I am not sure why the cherry pepper doesn’t usually get the spotlight it deserves. They’re small, spicy peppers that pack a lot of heat for such a little pepper. Perhaps you’ve had hot cherry pepper relish at the deli on your sandwich? I decided to make these often overlooked peppers into a delicious sauce […]
Snack
Single serve chocolate chip cookies
When you have a craving for a chocolate chip cookie but none in the house, raid your pantry for cookies that will be ready in 1.5 minutes! My daughter found a recipe for a giant microwave cookie. We played with the recipe until we think we perfected it. See notes if you want to make […]
Italian-style Pasta Salad
This simple pasta salad combines homemade Italian salad dressing with pasta and veggies. It’s fancy enough for adults, but kids love it, too!
Tzatziki
This traditional and tasty sauce is great for topping a souvlaki sandwich, dipping vegetables, or topping falafel. While you can buy it from the store, it often is tasteless and made with fattening ingredients. Turn fat-free Greek yogurt into this tasty sauce in just a few hours (and only 10 minutes of prep). Today is […]
Pizzagiana
This traditional Italian Easter Pie is simple to make. Many people keep their recipe a secret (you know who you are), but I will share my recipe. It’s the perfect early morning feast after midnight Resurrection Services. Sign up for notification of my next recipe post.
Passover Crack
This treat is a take on the Christmas Crack that my mother-in-law makes every Christmas. She uses saltines as the base, but I got inspired when thinking of recipes to use matzah for Passover. Simply substitute matzah for saltines, and you have a tasty treat for the Passover holiday. It’s called crack because you crack […]
007 Shake Your Own Ice Cream
Move over, James Bond – we found something better to have shaken not stirred – ice cream! My daughter found a video where someone made ice cream by shaking milk in a bag inside a bag with ice and salt, so we had to experiment. It worked! Shake your way to an ice cold treat […]
Game Day Guacamole
It’s Super Bowl Sunday! Guacamole is a nutritious but satisfying treat on Game Day. You can whip it up in no time at all! Fans of cilantro will love to add it into this recipe. Unfortunately, my husband and I do not agree on my love of cilantro. So for Game Day, I left it […]
Vasilopita (Greek New Year’s Bread)
Happy New Year! I used to help my Yiayia (my grandmother) make this bread every winter break. She did not use measurements, instead she eye balled everything. Now that she’s gone, I decided it was time to figure out an actual recipe. This bread calls for you to hide a coin in the loaf. On […]
Cheddar Cheese Scones
My Junior-level Girl Scout troop earned the mindfulness through kneading fun badge on Friday. The girls not only learned how to meditate, but they learned how to make scones and how kneading dough can be therapeutic. The below recipe is modified from the one offered by King Arthur Flour, which called for limited tools, which […]