Does anything quite say fall like an easy Old Fashioned Apple Crisp? Sweet-tart apples in a cinnamon-sugar mixture and topped with a lighter buttery oat crumb topping. Plus, easily make gluten free and vegan! We have been making this recipe for decades, but I haven’t made it in awhile, it was time I not only…
Breakfast
Easy Pumpkin Spice Coffee Cake
Homemade easy Pumpkin Spice Coffee Cake is the perfect fall breakfast treat. Using a doctored cake mix, with a ribbon of gooey brown sugar and pecan swirl throughout, finished with a simple maple syrup glaze. A quick, moist and delicious fall dessert. While I am a firm believer in making things from scratch, sometimes even…
Amazing Apple Crumb Cake
Whether you call it a Crumb Cake or a Crumble Cake, this recipe for Apple Double Crumb Cake is beckoning and unabashedly the best! Using sweet-tart apples, sprinkled with cinnamon and nutmeg, layered between a buttery cake with two layers of brown sugar oat crumb streusel! What is it about fall that drives us all…
Delicious Antipasto Pasta Salad
An Antipasto Pasta Salad loaded with hunks of cheese, pepperoni, salami, black olives, peppers, artichoke hearts and more. Dressed in a nutty and tangy simple, balsamic vinaigrette. I’m always in search of great salads that I can bring to teacher luncheons, potlucks or barbecues, or honestly, make on Sunday and nosh on it all week…
Best Easy Chile Relleno Casserole (+ Gluten Free Option)
Easy Chile Relleno Casserole is delicious vegetarian dish made with whole roasted Hatch green chiles, stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese, topped with an egg, milk batter, then baked into fluffy perfection. Easily adapted to be gluten free. Whether you are looking for a breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner recipe, this Easy Chile Relleno Casserole fills…
Best Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Bars (+ GF Option)
The Best Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Bars have a buttery oatmeal shortbread crust and crumb topping with a sweet-tart ribbon of strawberry rhubarb compote layered between. The ideal springtime treat! Rhubarb is one of those love-hate foods isn’t it? For me it’s love, love, love! It’s tartness is complemented beautifully when paired with strawberries, layered between…
Lemon Shortbread Sandwich Cookies
Lemon Sandwich Cookies are a light, buttery, slice and bake cookie with a bright lemon flavor, they are tender, not overly sweet, with a delicious sweet-tart lemon frosting sandwiched between. These might possibly be my most favorite cookie. Post and pictures updated 5.13.20 Butter Shortbread Cookies with Lemon These cookies, without a doubt, are worth…
Best Easy Banana Bread Recipe (+ High Altitude & Gluten Free Option)
I have been searching for the Best Banana Bread Recipe! This one is quite possibly the best EVER! So EASY, moist and amazingly delicious! Freezes great too! Plus simple instructions for high altitude or gluten free options. A great banana bread should be easy to bake, with simple ingredients; it must be moist, have subtle…
Best Italian Pasta Salad with Sun Dried Tomatoes
Pasta salad is my favorite and this recipe for the Best Italian Pasta Salad is tops!! Loaded with fresh veggies like, artichoke hearts, sun dried tomatoes, spinach and dressed in a bright and simple balsamic vinaigrette! It’s perfect to bring to your next picnic or potluck or make or use as meal prep, add a…
Ingredient Substitution Chart
I hate it when I am in the middle of a recipe and suddenly realize, I am out of an ingredient, argh, now to find a substitution or alternative ingredient. I hope you find this Ingredient Substitution Chart handy. Print out this free printable and put inside a cupboard or pantry for easy referencing. Please…
How to Plan a Small or Large Brunch
When springtime rolls around I start thinking of hosting a brunch; with Easter, Mother’s Day, Tea Parties, Ladies Luncheons or even the Kentucky Derby; I wanted to show you How to Plan a Brunch. This post includes easy, tried and true recipes, simple decor ideas, make ahead plans, etc. Update 4/5/20 | Even though “all…
Chocolate Bread Pudding
Okay, first put out of your head that this is a plain ol’ bread pudding, because this Chocolate Bread Pudding is ANYTHING but ordinary! Simple, whole food ingredients, turn bread, chocolate, cream and eggs into a rich, gooey, decadent chocolate delight! Make it for a special breakfast or dessert! Think Christmas morning, Valentine’s treat, Easter…you…
