Whole Wheat Banana Bread or Banana Muffins

Sometimes using all whole wheat flour is just enough to make a treat more permissible. A small store that I frequent bundles up its old-ish produce and sells...

Breads & Breakfast9 Comments

Orange Maple Glazed Rosemary Chicken

With holiday eating abound, trying to fit healthy meals between the gluttony. I enjoyed a rare treat the other day. For over an hour, I was alone in the kitche...

Main Dish2 Comments

Teff Porridge with Raisins, Walnuts & Clove

Move over oatmeal, give another hot breakfast cereal a chance. I first tried teff last year when I randomly added a bag of it onto a Bob's Red Mill order I plac...

Breads & Breakfast8 Comments

Chili-Dusted Pork Chops with Lime and Cilantro

This is one of our family favorites that is every-day-easy with special occasion flavor. I love hearing what different home cooks fall back on for simple, week...

Main Dish4 Comments

White Bean & Artichoke Heart Salad with Rosemary

Open a few cans and toss a few ingredients. Voila, you have a sandwich alternative for lunch. I never thought I would express this sentiment: I wish my life wa...

SaladsVegetarian5 Comments

Halloween Witch Cookies

This weekend, we learned that a Christmas Tree cookie cutter can also make Halloween Witch cookies. On Saturday, Mini Whipped and I spent nearly a half hour sc...

CookiesDesserts & SweetsKid-Friendly Food4 Comments

“Perfect” Chocolate Chip Cookies

Browned butter in the batter adds an unmistakably extra flavor that sets these cookies apart. As the weather cools, my oven calls to me... time to warm the kit...

CookiesKid-Friendly Food8 Comments

Cucumber Dill Salad

Still hanging on to the last of summer, enjoying the last cucumbers off the vine. During the change of seasons, it isn't just my wardrobe that straddles the tw...

SaladsSidesVegetarian2 Comments

Roasted Cacao Cauliflower with Yogurt Dip

Yes, you read that correctly. I said "cacao" and I said "cauliflower." Don't judge until you've tried it.  I have the unbelievable good fortune of working wit...

SidesVegetarian4 Comments

Moussaka (Traditional Greek Eggplant Casserole)

Layers of grilled eggplant swimming in meat sauce and topped with a creamy layer of bechamel sauce create a memorable Moussaka. I didn't have much interaction w...

Greek FavoritesMain Dish12 Comments

Homemade Italian Sausage

Place it atop pizza, drown it in red sauce or grill it and sandwich the link in a bun. After making homemade sausage, it is hard to go back to the styrofoam tra...

Main DishMake Your Own3 Comments

Blueberry Cake Loaf with Streusel Topping

You will be a welcome guest if you show up for a weekend at a friend's house with a warm blueberry loaf cake. Writing this post is a bit of self-torture. You...

Breads & BreakfastCakesDesserts & Sweets7 Comments