Who doesn’t love a sheet pan dinner? It makes cooking for a family easy with minimal clean-up. I’m definitely on board with that. Even though I have a small family … just my husband, our daughter and me, I don’t mind an easy and quick solution for dinner some nights. I had some things in…
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!
Marinated Goat Cheese Medallion and Roasted Red Pepper Pizza
I’ve been eyeing marinated goat cheese medallions at Trader Joe’s for several months now and finally decided to pick up a container. I used them as the basis for my homemade pizza last Saturday night. This, along with a jar of roasted red peppers was all I needed to make a wonderful pizza that…
Chicken Kabobs
The last time I had kabobs was last year at my sister’s house. They made them for dinner and it was one of my favorite dinners ever. I don’t know why I don’t make kabobs more often, I seem to forget about them and then a little reminder goes off in my head and I…
Tequila Citrus Shredded Pork Tacos
I have a great recipe for your Taco Tuesday, or any other night of the week. This shredded pork can be used in mini street tacos, burritos, on a salad, on a bun … you name it. I think you can eat this in so many ways and I definitely wouldn’t hesitate to make it…
Mexican Lasagne
Are you looking for something tasty to include in your Mexican Monday or Taco Tuesday rotation? I have a recipe that I think will satisfy your tastebuds for either of those nights, or any night, actually. I’d been wanting to try and make a Mexican lasagne for a couple weeks now, so finally got around…
Plum Tomato and Burrata Pizza
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. For all that celebrate, I wish you a wonderful Lenten season. On Fridays during Lent, and on Ash Wednesday, we don’t eat meat, which means I need to come up with recipes that are vegetarian for those Fridays, and, of course, today. Dennis and I would…
Sunday Pot Roast
Once a year, I sign up to cook dinner for the priests and seminarians at our church. Last Sunday was that day for me and I decided to cook a pot roast. As the pot roast was cooking and the aroma wafting through the house, I decided that I should really make a pot roast…
Mediterranean Angel Hair Pasta
It’s always great to find things in your pantry in which you can pull together a dinner in a quick and easy way. The dinner I made last night was just that type of dinner. I had everything I needed, but the chicken (thawed, at least) so when I was at Trader Joe’s grabbing a…
Chicken Apple Sausage, Leek and Tomato Flatbread Pizza
I’ve been looking forward to making this flatbread pizza for dinner all day – mostly because I know Dennis has been looking forward to having this for dinner tonight. He works really hard for our family and I like to work hard at home to make sure everything is nice for him, and I especially…
Pasta with Ground Turkey, Carrot and Fennel
Are you looking for a pasta dinner that’s packed with flavor? This dish may be just the pasta for you if you like a lot of flavor and a pasta dish that packs a punch. I did add a good amount of red pepper flakes, which really added to the taste of the meat mixture….
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