Avocado Fudge Pops (Dairy Free)

Popsicles are right on trend and such a lovely treat this time of year! I’ve tried lots of avacado recipes, in my quest to be healthier. Bonus…my children love to snack on avocados too! They love avocado toast and guacamole, big winners in my home! This recipe is super simple to make in your blender,…

Tiramisu

This wine infused dark chocolate, creamy goodness is worth getting to know. First time through this recipe can seem daunting, but the second and thrid times will be amazingly easy! Try it for ever season with the best of the season’s flavors, you will be thrilled with your results!

Peach Balsamic Chicken

If you are having guests over, this dish sounds like you have skills beyond the norm. In actuality, it is simple, quick, and tastes like summer on an Italian vineyard; absolutely bursting with ripe peach and tangy balsamic. Major bonus, if you are trying to eat clean, this is your meal!

Chicken & Peach Quesadilla

It is peach season!  These peaches need a little lime to help their flavor stand up to all that is going on in here.  If your peaches aren’t quite ripe yet, just add a bit of sugar, a teaspoon at a time. The less you cook the veggies the more flavor pop  they have!  Also…

Quick Chili for a Crowd with Sweet Cornbread

       This year the students picked their own chili recipes, a bit of a treat for the end of the semester, (sort of a cook-off.) We had 2-3 chili recipes per class and then one lab group made the cornbread for all of us. This recipe is a combination of the best elements…

Egg Nog Cheesecake

I love to make cheesecake, from scratch.  I also love the flavor of Egg Nog- with or without liquer added! It appears tricky, but it is so easy to do! And looks impressive at the end.  You can create so many combinations, if you just have the basic recipe; chocolate crust with raspberry swirl, Ginger…

Cranberry Pinwheels

This is a play off of that delicious salad that seems to be everywhere.  The Feta Cheese makes this recipe work!  I like this appetizer, because it can sit without attention and hold its shape, color, temperature!  If you don’t want to bring a crockpot, worry about heating things..this is your appetizer!      …

Yellow Cake with Swiss Buttercream

These two work so well together because the egg yolks are used in the cake recipe and the egg whites are used in the Swiss Buttercream.   Please note that you can use, either cake flour or all purpose flour.  We learn substitutions in class, cake flour is one! We did this as a two day…