Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are chewy on the inside and crunchy on the outside. I use crunchy peanut butter so that there are little bits of peanuts in the cookies. I love, love, LOVE these cookies! This cookie recipe is on my list of favorite cookies now! They are addicting, but one or two…
Pumpkin Spice French Toast Casserole
Pumpkin Spice French Toast Casserole is a baked french toast dish that has a pumpkin pie flavor. It’s a good dish to make ahead when you want to feed a crowd for breakfast. This recipe is quick and easy to make. Combine milk, eggs and pumpkin pie filling then pour over sliced bread in…
Sausage Bites, a Tasty Appetizer
Sausage Bites are one of Jeff’s and my favorite appetizers. Brown and Serve link sausage is wrapped in a seasoned crescent dough, sliced into bite size pieces then baked. Yum. These delicious little bites are good served with eggs for breakfast, too. Jeff and I first experienced Sausage Bites at a friend’s several years…
Jerk Chicken, Mildly Spicy
Jerk Chicken is a mildly spicy chicken breast that is marinated in Jerk Seasoning and pineapple juice then grilled. Jerk seasoning can range from mild to scorching hot. My jerk seasoning is mild. If you prefer more heat to your jerk seasoning, you can add more peppery spices to the seasoning, or, purchase a…
Jamaican Jerk Seasoning, Versatile Spice Blend
Jamaican Jerk Seasoning is a spice blend that can range from mild to scorching hot. This version is mild but could be made hotter by adding additional peppery spices, such as cayenne. Jerk Seasoning can be used as a dry rub or a wet marinade. When using it for poultry or shrimp, I use…
Dough Balls with Garlic Butter Dipping Sauce
Dough Balls are round pieces of bread made from pizza dough, that are dipped into a garlic butter or marinara sauce. They are good served as an appetizer, a snack or a side dish. They are tasty little bites of bread. My friend, Nwe, lives in the UK. She sent me a picture of…
Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice
Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice is a quick and easy dish to make. The pineapple gives this dish sweetness. Every bite has crushed pineapple mixed with jasmine rice. My husband, Jeff, loves pineapple, so he really liked this dish. I use crushed pineapple when I make this dish. If you prefer larger pieces of pineapple,…
Apricot Pecan Quick Bread
Apricot Pecan Quick Bread is moist and full of chopped pecans and apricots. The apricots give this bread a burst of sweetness while the pecans give it a little bit of a crunch. The bread is topped with a cinnamon and sugar mixture for added sweetness. This recipe makes two loaves so there is…
Coconut Jasmine Rice, Light and Fluffy
Coconut Jasmine Rice is a moist, fluffy rice with a hint of coconut flavor. It goes well with many different proteins. Store any leftover rice, covered, in the refrigerator. The rice reheats well in the microwave. This dish calls for just four ingredients: Jasmine rice, coconut milk, coconut water and salt. I keep Thai…
Cornmeal Mush, a treat for my dog
Cornmeal Mush is a dish my mother always made as a treat for the dogs. She made it with chicken stock and added shredded chicken. The dogs gobbled it up! I recently made it for my dog and she loved it, too. It isn’t the most appetizing dish to look at, but the dogs don’t…