Spinach Dip
Spinach Dip was at every party in the 80s, and the recipe came from the back of the Knorr Vegetable Recipe Mix soup package. The recipe is no longer on the package, but is still featured on the Knorr website.…
Category: Vegetarian
Banana Cream Pie
The first memory I have of my son helping me cook, was him slicing bananas for Banana Cream Pie. It quickly became one of his favorite foods, and 30 years later it still is 🙂 This pie has to be…
NOT a Boring Cheesecake
My younger daughter is the Queen of Cheesecake around here. She loves her cheesecakes, and has amassed quite a collection of hits: Bourbon Peach Streusel Cheesecake; Boozy Nutty Pumpkin Cheesecake; Cappuccino Fudge Cheesecake; and S’mores Cheesecake! She calls this cheesecake—my…
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chocolate Covered Strawberries are not just for Valentine’s Day! They are so quick and easy to make that they could be your go-to potluck dessert dish 🙂 Most people like them, and their eyes light up when they see them…
Sandwich City Apple Brie Panini
Photo Credit: Hannah Lineberry Bentz My daughter, Hannah, learned how to make this sandwich during her college days when she worked at a small cafe in Sand City, California—population 328, as of 2022, and nestled somewhere between Monterey and Seaside.…
Lemon Cream Ice Cream
Bet you’ve never had Lemon Ice Cream . . .  Not lemon sorbet, or lemon sherbet, or lemon granita or lemon frozen yogurt, but real lemon ice cream—creamy, rich, sweet, intense lemon ice cream. Intrigued? Tempted? I hope so, because I have…
Crunchy Oat Clusters / Granola Bars
Sometimes, I don’t want to cook in the morning. Sometimes I don’t even want to make toast. I just want a lovely latte—I am always willing to make a latte—and something on the side, while I casually drink my coffee,…
Millie’s Strawberry Lemonade
This picture shows a frothy Strawberry Lemonade because sparkling water had just been added and it was vigorously stirred 🙂 Once upon a time I joined a Yoga Group. This group had been gathering for a decade or more for…