finish off the rest of the package. Also in my refrigerator were a couple packages of tomatoes that I wanted to use up – one 16 ounce package of mini…
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