Greek-Style Quinoa with Grilled Shrimp
Our friend Holley, The Southern Belle in Santa Barbara, brought the most delicious quinoa salad to our picnic on Sunday. It was loaded with...
Picnic Menu
It’s Summer! And that means delicious fresh food with friends al fresco. Here’s an easy menu for your next backyard picnic… Recipes coming tomorrow....
Play Dough Recipe
What do you do when you have an antsy toddler and feel like making cookies but still have 10 lbs of baby weight to...
Grilled Pizza with Prosciutto, Melon, Arugula, and Creme Fraiche
I love the combo of prosciutto and juicy cantaloupe, so why not put it on a pizza? First I tried making ribbons of cantaloupe...
Butterfly Cupcakes
Just prettyThese perfect Springtime cupcakes were served at a baby shower we attended this morning. Aren’t they cute? The wings and antennae were made...
Veggie Couscous Stuffed Peppers
If you’re a veggie lover like me, you’ll love this one… If you like olives they would be good in here also, and extra...
Homemade Girl Scout Cookies: Samoas
Samoas aka Caramel de Litesphoto credit: Baking Bites These cookies were making the rounds on the foodie blogs a while back and after tasting...
Brown Butter Sea Salt Cookies
These crowd-pleasing brown butter sea salt cookies are so rich and delicious. They make and excellent gift for friends, or yourself! *Update* Wowee, I...
Black Bean Burgers with Mango Salsa
You may remember I went off to Alabama last year to compete in Cooking Light’s Ultimate Reader Recipe Contest. By some stroke of amazing...
Coconut Cake with Chocolate Chunks and Coconut Drizzle
Here’s a new favorite recipe in our house. Make the cake in a 9 inch cake pan, or make minis in a muffin pan,...
Retro Hors d’oeuvres Menu
Last month Ronda hosted a fabulous book club dinner featuring retro style hors d’oeuvres. It was all delicious and perfect finger food for sitting...
Cheesy Flatbread with Zucchini and Red Onions
I made this yummy for our weekly mommy happy hour. Um, I mean playdate for the kids. I assembled it all in the morning,...
