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Home Made Cooking

Vegetarian Cannelloni in Tomato Sauce

I wanted to make some lasagna, really! So I went to the local store and guess what? They had every single kind of noodle and pasta, except for of course, lasagna. So I look at the shelves and start brainstorming with my own self when I saw these Cannelloni I knew exactly what I’m going o make. […]

Salads

Tabbouleh Salad – A Mediterranean Classic

Most of you are probably familiar with some version of this wonderful salad but for those of you who are not familiar, the salad below is Tabouli salad. You may know it as Couscous Salad as well. It is the perfect combination of couscous and fresh vegetables. The great thing about this salad is not […]

Cakes and Cookies

Apple Spice Muffins

Whether you like it or not it is the apple season. Apples are everywhere and it’s not only beautiful and tasty, it’s healthy too. I know, I know, it’s not as healthy when you put it in a muffin, but let’s just pretend 🙂 and anyways, there is no doubt that the sweet smell of […]

Baked Goodies

Feta and Olive Turnovers

I don’t always feel like having a big meal. In fact, some days I can live on dinner alone, I just don’t feel hungry, I’m weird like that. So on those days when I don’t feel like having a big meal, I make sure I do make something but smaller. Something I can have with […]

Home Made Cooking

Chicken Pot Roast – The food of the lazy

Some people think I’m always cooking and always loving it, well here’s a news flash, I’m not always in the mood 🙂 Yup! There you have it, I’m a normal person. Sometimes I wish my family can just dine on omelets all week long :)so when I feel like I have no mood for cooking, that’s […]

Cakes and Cookies

Almond Chocolate Cupcakes – With or without a Halloween theme

I have a few websites I like to follow, cooking websites obviously, and everywhere I look all I see is pumpkin. Pumpkin cakes and cookies, pumpkin donuts and breads, pumpkin pies and pastries, and I know it is the season and that orange goes so well will the fall and the upcoming Halloween but to […]

Salads

Sweet Potato, Feta and Sage Butter Salad

If you’ve been reading through this blog you probably know by now that I don’t like shopping especially for a specific dish. I like cooking with what I have. I actually find it more interesting and challenging to figure out how to combine what I have into something new we’re all going to like; not […]

Home Made Cooking

Risotto Style Rice with Mushrooms

Risotto is a delicious dish made from rice and extras. The extras can be seafood, vegetables, mushrooms or basically anything you think you’d like to add. The rice used to prepare the risotto is short grain rice called Arborio and the reason it is used in this dish is because it absorbs fluids more easily […]