Shrimp & Avocado Caesar Salad

Plump shrimp combine with smooth avocado and a classic caesar dressing for a one dish meal that combines strong nutrition with fabulous flavor. The dressing recipe goes together in a minute, and uses anchovy paste for an umami boost.  One tip for pretty salads is to dress the greens separately from the other ingredients.  Then,…

Chicken, Potatoes & Carrots – One Pan Meal

This One Pan Meal takes little prep time, and in 45 minutes bakes together in the oven, the juices from the chicken flavoring the potatoes. In less than an hour from start to finish, you have a full meal ready to go, and tasty leftovers if you double up on ingredients.  Getting it to all…

Soft Homemade Oreos

Soft cocoa cookies are put together with a thick layer of fluffy vanilla frosting. Here is an updated version of my Chocolate Sandwich Cookie recipe — but with a sweeter, super-easy-to-make, All-American frosting instead of Swiss Meringue Buttercream.  These are sweet, scrumptious, and I think all together better than anything you can buy. When you…

Clams with Wine and Garlic

Fresh meaty clams, butter, garlic, and a crisp white wine combine in this dish for what I think of as heaven in a bowl. This dish makes me seriously want to be a mermaid for a day.  (my family nick-named this dish Mermaid Broth)  And what’s even more fun is that this impressive enough for…

Lemon Curd

Good lemon curd is at once sweet, buttery, tangy, and thoroughly lemony. It makes an super fast dessert – Lemon Tart – and tastes delightful on a fresh baked scone.  But the best part? it’s really easy to make from scratch, and tastes much better than jarred lemon curd.  The key to success with this…

Salmon, Rice and Snap peas – One Pot Meal

Here’s a tasty, fast and nutritious one pot meal using all fresh ingredients.  I think this one may even be faster that take out, and with some substitutions can be made entirely with ingredients in your pantry or freezer. The basic concept is that you’re steaming salmon and snap peas on top of the rice,…