Sharing meal prep and this week's menu if you need inspiration (I know I always do). Meal prep and planning is not my favorite weekend activity but it saves so much time, energy, and the pantry/ fridge space. We keep convenience meals to a minimum, and I like cooking in … [Read more...]
Pumpkin dinner rolls ~ Stress baking is a thing
These pumpkin dinner rolls are incredible - so soft, fluffy, slightly sweet, easy to make. They are perfect rolls for Thanksgiving since lots of cans of pumpkins are being opened and need to be used up. This past week was a hard one at work. By Friday afternoon (morning … [Read more...]
Lemon blueberry olive oil cake
I made this lemon blueberry olive oil cake a few weeks ago, and wanted to make sure I don't lose the recipe. So posting it here for safekeeping and to share. I love cakes made with olive oil. The key is to use the best olive oil you can afford. This cake is not too sweet, fruity, … [Read more...]
Quiche Florentine with homemade crust
I wanted to share this recipe for Quiche Florentine with homemade crust that I made recently. I like quiche but don't make it very often. It definitely is not an every day food, but it's comforting and delicious, and worth the calories once in a while. If you decide to make it, … [Read more...]
Soft whole wheat bread
This soft whole wheat bread is made in a stand mixer. My bread machine broke a few months ago, which was a very emotional moment for me. It had served me very well for years and was the best $9 ever spent. It was a work horse, I used it for making bread, pizza, hamburger buns, … [Read more...]
This Week’s Menu | Quick low-carb meals
We are just about done with Thanksgiving leftovers. One of my favorite things to make with leftover turkey are these turkey, Brie, and cranberry sauce panini: I used rosemary/ whole grain bread, spread it with dijon mustard and cranberry sauce, and layered slices of Brie … [Read more...]