Spicy Meatball Homemade SpaghettiOs

Homemade spaghettiOs with meatballs, black olives and a spicy sauce.

I never really did enjoy eating spaghettiOs. Not even as a kid. My palate was more sophisticated, likely from all the homemade sauce my Mom fed us. That weak imitation stuff in a can just didn’t taste good even back then. [Read more...]

Coconut Pork Chops with Pineapple Salsa

Pork chops get a tropical sweet and sour twist with a coconut panko crust and a grilled pineapple salsa. [Read more...]

Strawberry, Chicken and Feta Salad

Baby spinach, romaine hearts, sliced strawberries, bites of chicken, feta and walnuts come together with the help of a honey white wine vinaigrette to make this entrée worthy salad. [Read more...]

Japanese Cotton Soft Funfetti Cheesecake

I chose this Japanese Cotton Soft Funfetti Cheesecake for my monthly Baking Partners challenge.

Being a cake I had only heard of in passing, one tucked away in the back of my mind (among 100′s of others) as something to make one day I was happy to be given the chance excuse to make it.

It was the unique name that first caught my attention. It proved to be a cheesecake unlike any traditional American cheesecake I’ve ever known.

Let me count the ways. [Read more...]

Frosted Spice Island Cookies

Sometimes a little spice is called for in the way of a soft, maple-frosted cookie. Even if they are a little on the Christmasy side and the holiday is nowhere in sight. [Read more...]