This pear chicken and bleu cheese salad is fresh, sophisticated, simple to make and delicious. The dressing is a quick red wine vinaigrette that compliments the pears, chicken and cheese. I like to use sliced chicken deli meat in this salad because it’s easy and convenient, however, you can also use roasted or shredded chicken …
Side Dish
This is my basic sourdough bread recipe. It is simple and straightforward and it tastes great! My kids love it and can’t get enough of it when I make it so that is a win in my book. This recipe takes a big chunk of non-active time where the sourdough is just rising. Sourdough isn’t …
This cardamom golden raisin sourdough is a fun twist on a cinnamon raisin bread. If you love a traditional cinnamon raisin bread than you will love this! The addition of cardamom gives it a lovely citrusy-floral spice taste. It also has a touch of cinnamon and the golden raisins that all combine to make a …
This cranberry orange walnut sourdough is delicious! The sourdough perfectly compliments the dried cranberries, orange zest and walnuts baked into it. This bread can be use in a sweet or savory application, it’s not overly sweet so it would be great for French toast as well as a turkey and cheese panini. This recipe is …
This harissa and tahini roasted cauliflower is such a delicious way to enjoy cauliflower! The harissa is beautifully present and the tahini is creamy and delicious, a squeeze of lemon juice over the top brings the whole dish together! This cauliflower can be made in a air fryer for a quick 12 minute side dish …
This roasted kabocha squash is super simple but highlights the beautiful flavors of this winter squash. Kabocha squash, pronounced Kah-bow-chah is a Japanese variety of squash, it’s tender, creamy in texture and subtle in flavor. I think it tastes like a mix of butternut squash and acorn squash. I love squash roasted and I also …
This persimmon poppy seed bread is the perfect bread to highlight the persimmons, Persimmon season hits at the middle to end of fall so it’s the perfect fruit to use in a warm and comforting baked bread. The texture of the persimmons caramelizes and gives this bread an awesome texture. This bread is tender and …
I love the flavor of this peach mango jam! The mango really compliments the peach when they are combined! This jam can be canned or frozen and I will tell you how to do both below. The peaches will need their skins removed for this jam and the best way to do that is to …
I love anything thing cheddar jalapeno flavored and this cheddar jalapeno babka is no exception! This soft, enriched dough gets wrapped around cheddar and jalapeno pieces then baked so the cheese is nice and melty and the pepper’s flavor permeates the entire babka, it’s delicious! A babka is a roll that has been cut in …
This apple cinnamon babka is a delicious sweet enriched dough bread with cinnamon, brown sugar and apples rolled in. It’s decadent and completely scrumptious. I love how fancy babka’s look when they are fairly simple to make. They do take a little time but the over all process is fairly easy to do. The apples …