Spinach Tomato Pasta Salad

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
This colorful pasta vinaigrette dressing adds a zesty kick to this spinach-tomato pasta salad.

It can be a terrific meal on its own or make a great side dish with any meal you serve.

A mixture of fresh spinach leaves and chopped tomato adds color to a festive holiday table meal.

This easy to make year round salad, can be mixed and matched with other salad greens and vegetables with our suggestions below.

You can even add some grilled chicken to turn leftovers into a quick new meal.

It’s full of healthy vegetables and chewy penne pasta tossed in a flavorful garlic-infused homemade dressing and is bursting with fresh flavors.

This versatile basic pasta salad can also be made with the addition of crumbled bacon and served hot or cold.

We even changed the pasta for rice or quinoa for another side dish using grains.

Scroll down to the bottom to print off this super yummy recipe.


a combination of cooked penne pasta, spinach and tomatoes with a homemade dressing


Cake Mix Fruit Cake Cookies

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
One spice cake mix will be the start of these delicious Cake Mix Fruit Cake Cookies to make light festive-looking Christmas cookies to add to your holiday cookie tray.

Red and green cherries, raisins, and nuts all are the stars of this easy cake mix cookie and the flavors are the perfect fall cookie.

These can be lightly frosted and dusted with powdered sugar for that holiday snowy look or left plain.

If you are looking for an easy cookie exchange cookie to bake up, these are it.

Soft moist cookies that you can easily adapt to any mix-ins you prefer, the recipe is at the end of this post just hit print.




Sicilian Orange Ricotta Cheesecake

Saturday, November 9, 2024
This light citrusy orange-flavored Italian ricotta cheesecake has a main difference from the traditional and popular American cheesecake cream cheese isn't the main star.

Our Sicilian traditional Italian cheesecake is made with whole milk ricotta cheese and bursting with orange zest to bring a burst of sunshine and citrus creamy flavor to your tables.

This is an outstanding Italian cheesecake that is quite different from the
 American New York style in texture and will bring a lighter texture to every slice.

This cheesecake flavor is easily changed in flavors from orange to lemon or even almond just by using extracts and zest.

Our cheesecake can also be baked crustless or with our cookie-style crust recipe below.

Just scroll down to the printable recipe card and see just how easy this is to make and hit print to avoid ad intrusions.



a slice of Orange Ricotta Italian Cheesecake on a plate with a fork and orange zest