Today, when I opened the refrigerator, a dish of leftover couscous and another dish of leftover roasted cherry tomatoes were staring back at me. I decided to put them together in a bowl, reheat it and that would become lunch. Sometimes, I just don’t feel like a sandwich, and today was one of those days….
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!
The Tastes of Thanksgiving Served on a Dinner Roll
I decided to make a little pre-Thanksgiving simple supper. I wanted most of the flavors of Thanksgiving on a slider. My thought process was this … For Thanksgiving dinner, you usually have turkey, stuffing, green beans, cranberries (plus mashed potatoes and some sort of sweet potato dish …. and if you’re at my house, acorn…
Thanksgiving is Almost Here …
Phew, I got the bulk of the shopping done on Saturday for my Thanksgiving dinner. Not to worry, I’ll be sure to have plenty of wonderful side dishes to go along with this main dish. I’ll try to blog about as many of them as I can on that busy day! (And if I don’t…
Grandma’s Pork Chops … With a Twist
I think I’ve mentioned this a few times before, but my Grandma was a wonderful cook. Every time I make pork chops, I call my Mom regarding the cooking time, etc. I did just that yesterday when I was going to be making pork chops for dinner. She said to me “Grandma always coated them…
Slow Roasted Roma Tomato Rigatoni
Slow roasting tomatoes really brings out the flavor of the tomato. I was home yesterday afternoon and wasn’t heading anywhere, so thought I’d take the time to slowly roast roma tomatoes to serve over rigatoni. I roasted them for 2 hours at a temperature of 275 degrees. I cut 9 roma tomatoes in 8 sections ……
Date, Pear, Caramelized Onion and Gruyere Pizza
Back in the heat of summer … August, to be exact, I decided I wanted to make a pizza with fresh dates. Knowing they weren’t yet in season at my local grocery store, I knew I’d have to put this recipe on the back burner until fall. Tonight was the night I decided to make…
Filet Mignon in Rosemary and Butter
Kylie was going to be at a friend’s tonight, which meant it was just Dennis and I for the evening. We thought about going downtown for dinner, but then I decided maybe it would be fun to just stay at home, cook and have a relaxing evening … we are going to have to get…
Pesto, Parmesan and Panko Crusted Cod
If you want to have a really moist fish dinner, I highly recommend making it the way I did tonight. I started with cod fillets that I buy at Trader Joe’s. I spread some jarred pesto over the top of my fish, after sprinkling it with kosher salt and fresh ground pepper. On top of…
Ground Turkey and Pasilla Pepper Chili
Last night was Halloween and I try to make chili each and every Halloween for dinner. It just seems the appropriate meal for this time of year. I love chili all year, but especially in October and November. It just says “fall” to me. My daughter wanted to have a few friends over last night…
Chocolate Cherry Crockpot Cake
I’ve been seeing videos on the internet for these crockpot cakes and wanted to try one, but didn’t want to make the apple spice version that’s been circulating. I wanted to make it with cherries and chocolate, so that’s what I did. This is about the simplest dessert you can make. I started with my…
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