Who can resist a brownie, warm from the oven? I love brownies. They rank right up there as one of my favorite desserts. They’re simple and always a hit. Tonight, I made my embellished brownies. I use any brownie mix from the store. Tonight, I happened to use Trader Joe’s Brownie Truffle Baking Mix. They…
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!
Baby Back Ribs
Making ribs always seemed a bit overwhelming to me. Truth be told, I’ve only made them a few times and the first time was just about a year ago, at the age of 50! Now that I’ve made them a few times, I wonder what I was so panicked about. They are quite easy. Friday from noon…
Puff Pastry Turkey Sandwich
Thursday night’s at our house have to be quick and light. Last night, the idea to make a sandwich in puff pastry came to me. This morning, I ran to the market, picked up a package of puff pastry, some oven roasted turkey, fresh thyme and some arugula and ran with my idea. First I thawed the…
Parmesan Crisps (Courtesy of Ina Garten)
Ina Garten always has the best recipes! Today, while folding my laundry, I was watching a recorded episode of The Barefoot Contessa. I’ve seen this episode many times, but always watch her shows … even if it’s a repeat. Today, she made her parmesan crisps. I decided that today was the day I’d try making…
Banana Blueberry Bread
I was in the mood for a little something sweet so I decided I would make a quick bread. Banana bread is always a yummy choice for a quick bread, but I wanted to do something a little different, so I thought I’d play around with the idea of adding blueberries to my banana bread…
Artichoke and Sundried Tomato Bowtie Pasta
Happy Monday Night! Tonight was pasta night at our house and I made one of my favorites. To be quite honest, though, all pasta is my favorite. If I could choose my last meal on earth, pasta it would be! I decided to use Farfalle pasta (bowtie) for this particular dish. This is actually one…
Honey Thyme Chicken Drumsticks
“Honey, it’s thyme for dinner!” Tonight I marinated chicken drumsticks in a mixture of olive oil, honey, whole grain dijon mustard, jarred, minced garlic, dried French Thyme, Herbs de Provence, and kosher salt. I put two packages of chicken drumsticks in a glass bowl and poured the marinade over the drumsticks and let it sit…
French Toast Waffles
This fine Sunday morning I decided to make “French Toast Waffles”. This idea came to me last week on one of my morning walks. I enjoy taking a four mile walk with my dog, Remington, several days a week and that is where I do most of my thinking and contemplating. It is my most peaceful…
Camembert Cheese with Island Salsa and Spiced, Candied Pecans
I love my book club! We have great discussions about the books we read. Tonight was Neighborhood Book Club, I look forward to our meeting every month. I asked our wonderful host, Nancy, if there was anything I could bring. She said “sure, something with an Island flair”. The book we read and discussed was…
Mexican Fusilli
Wednesday night, I decided to make something I haven’t made in many years. Mexican spaghetti was a dish I made when Dennis and I were first married. This was out of necessity one night when I was making pasta and realized I didn’t have any spaghetti sauce. Hmmm, I thought? What should I do now?…
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