These Chocolate Chip Cookies are buttery and soft with a nice chew when you bite into them! They’re not too thick and not too thin. They come out of the oven puffed in the center, but while cooling, that center nestles down into pure chewy delicious-ness! YUM! This recipe make 2-dozen cookies, a perfectly manageable batch! They stay soft when stored in an air-tight container and they freeze perfectly either before or after baking.
Ciabatta Bread
Just wait until you taste the warm loaves of crusty homemade ciabatta bread with the delicious chew and the “holey” texture. It’s the perfect bread for dunking in your soup, sopping your sauce, serving alongside your salad or dipping in olive oil. And the next day, it makes the most perfect panini! The recipes makes 2 loaves. (They freeze very well.)
Creamy Parmesan Pasta with Broccoli & Chicken
I make this easy pasta dish all the time, especially on busy weeknights! I change it up with different kinds of pasta, vegetables and protein! The Parmesan sauce is creamy and delicious, but made lighter with chicken broth. (Not as thick and “guilty” as Alfredo sauce.) Everyone loves this dish at our house!
Easy Homemade Flour Tortillas
These tortillas are so much more delicious than store bought! They’re soft, bendable and taste great with whatever filling you like! They’re easy to mix-up by hand or with your hand or stand mixer! I made them with both vegetable shortening and solid coconut oil.
Classic Ham and Bean Soup
To give this soup a nice silky texture, I partially puree some of the tender beans and vegetables. I love to top this warm and comforting soup with a spoonful of my Spinach and Basil Pesto! It melts into the savory soup and is so tasty!
Spinach and Basil Pesto
Delicious pesto with a combination of basil and baby spinach!
Our Favorite Carrot Cake
This carrot cake is moist with a lighter texture than most carrot cakes. It has just the right amount of finely shredded carrots and wonderfully warm spices.
Soft Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
These Soft Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies are thick, soft, chewy and have just enough tang from the cream cheese to offset some of the sweetness in the cookie and the buttercream frosting.
Ultimate Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake
I am so excited about this cheesecake!! It is absolutely delicious! The creamy peanut butter cheesecake filling sits atop an Oreo crumb crust and is topped with rich chocolate ganache!
Our Favorite Banana Bread
Our favorite banana bread bakes up into a nice tall, moist loaf with great banana flavor! It’s buttery and sweet, but not too sweet – I’ve reduced the sugar amount over the years and added part whole wheat flour and either wheat germ or golden flaxseed meal to “up” the nutritional value.