Chocolate Brownie With Pecans

Easy Chocolate Brownies with Pecans

Chocolate…what does it mean to you?  Children relish it, lovers share it, chocoholics stash it, and everyone loves it.  Here’s a chocolate brownie recipe to share with all.

Easy Sheet-Pan Chicken with Potatoes, Lemons & Feta Cheese

Simple Sheet Pan Chicken with Chicken Thighs

Sheet-Pan Chicken with Potatoes and Lemons

Here’s a fast delicious chicken recipe perfect for an easy weekday meal. There’s little prep involved and even less mess to clean up. Serve with an easy-to-make salad and you’ll have a perfect meal.

Cabbage Cucumber Slaw

Cabbage Cucumber Slaw

Cabbage Cucumber Slaw

If you like cucumber and cabbage then this delightful slaw is perfect to serve with any meal. It's super easy...all you have to do is throw the ingredients together, and sprinkle on olive oil and seasoned rice vinegar....it's that easy!

Gingerbread Spice Muffins, Apples, Raisins, Walnuts - Dairy-Free

Dairy-Free Gingerbread Spice Muffins with Apples, Raisins and Walnuts

Here's a yummy gingerbread spice muffin with apples, raisins and walnuts! I think you’ll find the gingerbread spice in these dairy-free muffins a real delight. The muffins calls for Thompson raisins, but you could substitute Sultanas or even dried cranberries if you wish.

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Easy and Delicious Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

Here’s a chicken noodle soup recipe that will warm your soul. 

For this recipe, I bought a pound (453g) of deboned chicken breasts, cut it into small pieces, and stir-fried it ahead of time. 

If you like a little heat, add a pinch of red pepper flakes into the recipe.

Za’atar Squash Dip

Za'atar Squash Dip

Here’s a nice roasted squash dip with the seasoning Za’atar. It’s great served with fresh veggies, pita bread, or as a spread in a sandwich.

Nasi Goreng - Indonesian Fried Rice With Green Beans and Red Cabbage

Nasi Goreng with Fried Egg

Nasi Goreng is an Indonesian fried rice dish topped with fried eggs. The secret to great fried rice is to use cold cooked rice!

Nasi Goreng uses a sweet soy sauce called Kecap. It’s not always widely available, but it is easy to make, which I’ve done in this recipe. Since the cooked rice and Kecap can be made ahead of time, this is an easy dish to throw together at the last minute.

If you want to add more protein you could add cooked pork, cooked chicken, or even tofu.

Ginger Spice Sugar Cookies

Ginger Spice Sugar Cookies

I love a good ginger cookie…especially when it’s rolled in sugar.

This recipe has a whole lot of spice, plus crystallized ginger for added ‘yum’. 

I’ve made them a few times; the first time with fresh ginger (because I didn’t have ginger powder) and it turned out just fine. So if you want, substitute the ginger powder with 1 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger. 

Hopefully, these cookies disappear right away, but if not, they are easy to freeze.

Ginger Cookies

Chewy Coconut Macaroons

Chewy Coconut Macaroons

Mixing coconut with sugar and egg whites is always a good thing in our house. These  are super-fast to make and will be gone by the end of the day!  These coconut cookies are perfect for serving when friends arrive unexpectedly because they're quick to make.

Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies

Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies

These are fun cookies to make and you can get the kids involved to make the indents in the middle of the cookies. I use raspberry jam, but you can use whatever jam you like or have in your refrigerator.

To dust the cookies with icing sugar, simply put some icing sugar into a small mesh sieve and sprinkle over the cookies. It’s not necessary, but makes the cookies look festive.