Fresh Apple Cinnamon Muffins
These easy muffins use just one apple.  I keep chopped pecans in the freezer.  So I can make these homemade muffins in under 30 minutes.  I love the cinnamon pecan crunch on top. A perfet little coffee cake muffin with  your morning coffee for breakfast  or...

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins
You will love these muffins! These are the best. They have just the right texture and are not too sweet. Note that the oats soak for 1 hour before continuing. Plan ahead to bake these yummies.  They are perfect with morning coffee  or afternoon tea.  Even b...

Seared Scallops with Pan Sauce
This is a simple recipe for scallops that takes just a few minutes to prepare. Have the rest  of your dinner ready to serve and kept warm. The most important thing to know about searing scallops is to make sure they are completely dry. You may go through a ...

Orange French Toast
We love to enjoy brunch at home. It's a no rush, relax and listen to music while we prepare something delicious and brew the coffee kind of morning. I LOVE the smells of breakfast: coffee, pancakes or French toast, and  bacon which create the best aromas.  ...

Shrimp and Grits
I love finding a new recipe to add to my  collection of favorites. This one is from the book  "Whiskey In A Teacup" by Reese Witherspoon. I cut the recipe in half for the two of us and  followed it exactly, making only a slight change to the procedure. The ...

Fluffiest Pancakes
Welcome to my new favorite pancake recipe. What's a weekend morning without pancakes? It's a variation of my Everyday Pancakes , but with a buttermilky  taste and fluffiness. You want light and fluffy buttermilky pancakes,   but you don't have buttermilk. N...

Bolognese Sauce...the Italian way!
  Here are   a few helpful tips when  cooking  bolognese  that will make this a  “truly tasty Italian meal”        1. This is  slow food.  Do not skip, or rush  through the ingredients  or the process.             2.   Allow your sauce to cook very gently f...

My Top 10 Christmas Rules
Everyone has their favorite ways to enjoy every day of the holiday month of December. Here are my 10 essentials. Top 10 Christmas Rules 1. Listen to Christmas music every day. Tip: find that radio station in the car that plays non-stop Christmas music all d...

Green Bean Casserole
The humble green bean casserole has always  been a popular Thanksgiving side dish. Did you know that more than 40 million  Americans will be making it this year? Why just make it at Thanksgiving? There are  so many other soft foods that day that I  prefer a...

Collecting Turkey Platters
 I've found all these turkey platters over the  years at my favorite thrift store in  Ft. Lauderdale, Faith Farm Ministries. They have several big sales during the year  and I love seeing what I'll find each time.  These big platters were only $2-$3 each.  ...