

Very Lemon Cupcakes
Always trying to make sweets better for me because I’m going to eat them either way … Slightly adapted this cupcake recipe of Shauna Sever’s in Family Circle, May 2015 issue. Makes 12 cupcakes Ingredients Cupcakes Meringue Frosting 2 c. … Continue reading Very Lemon Cupcakes

Blueberries & Cream Cinnamon Coffee Cake
An attempt at a healthier sour cream coffee cake (minus the sour cream) Ingredients Cake Streusel 3/4 c. sugar* (* Used the equivalent amount of Stevia = 1/2 the sugar) 1/3 c. margarine or butter, softened 1/4 tsp. vanilla 1 … Continue reading Blueberries & Cream Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Israeli-style Quinoa Salad
Serves: 4 Ingredients 1 c. dried tricolor quinoa 2 c. water 1/4 c. raisins 1/4 c. apple cider vinegar 2 Tbsp. honey 2 Tbsp. olive oil 1/4 c. dried apricots (apx. 3-4 dried apricots), sliced into strips 1/2 c. cherry … Continue reading Israeli-style Quinoa Salad

Golden BBQ Sauce on Roast Pork
A.K.A. Carolina BBQ Sauce or Tangy Mustard BBQ Sauce for Pork & Chicken My mom loved the “Golden BBQ” wings recently taken off the menu at Papa Gino’s. For Mother’s Day, I tried to recreate it. The recipe below is … Continue reading Golden BBQ Sauce on Roast Pork

My Indoor / Outdoor Herb Garden
My herb garden, inside. Kept on a tray for easily moving on cold nights. Growing here, so far is (clockwise order from the yellow pot): Rosemary, Cress, Basil, Oregano, Lavender, and Cilantro. Here it is again in the garden outside: Continue reading My Indoor / Outdoor Herb Garden

Dill & Sour Cream Green Bean Potato Salad
Quick and easy potato salad; good for using up left-overs. Ingredients 2 left-over baked potatoes. (Ours had been steamed on the grill.) Skins removed. 1/2 can (~ 7.5 oz.) French-cut green beans. (Ours were left-overs also.) 1/4 onion, diced. 2 … Continue reading Dill & Sour Cream Green Bean Potato Salad

1st Prize-Winning Cranberry-Orange Crumb Tart
My First 1st Prize-Winning Recipe! Cranberry-Orange Crumb Tart won 1st prize in Taste of Home magazine’s Pies & Tarts recipe contest last year. (Yeah, okay, so I’ve been lax in creating a website for this info.) Now, just a couple … Continue reading 1st Prize-Winning Cranberry-Orange Crumb Tart