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Fresh from the oven, this Easy Pita Bread recipe delivers deliciousness whether paired with your favorite curry or stuffed with gyro meat. Soft yet robust, these homemade pitas hit the spot perfectly. Grocery store-bought pita bread can be, tough, dry, and tasteless. This recipe for pita bread has become a family favorite whether served with …

Vodka Chocolate Covered Strawberries is a gourmet finger food that’s guaranteed to get the party started. Vodka Infused Chocolate covered strawberries are sweet, juicy and simple to make. This recipe was updated from May 2015 to improve the reader experience. No changes were made to the recipe. We have a wonderful friend that just had …

Quick and Easy Apple Crisp Recipe is loaded with sweet juicy apples in brown sugar and cinnamon sauce and topped with a delicate crunch. It’s simple to put together and the perfect treat especially with a dollop of ice cream. This Quick and Easy Apple Crisp recipe has 8 servings, and 234 calories unless you dip …

 If you liked playing with play doh as a child,  you’re going to love this easy Modeling Chocolate Recipe! When I was 23 years old, I wanted to take a cake decorating class. The only thing that stopped me was that I was 9 months pregnant. I always intended to take the class after my …

This Easy Grape Clementine Salad recipe is so quick and delicious. It’s packed with fresh ingredients that are available year around, and it’s perfect for potlucks and school lunches. Even though we’ve had a pretty mild winter, our fresh fruit and vegetables are just a memory. Instead of whining, (o.k., I am whining), I thought I would …

 This Savory Lentil Sausage Soup recipe is a delicious high protein soup that takes less than an hour to make but tastes like it took all day. Did you know that there is an official “Soup” month? Yep, it’s January. I don’t know why this should surprise me because we have a month for everything …

Simple Rustic Loaf is a beautiful loaf of bread that is easy to make and will leave you amazed that it came from your kitchen and not the bakery. This Simple Rustic Loaf is a part of last year’s goals and a big part of this years goals. Had I known how delicious it is, …

Salted Caramel Whiskey is a smooth, warm, and buttery cocktail, that makes the perfect after-dinner drink. Sip it hot or cold, and better yet, with a friend! Salted Caramel Whiskey Cocktail recipe makes the perfect warm sipper on a cold winter evening or chilled on a summer day.

A delicious Easy and Healthy Chicken Wild Rice soup that is low fat and packed with good for you ingredients. It’s perfect for a chilly day and an easy way to put a healthy meal on the table. Who has a food hangover? I do I do! I think my grandmother was right. If you aren’t feeling …

A golden, creamy sweet caramelized onion bacon dip that is perfect as an appetizer or delicious on baked potatoes. I get tons of emails, like all of us, showing recipes and promotions, and things that you just have to try. Some I keep, but most I delete. One glorious day, I was received this recipe …

Soft and buttery Cranberry Orange Muffins are quick and easy. This delicious muffin is perfect for gran-and-go breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon snack. Baking bread for the Holidays is such a special thing for me. When I think about a holiday bread, I am not going fruitcake. It’s good for a nanosecond and then I …

This Healthy Cream of Roasted Vegetable Soup recipe can be made for one or a dozen people. This soup doesn’t use dairy products so is perfect for lactose sensitivity or people living a vegan lifestyle. I have a horrible habit of overbuying vegetables Thank goodness for this quick and delicious  Heart Healthy Cream of Roasted …

Yafawi Sfeeha is a quick and easy roll that can be made with meat, cheese or vegetable filling. Perfect as a main meal or striking finger food appetizers Ya what? That’s what I said! This months Daring Bakers’ challenge is hosted by Manal Obieda, known as Manal’s Bites. Manal explained that Yafawi Sfeeha is a great authentic …

A rich and creamy Mango Sorbet recipe that is refreshing, delicious and healthy. It makes a perfect popsicle too! I am mango crazy. I told my husband that I wanted to move so I could have a mango tree. Of course he thinks I’m nuts, even though he does benefit from my mango obsession. This …

Chocolate Charlotte Royal is a show-stopper dessert that is a soft cake and chocolate buttercream roll, filled with a smooth bavarian filling. For the June daring bakers challenge, Rebecca from BakeNQuilt.com, challenged us to make Charlotte Royale and Charlotte Russe from scratch. Savory or sweet Charlottes were definitely tasty showstoppers. I am really enjoying this group. So …

Triple Chocolate Lamingtons is a delicacy that is as tasty as it is elegant. Using chocolate three different ways satisfies even the toughest chocoholic. It is that time of month when I participate in a baking challenge on a website called The Daring Kitchen, that issues monthly challenges to it’s members. Members are from all over …

Braised Chicken Thighs with Potatoes, Porcini & Dried cherries is cradled in a creamy garlic sauce that makes a complete, delicious meal I don’t know of any ingredient that is any more versatile than chicken. My mother wasn’t much of a cook, but she could sure fry up a chicken and often did so on …

Herbes de Provence Pot Pie is proof that comfort food can be delicious without the extra fat and calories. You will not miss the meat in this vegetarian version either. The Wynn Resort in Las Vegas recently teamed up with famous vegan chef Tal Ronnen to create exquisite menus of vegan and vegetarian cuisine for every …

Hungarian Egg Twist bread is perfect for every day or a special occasion. You can sprinkle nuts or other additions into this sweetened bread or eat it as is. John’s parents came over for Easter dinner. I don’t know anyone who enjoys baked bread as much as my mother-in-law so I always enjoy having some …

Salted Caramel Butterscotch Budino is an Italian pudding that is so creamy and delicious. This dessert consists of three layers. A creamy pudding topped with a deep caramel which is all sprinkled with a flaky sea salt. John and I have a favorite place to go for dinner. The chef was classically trained and worked …

You only need one apple for this Dutch Apple Cake.  It is a quick and easy dessert to put together, and the perfect dessert for a chilly fall day. John and I took advantage of the day and went on a walk. The weather was cool and a bit windy. By the time we got …