An easy, quick and tasty pasta salad - the key in affordability is bulk jars of the ingredients - Costco is your friend here! I am of the mindset I always try to have the large jars on hand so I can indulge in the flavors! I was at the final day of our local… Continue reading Mediterranean Couscous Salad
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Roasted Butternut Couscous
An experiment that happily turned out, although it is a niche recipe. Butternut squash is lovely but can be overpowering for non-squash lovers so the old YMMV applies here 😉 Roasted Butternut Couscous Ingredients: 1 Butternut Squash (2-3 lbs, mine was 3) 2 Tbsp olive oil ¼ tsp Kosher salt and ground black pepper 2… Continue reading Roasted Butternut Couscous
Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
The banana cake is vegan, the frosting isn't although one can use vegan cream cheese and it would be. I prefer to use the real stuff, I don't care for that the fake stuff is hydrogenated! The cake takes a very long time to bake but the payment is a very moist treat! Banana Cake… Continue reading Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Pumpkin and Sage Mac and Cheese
I saw this recipe in the October 2011 issue of Better Homes and Gardens Magazine and then adapted it a bit (I changed the cheese to cheddar and macaroni to bow ties, changed the heavy cream to whole milk and added a bit more sage). It was an amazing dish! The pumpkin isn't overpowering, it… Continue reading Pumpkin and Sage Mac and Cheese