On March 8th, my friend, Jen was the host of our Thursday Night Bookclub. She made a wonderful dinner of peppers stuffed with a scallop in pesto sauce. I actually can’t eat scallops due to an allergy to them, but was able to eat one of the plain pesto peppers. The dinner Jen made was…
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!
Orange Honey and Rosemary Easter Ham Glaze Recipe
Yesterday was Easter Sunday … the time of new beginnings. The promise of warmer weather to come and pretty flowers blooming. Dennis and I hosted Easter dinner at our house yesterday. I suppose I should really call it late lunch, dinner to be served at 2:00. I made a couple hams, a couple hash brown…
Crock-Pot Orange Jalapeño Pork Tenderloin Taco Recipe
I always think of pork as “the other white meat”. I did some searching on the web today to see if pork really is considered a white meat. It’s actually a red meat … the article I read said pork is a red meat and called it “pink”. I did read, however, that some cuts…
Meatball Recipe
Everyone has their favorite comfort food. Mine is definitely Italian food, specifically spaghetti and meatballs. The meatballs I’ve made tonight can be used either with spaghetti for spaghetti and meatballs, in a roll with marinara sauce for a meatball sandwich, or made smaller as an appetizer for a party or watching the big game. I…
Greek Yogurt Ranch Chicken Recipe
Don’t we all love ranch dressing, at least to some extent? Maybe it brings back memories of being a kid, or of our own kids … everything seems to taste better dipped in ranch – carrots, celery, chicken nuggets, French fries, I could go on and on, but you get the picture. Tonight for dinner,…
Rosemary Garlic Potato Package Recipe
Dennis and I were away in Texas last week visiting his brother and family. We had a fabulous time! I had a lot of things to accomplish today, as everyone does when returning from time away from home. Knowing this, I wanted to make something that wasn’t going to take too much time or effort…
Sunny Side Up Avocado Toast
This simple and healthy breakfast recipe is so easy, it doesn’t even require a recipe. But, I’ll attach one anyway. This morning, Dennis and I took our German Shepard, Remington for a nice walk. It’s a beautiful, sunny day here in San Diego … as compared to yesterday morning when we woke up to pouring…
Balsamic Chicken and Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Dinner Recipe
My husband, Dennis, works out every morning and eats healthy. He’s been a runner most of his life and has added the Sealfit (developed a former Navy Seal commander) workout to his morning routine. Dennis has been committed to this workout for the last several months and it shows. During the holiday season, on one…
Guacamole Recipe
I’m heading to a birthday party for a friend this evening and tortilla soup is the main course … yum!! Everyone was asked to bring something and I decided to make guacamole. Guacamole is a dip that will please most everyone at a gathering. I don’t think I’ve ever been to a party where there…
Ground Turkey Sloppy Joes
Kylie and her best friend, Kendra, are at our house working on homework this afternoon. Both in college, they have so much to do, and study together often. Sometimes it’s at the local Starbucks, sometimes at Kendra’s house, and today they are studying at our house. Kylie and Kendra met freshman year in high school…
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