Roasted Summer Veggies W/Sausage

Goodness! August has just flown by and I am trying to keep up with everything! I have been woefully behind with my posts and I want you all to know I have a good excuse! My husband is finishing up a degree in nuclear engineering, and since it is all online, I have…

Mexican Chicken & Rice Casserole

Hello friends! I have returned from an unexpected, yet much needed hiatus from blogging. It has been several weeks, but if you follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter, then you know that I have still been busy in the kitchen. Whenever I hear the word ‘casserole’ (or ‘hot dish’ if you are…

Gluten Free Zucchini Spice Muffins

My sister is staying with us for awhile.  Did I mention that before? We get her as a house guest for a few months while she finishes settling into employment here on the East Coast.  We kind of love it and while there are always adjustments with long term visitors, most of…

Roast Salmon & Vegetables W/Mustard Sauce

And my obsession with all things salmon continues… I admit I have been staring at the above picture for several minutes.  It contains so many foods I love, it could actually be called Brittany’s Salmon Dish.  I suppose I could have named it that but it seems a bit narcissistic.  It is…

Everyday Zucchini

Just a quick post, dropping in to share a ridiculously easy recipe for you to use all summer! Depending on where you live, zucchini season has either already begun or is quickly approaching.  Looming, if you will, over our gardens and shadowing our minds with the same question that plagues us every…

Whole Wheat Zucchini Spice Muffins: Back To School Post #2

Here we are again!  More back to school recipes and ideas! This recipe came about fast and furiously.  Much like the way zucchini grows.  It sneaks up on you unexpectedly and then BAM!  You have a garden full of green bats that could feed a whole vegetarian army. I was in the…

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Just a quick entry to pass this recipe along.  So here it is!  I promised you a recipe for Chocolate Zucchini bread, and this gal delivers.  Yes, this tastes a lot like cake, but because it is baked in a loaf pan and very much resembles the other zucchini bread recipes you…

Baked Pasta W/Summer Veggies

I completely underestimated this dish.  I’ll explain. I have mentioned before that I usually keep a running list of menus to make for dinner during that week.  I glance through my freezer and sort of mentally pair things with what I have coming out of my garden in the next few days and…

Zucchini & Corn W/Basil

Sometimes you just know when a recipe is going to be successful.  Maybe the title tips you off.  For example, anything with ‘honey’ as a main ingredient has got to be worth trying, right?  Perhaps a picture is enough to be sure of a successful dish.  At one time or another haven’t we all…

Non-Traditional Shepherd’s Pie

Mmmm.  Shepherd’s Pie.  Raise your hand if you know what I am talking about! Growing up, I thought if it was a one pot meal and covered with a layer of mashed potatoes, ya got yourself a Shepherd’s Pie.  And that is partly true.  But I believe that it also has to…

Vegetables W/ Pasta

OK.  So I know this is the second pasta entry in a row, but in reality, we didn’t eat them close to each other.  And you can never have too many quick, easy, and healthy pasta recipes in your repertoire, right?  This recipe falls into all those categories.  I think I created this two, maybe…

30 Minute Tortellini & Shrimp

…I would like to say welcome back!  To those of you who have been following this, I took a little blog break.  A family vacation (and recovery from said vaca) and a sudden onslaught of apples from a friend have kept me busy, in and out of the kitchen.  I have been…

Earth Bread

Yes, its that time of year again.  The time when you realize that you should have planted only one zucchini plant instead of four.  And while this year I am without any veggies due to the deer who keep eating the blossoms off the plants (the little jerks), I have been stocking…

California Chopped Salad

O.K. So I have been a bit busy these last few days and while I have been cooking, I have not had the time to tell you about it.  We replaced all the storm windows in our screen porch, finished painting the outside of our house, finished up swimming lessons…we have had…