Because it’s Sunday, I wanted to make a nice dinner for my family. I like to make things for dinner that look and taste impressive, that I would be proud to serve at a dinner party … but are also easy enough to make any night of the week without too much work. I believe…
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!
Brie Stuffed Burger
It’s Sunday and because it’s Sunday I thought it would be a good night to make hamburgers for dinner. It’s on the simple side and that’s what I wanted for tonight. I know Kylie enjoys hamburgers and Dennis does as well. Kylie’s second semester at CSUSM starts up tomorrow. She is actually looking forward to…
Olive Tapenade Chicken Breast
My dinner idea tonight came from an urge to clean out the pantry of things leftover that I bought to use for entertaining and hadn’t. A couple of those things were jars of olive tapenade to use as a topping for crostini and jars of antipasto I wanted to have on hand to place on…
Avocado Toast with Tomatoes and Raw Slivered Almonds
It’s always nice to enjoy a satisfying lunch that is also a very healthy lunch … it’s great to feel satisfied without breaking the calorie bank. I was out this morning for an appointment, which I actually showed up to 24 hours early. Ooops, my nail appointment was actually scheduled for tomorrow. No worries, Nina…
Cast Iron Skillet Salt and Pepper Crusted Russet Potatoes
I don’t know about you, but I love the taste of the skin on potatoes. I learned from my paternal Grandmother many years ago that the skins of potatoes hold so many important nutrients. This is something I learned that has stuck with me through the years. Remembering what my Grandma taught me, I always…
Moroccan Chicken Stew
Truth be told, this is the first time I’ve ever eaten Moroccan Stew … which would also make this the first time I’ve ever made Moroccan Stew. I don’t know why, but a couple days ago, I decided I wanted to try it so therefore I’d make it. I did a bit of research to…
Cucumber, Tomato and Red Onion Salad
Sometimes a forgotten, old favorite is a good choice. That’s how I felt as I was preparing my salad to go with our Gnocchi we were going to be having for dinner tonight. As I was pulling the ingredients for my salad out of the refrigerator, I stopped at just the cucumber, tomato and red…
Roasted Cremini Mushroom Linguini
Looking to satisfy a craving for an earthy, rustic dinner, I decided that the cremini mushrooms staring back at me from the bottom shelf on my refrigerator were what I’d start with. At the market this afternoon, I picked up a package of boneless chicken thighs to use for our pasta dish, but I felt…
Beef Chili
Today there was winter storm that came through San Diego, our first winter storm of 2018. I knew we’d be getting rain and wind because I’d been watching it on the news for the last few days. I know it was nothing like the storms in the East, but when it rains in California, there…
Roasted Salmon Tacos
Instead of Taco Tuesday for tomorrow night, we had Mexican Monday tonight. I had already planned on making chili for dinner for Tuesday because San Diego is expecting a winter storm … lots of rain and wind will be coming our way. The rain actually started this evening, it’s so cozy! Last week I watched…
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