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Cute Cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery
You’ll find lots of wonderful baked goods at the Magnolia Bakery in New York City, but they are pretty famous for their cupcakes! 🙂 This well-known bakery opened in 1996 in Greenwich Village and, according to their website, “It was envisioned as a cozy, old-fashioned shop where people could come for coffee and something sweet.…
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Lentil Soup and Red Lentil Soup
One of my favorite chilly-weather meals is soup, and we have had some chilly weather the past few days…not super-cold, but just cold enough that a hot bowl of soup sounds really good! And one of my favorite kinds of soup is Lentil soup. I have two Lentil soup recipes I like to make, so…
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Sweet and Smooth Citrus Smoothie from What Color is Your Smoothie?
If you like smoothies, you’ll have to check out a new book, What Color is Your Smoothie? It’s filled with 300 recipes that can help you get the recommended daily five servings of fruits and vegetables in your diet, in addition to important vitamins and minerals your body needs. As I was reviewing the book, I learned that…
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Lemon Pepper Garbanzo Salad
Since I’m a big fan of hummus, I’ve been interested in making more recipes using garbanzo beans (also called chickpeas). Like this Lemon Pepper Garbanzo Salad. I love all the healthy, colorful ingredients that this salad has in it!
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Minty Frozen Yogurt Shake
If you like the Shamrock Shake at McDonald’s, then you may want to try this minty shake that’s a little healthier because it’s made with frozen yogurt and low-fat milk or soy milk. The peppermint or mint flavoring is really refreshing in this shake, too. It’s a nice St. Patrick’s Day treat, especially if it St. Pat’s…
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Sunken Apple Pie Bread
This recipe was kind of an experiment one day when I was craving an apple dessert. I didn’t have time to make a pie and didn’t have any apples, but I did have a can of apple pie filling. So I tried making this apple bread. I peeked at it while it was baking, and…
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New Every Morning
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. LAMENTATIONS 3:22-23 NRSV
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Loaded Hash Brown Potato Casserole
A loaded baked potato is one of my favorite lunch or dinner meals. If you like them, too, now you can have that great loaded baked potato taste for breakfast with this casserole! It isn’t the healthiest of recipes, but it sure is good! You can make this Loaded Hash Brown Potato Casserole a little healthier by…
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Trieste’s Seasoned Turkey Burger and Homemade Cajun Spice Blend
The other week, as we were heating up our lunches in the little kitchen area at work, Trieste told me about a really good turkey burger she had made. I had never made a turkey burger myself…I’m not sure why—I guess I just think of beef when it comes to burgers, and never thought about…
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What is Love?
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always…
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Cheesy Stuffed Sourdough Loaf
You need to be hungry when you make this Cheesy Stuffed Sourdough Loaf. And you need to have other people around to help you eat it up, because you won’t be able to stop eating it, it’s so good! It’s meaty and cheesy and totally delicious!
NancyC 