Easy Family Recipes
This Ranch Black Bean Tortilla Casserole is a hearty vegetarian dish. It's a great Tex-Mex dinner loaded with veggies and perfect potluck or game day fare... pretty much any time. Vegetarian Tortilla Chip Casserole I love Tex-Mex food & have been making my amazing Mexican lasagna, for about 20 years now. I also often make simple tortilla casseroles from the broken tortilla chips my daughter rejects (she is a bit of a Prima Donna & snubs the broken crumbs). I have also been Continue Reading
Banana cakes can come in many forms, from the humble banana bread reworked as a cake, to lovely cakes layered with cream and sliced banana. These little Banana Cakes are soft buttery banana sponge cake formed in mini bundt cake pans, and topped with an easy Vanilla Caramel glaze. Baby Banana Cakes, the Origin I decided to use my newly acquired Nordic Ware Platinum Mini Bundt Pan. to make some banana cakes, after the discovery of several peeled bananas abandoned on my kitchen counter, Continue Reading
Mushroom bruschetta is a delicious meatless appetizer or even a lunch. This easy mushroom bruschetta recipe was made for my dinner a couple days ago. The mushrooms re simply sauteed with herbs, garlic and tomato with a Balsamic broth. Benefits of Mushrooms I often incorporate nutrient dense fungi into entrees as a flavorful low calorie meat extender or substitute. Here are a few reasons why. Mushrooms are an outstanding source for Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus, Continue Reading
This Oatmeal Waffle recipe is sure to become a family favorite in no time. Both kids and adults will love these tasty heart-smart cinnamon oatmeal waffles. Cinnamon Oatmeal Waffles Cinnamon Oatmeal waffles are a go to favorite in our home. I often use oatmeal to make a simple oat flour for waffles, pancakes ,baked goods... even pizza dough. Here is is only swapped for a portion of the flour, but doing so is a great way to add both moisture and soluble fiber to the waffles. Cinnamon Continue Reading
This juicy roasted chicken is humbly presented, no adornments, fancy plating or decorative backdrop. It is simply an organic whole chicken seasoned with salt and pepper and roasted. Fanfare would not suit it. So, why am I even bothering you about such a simple roasted chicken recipe? The cure to dry chicken, it's all in the process baby. Juicy Roasted Chicken I am not usually a whole bird kind of gal, but when whole organic chickens are on sale at the local grocer for 99 cents a Continue Reading
Horseradish-Blue Cheese Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes that's a mouthful before you've even taken a bite. I had mentioned this in my recent Walnut Crusted Salmon with Guinness Reduction recipe, and it just didn't seem right not to share the spuds recipe as well. It was extra yummy with the salmon and brussel sprouts. These blue cheese mashed potatoes would be great with steak too. Sorry, no new pics for you, just my scribbles on the ones I already have. If you are looking for a fuss-free Continue Reading
