“Learn to cook–try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun!”
— Julia Child (My Life in France)
Cookies and Bars
MamaSteph’s Cranberry-White Chocolate Chip Cookies w/Walnuts
MamaSteph’s Favorite Peanut Butter Cookies
Friendly White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Fruity Oatmeal-White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Old Fashioned Molasses-Butterscotch Cookies
Justin’s White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Perfect Creme de Menthe Cookies
Simple, Chewy Chocolate-Chippy Brownies
Super Cinnamon-y Snickerdoodles
MamaSteph’s Outrageously Great Peanut Butter Blondie Bars
No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Smitten Kitchen Blueberry-Lemon Bars
No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
“Black and white” chocolate chip cookie bars
No-bake peanut butter-white chocolate chip bars (with oatmeal)
Healthy fast food
Gingered shrimp and crispy vegetable saute
Spicy fajita steak & veggie saute
Grilled chicken with tomatoes, mushrooms and garlicky spinach
Sides and Mains
Savory bacon-veggie hotcakes
Chicken-asparagus pasta toss
Pan roasted potato dumplings
Chicken and Dumplings
Italian sausage-rigatoni bake (heart healthier)
Italian turkey-eggplant stacks
Farmers Market Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Grits with Summer Vegetable sauté
Simple, Savory Breakfast Pizza
Mama’s Green Beans with New Potatoes
’70s-style Tuna-Noodle Casserole
Cajun-spiced Toasted Garbanzo Beans
Grown-Up Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Pizza Crust and Pizza Sauce From Scratch
Smoked Gouda-Cheddar Grits Casserole
Turkey & Chevre-Stuffed Peppers
Decadent & Healthy Eggplant Lasagna
Herb & Parmesan-Crusted Chicken w/Lemony White Wine Sauce
Super-Crisp & Juicy Southern Fried Chicken
Italian Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Red Bean-Tuna Salad w/Red Wine Vinegar
Crawfish shrimp, or crabmeat pasta
Simplified stir-fried chicken and rice
Simple baked chicken with garlic and onions
Soups and sauces
Six-ingredient sausage-gnocchi soup
Simple and Spicy Turkey-Taco Soup
Strawberry Sauce (my favorite!)
Italian sausage-vegetable soup
Black-eyed pea and sausage soup
Quick and fabulous weeknight bolognese
Breads
Banana Bread with Chocolate and Crystallized Ginger
Apple pumpkin bread with cranberries
Other sweets
Chocolate cupcakes with shiny chocolate glaze
Sour cream-chocolate chip pound cake
Blueberry-zucchini cake with lemon-cream cheese frosting
Simple and Beautiful Clafoutis
Charlotte aux Pommes (apple Charlotte)
Ruthie’s Sour Cream Pound Cake
Lemon-Sour Cream Cake with Strawberry Sauce
Shoney’s-Style Fresh Strawberry Pie
Raspberry-Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake
Creme Patissiere (pastry cream)
Margarita Ice Cream Sandwiches
Blueberry-peach breakfast cake
