Recipes

By now..I think you all know that I love to bake and one of my favorite things to make is a big batch of homemade cookies! With that said, I'm all about the chocolate and sweets and if I can get chocolate into my cookies...I do! For those of you who love chocolate, I think you'll appreciate my … [Read more...] about Oatmeal M&M Chocolate Cookies Recipe

When we have family get-together's I'm in-charge of bringing the homemade broccoli salad. I got the recipe about 4 years ago online and I've been making it ever since. Matter of fact, everyone requests it! My daughter who is not a big fan of broccoli will even eat this! The recipe is very … [Read more...] about Homemade Broccoli Salad Recipe

I'm so glad that spring is finally here and that summer is just around the corner. During the spring and summer seasons we eat a lot of freshly prepared salads for lunch and/or dinner and are always looking for new, healthy recipes to try out. My daughter Shelly plants a big backyard garden every … [Read more...] about Quinoa and Carrot Salad Recipe

How many of you love seafood? We love it and probably eat some type of seafood or fish at least once a week. The majority of the time when we have it...it's the main dish in our meal. However, there is this delicious layered seafood dip that my husband makes that utilizes canned shrimp and canned … [Read more...] about Shrimp and Crab Layered Seafood Dip Recipe

My husband is Italian so we make & eat a lot of Italian cuisine. My mother-in-law was born in Italy and immigrated to the US back in the late 1950's and is a wonderful Italian cook. One of the things she likes to make on a regular basis is some type of lasagna. While I love lasagna it can be … [Read more...] about Delicious Beefy Lasagna Recipe

Over the last few years, Mediterranean cuisine has gained popularity for it's easy-to-follow and extremely healthy dishes. It is fresh, light and tasty, and is known to offer a multitude of health benefits such as reducing the risk of heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes, Parkinson's and … [Read more...] about Basil Shrimp Summer Salad Recipe

One of my New Year's resolutions for 2016 was to make a new recipe every week for the entire year. So far, I've kept to my New Year's resolution and my family has enjoy a lot of new foods that they wouldn't of tried any other way. It's a great way to experiment with new cuisines and try out new … [Read more...] about Lemon Zest Cake Recipe