Easy Family Recipes
This Chocolate Gingerbread Pound Cake is a great way for chocolate lovers to enjoys gingerbread during the holidays! When the holidays roll around, I think cookies, portable cakes and seasonal flavors, such as eggnog, peppermint & gingerbread. Now, even though I do a lot of baking this time of year, I still like to keep our treats as healthy as I can without sacrificing flavor and texture. A mix of oil and butter is used in the pound cake to create rich flavor while keeping Continue Reading
This Grapenut Custard Pudding is a great recipe to have on hand with the holidays coming up. It is an old fashioned classic New England dessert. So many of us have fond memories of eating grape nut pudding with loved ones over the years. Older folks will love this delicious grape nuts pudding, and so does everyone else. I usually make the diabetic-friendly version of this pudding, so that is included in the recipe. Grape Nut Pudding Old fashioned Grapenut Pudding is a simple egg Continue Reading
Spinach Pie Rolls are a delicious vegetarian appetizer, that will be a hit at any party. The hectic holiday season is about to kick into full swing. It's very helpful this time of year to keep a variety of appetizer recipes handy, so you won't get thrown off at the last minute by pop-in guests or your sister-in-laws newest diet of the week. Frozen & Refrigerated foods can be exceedingly helpful, especially this time of year. The recipe I've shared below is an excellent example Continue Reading
Over the past few months I've been struggling not to regain the weight I've lost over the past few years. A busy schedule, my ex the junk food junkie staying with us & just the fact that I am mostly a food blogger, have conjoined to create a waistline expanding perfect storm so to speak. Thus, when I was selected to be a Swerve Sweetener ambassador, I was quite happy to take them up on the offer. Swerve is an all-natural zero calorie sweetener made from fruits and plants, which measures Continue Reading
This Eggplant Casserole is my very favorite way to cook eggplant. It is a Baked Eggplant Parmesan that is stacked in a deep casserole dish. The cooking is all done in the oven, so the recipe is not greasy at all. The Parmesan eggplant casserole is fabulous served as a vegetarian main course, buffet item or makes a great side dish for a big Italian meal. This casserole is my favorite way to eat eggplant parmesan! Eggplant Casserole While I enjoy regular Eggplant Parmesan, preparing Continue Reading
This Tomato Bacon Cheddar Puff Pastry Appetizers recipe is brought to your by Pepperidge Farm ®. The recipe and opinions shared here are my own. The holidays are usually a crazy busy time for most of us, but with Thanksgiving falling late on the calendar this year the squeeze will be even tighter. Cyber Monday falls in December & you could well be attending your first Christmas party before the leftover turkey is gone. Now that I've gotten your holiday anxiety kicked in, I'm going to Continue Reading
