Maximum Fresh Home Cooking
These Peanut Butter and Jam Cookies are a nostalgic combination that taste fantastic. The cookies are a bit crunchy thanks to chopped peanuts, and made even more glorious with a dollop of your favorite jam.
It’s very early on Saturday morning and it’s going to be another soggy, cold day.
Good news, since I happen to looooove gloomy weather….
This Veggie Noodle Salad with Peanut Sauce is super flexible and comes together quickly. The secret to a beautiful presentation is to quick cook the vegetables separately. This colorful salad looks especially great served on a white platter. I’m happy to report I only had two tiny meltdowns last week, which is excellent.
This Shrimp Salad with Lemon Ranch Dressing is satisfying, refreshing and tastes amazing year-round. Save the recipe for the Lemon Ranch Dressing…it’s great on so many other salads, too. This Shrimp Salad with Lemon Ranch Dressing is a hybrid of the Caesar Salad, without that smelly little anchovy. Glad we got that out of…
These Spring Vegetable Fritattas are a little bit fancy and a lot tasty. The personal size is a fun option for brunch gatherings… serve with a big bowl of fresh fruit, some applewood smoked bacon or chicken sausage and a basket of warm muffins or pastries. I’m not proud of this, but I’m still nibbling…
This recipe for California Fig Banana Bread is courtesy of the experts over at Valley Fig Growers (who generously supplied the figs too.) It’s super easy to mix together and has amazing flavor and texture. I’ve added a fresh lemon-spiked cream cheese frosting to swirl on top because, why not? For anyone out there who…
The great thing about a bowl of hot oatmeal is you can dress it up or down. This Cherry Almond Oatmeal elevates breakfast to a whole new level – and it’s even better with a spoonful of yogurt and sprinkle of almonds. In the last 24 hours, the following random things have happened, and none…
If you’ve never tasted White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups, its time to change that. This is a fantastic riff on the old milk chocolate standby. You can make these smaller by using a mini muffin pan, but why would you want to? I just ate two giant cookies from yesterday’s all-day baking session. I fear…
