Recipes for Real Life
I have been making this Sweet Potato Casserole recipe again and again for over 10 years. That also means I have experimented with it quite a bit. From which types of sweet potatoes are easiest and most convenient to doubling the topping ingredients for some extra yummy crunch and learning that doesn’t quite translate as …
I was lucky enough, I suppose, to document my first experience with pesto. It was on a homemade sandwich—the Grilled Pesto Chicken Panini. And I loved it. As the post shares, I couldn’t wait to use it again. As it turns out, I didn’t use or write about it again. Until now. I was re-introduced …
Hands-on Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Serves 1 2 slices sourdough bread 2 oz thinly sliced roasted turkey 2 oz Brie, sliced ¼ c arugula Cranberry-Nut Relish 2 Tbsp cranberry or some other fruit chutney 2 Tbsp chopped toasted pecans Combine ingredients for the Cranberry-Nut Relish and assemble all ingredients on the sourdough bread. …
Hands-on Time: 5 minutesTotal Time: 5 minutesServes 1 1 banana 2 tsps nut butter (almond or peanut) 1 Tbsp toasted shredded coconut Slice the banana. Serve with the nut butter and sprinkle the coconut over top. When I first saw this recipe it took me back to childhood. Bananas and peanut butter. Mmm. The only …
Hands-on time: 10 minutes Total time: 55 minutes Serves 6-8 3 cups mashed sweet potatoes 1 c brown sugar 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1 tsp vanilla ½ c milk ½ c butter, melted Topping: ½ c brown sugar ⅓ c flour ⅓ c butter, melted 1 c chopped pecans Combine first 6 ingredients. Pour into …