Keeping It Simple

If you’ve ever wondered if banana bread can be made in a cake pan, the answer is yes and it tastes just as amazing! You can use one round cake pan or two depending on your preference and the only thing you will need to …

Spending time making a beautiful salmon dinner is a great way to eat healthy and get your vitamins. When thinking about what to serve with salmon, we carefully selected our best side dishes that compliment the salmon beautifully. There are so many great options to …

This Italian bread pudding recipe is a very simple and easy to make bread pudding. It uses stale bread, golden raisins, eggs, sugar and milk which is baked in the oven and topped with a rich sweetened condensed milk sauce.  Bread pudding is a dish …

I just made this triple berry shortbread tart and I have to say it just may be my favorite dessert!  It is a mixture of shortbread and berry preserves which are definitely two of my favorite things. I have made these in cookie form, bar …

This roasted broccoli with garlic dish is very simple with few ingredients but the flavors are amazing.  The simple step of charring the broccoli and then squeezing fresh lemon juice on before serving makes this stand out from all the other roasted broccoli dishes. The …

Tomato and ricotta salad is a bright fresh salad loaded with great flavor and texture. The fresh ricotta is a perfect pair with fresh tomatoes and the pistachios, sunflower seeds and olive oil dressing really bring it all together! When looking at these colors, if …

Cannellini beans with pancetta and crostini is my new favorite obsession and so incredibly full of flavor! It may sound simple but do not let that fool you in how big it is on flavor. Around our house, we are trying to eat a little …

Cauliflower carbonara is such a tasty dish that requires very few ingredients. It is a quick and easy dish that impresses all the people who eat it.  It’s sauce is made up of egg yolks, garlic and pasta water and it’s flavor comes from the …

Chicken and sausage gumbo is a Cajun style dish that is full of bold flavors and textures. This really easy gumbo recipe takes no time to make and it is so good. Normally when I think of gumbo, I think of of shrimp gumbo which …

Cajun Chicken Pasta has to be hands down one of my favorite ways to eat pasta! The flavors are bold, spicy and creamy and everyone always loves it. My family and I call this sauce liquid gold because it is that good and the cream …