This post includes Amazon affiliate links. Today my blogging friends and I are getting together for the Taste Creations blog hop. My blogging friends and I get together once a month to share recipes that include a common ingredient. This month's common ingredient is mushrooms. I decided to make an easy and delicious one-pot recipe — braised chicken thighs with beer and mushroom sauce. For this recipe, I used one of the most handy pots in my kitchen — a Dutch oven. A Dutch oven is a deep, heavy-duty pot with a lid. It's a versatile pot — it can be used stovetop or in the oven. I have Continue reading...

My family and I traveled to Annapolis, Md., last month. While we were there, we discovered Eastport Kitchen, which was near our AirBNB rental in Eastport. My teens and I ordered the Daisy Sandwich, which has roasted beets, hardboiled egg, arugula, pickled onion, avocado, and an herbed cheese spread on toasted multigrain bread. We like the sandwich so much that we ordered it twice! Once we got home I decided to make my own version of it. I think I've come pretty close. We love this delicious sandwich! The sandwich contains no meat and has fresh vegetables, so it fits with the semi vegetarian Continue reading...

Welcome to the Taste Creations Blog Hop! Since Mother's Day is this month, my friends and I are sharing a Mother's Day brunch menu. My contribution is a quick and easy appetizer idea. This cranberry basil goat cheese crackers appetizer is so delicious, but simple to put together. This simple Mother's Day appetizer recipe is bound to be a hit! Be sure to check below to see all the recipes that we are sharing in this blog hop! Easy and Quick Cranberry and Basil Goat Cheese Appetizers The stars of these appetizers are the shredded basil, dried Cranberries and the herbed soft goat Continue reading...

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Welcome to Tasty Tuesday! On Tuesdays, I like to share recipes I love. I have come to a revelation lately. While I like strawberries, I LOVE strawberry desserts! Something about strawberries makes them taste fantastic in baked goods. Today I am sharing a recipe for easy and delicious strawberry cupcakes topped with buttercream icing. I made these cupcakes by using frozen strawberries to make a puree that I added to the cupcake batter. The puree gives the cupcakes a delightful strawberry taste! It's convenient that this recipe uses frozen Continue reading...