A dinner fit for a peasant or a king I love a rustic, peasant type dish for dinner. Even though it’s still summer, August to me always feels like we’re heading to fall. Tonight, I was in the mood for a pot roast. I really wanted to enjoy the aroma of the red wine cooking…
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!
Simply Sunday
Simple Sunday … those are the best in my mind. My husband and I can be found at our local bagel shop most mornings of the week for our daily bagel and coffee. Well, coffee for me … Diet Coke for Dennis. This morning, I wanted to take Remington for a nice Sunday walk (more…
Honey Lavender Chicken Breast Sandwich
Yesterday morning I took my German Shepard, Remington, on a 4 mile walk. When I take him with me, I have a different route than I normally take. I love spending the time with him on our walk, he’s such a good boy and it’s our special time together. While we walk, I always take notice…
Southwest Pizza
I was setting out to make Kylie and I bean burritos for lunch today when I realized I was out of tortillas. I went to the freezer remembering I had a frozen pizza crust so thought I would try my hand at a southwest pizza. Oh boy, was it good! I was really looking forward…
Truffle Popcorn
Oh, how I love popcorn. It goes down as one my all time favorite snacks. I love popcorn while watching a football game, or a movie or just simply any time. In fact, when I head to Disneyland this weekend and my daughter and husband are heading to the churro cart, or the ice cream cart, you’ll…
Penne Lasagne Bake
For an interesting take on lasagna, I decided to use penne noodles instead of lasagna noodles. For the meat mixture, I chose ground turkey along with Italian sausage links. I’m actually more a fan of ground turkey than I am of ground beef. It just feels healthier to me. Plus, I like the taste. You can…
Peanut Butter Mocha Ice Box Cake
Tomorrow, August 2nd, is Dennis’ birthday. He wanted another peanut butter flavored cake, but in ice box form for his dessert tomorrow night. He loved the mocha ice box cake that I made so much, that I decided to tweak that recipe and make him one flavored with peanut butter and peanut butter cups. My…
Chocolate Bundt Cake with Peanut Butter Cups and Peanut Butter Frosting
We had guests for dinner last night to celebrate my husband’s 52nd birthday. He loves anything peanut butter and requested a cake with chocolate and peanut butter, also adding peanut butter cups. I decided to make a Bundt cake, filling it with peanut butter cups that I chopped up and also decorating the frosted cake with…
Jalapeño Pepper Jack Burgers
If you are looking for a burger with a lot of flavor, using ingredients with a lot of kick, but aren’t looking for excessive spice, this could be the burger for you. This burger can actually have a lot of spice, depending on how you decide to use your jalapeños. I was having teens as…
Artichoke, Sundried Tomato and Ricotta Pizza
Tonight was pizza night at our house and I had so much fun coming up with this recipe. I had a vision of a pizza with no red sauce and ricotta cheese. What I came up with is a pizza with an olive oil and garlic sauce, marinated artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes and ricotta cheese,…
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