banana pudding cookies + bourbon vanilla buttercream

Another banana recipe? Mmmm hmmmm… and you’re going to LOVE this one! These cookies are super soft, moist and buttery… and that frosting! Ohmygosh. Heaven! for the cookies: ~ preheat oven to 350 degrees F. ~ 3 ripe bananas, mashed 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon baking soda 6 Tablespoons butter, softened 1/4 cup…

honeymoon chicken & biscuits

Mmmmm…. Who doesn’t love chicken stew and biscuits? This particular recipe includes rosemary and dried cranberries in the buttermilk biscuits. The contrast of flavors is so delicious! The title for this recipe was inspired by chicken and biscuits that my husband and I enjoyed on our two week October honeymoon road back in trip back…

{school lunch room} peanut butter chocolate bars

I have fond memories of school lunches. The chicken patty with cheese, the pizza, the chef salad, the Italian dunkers, the lunch lady hamburger soup, the sweet and sour meatballs with rice, the goulash, the brownies, the special K bars. Even the old school peanut butter and jelly sandwich on white bread accompanied by plain…

strawberry ravioli chicken salad

Can you tell I’ve been dreaming about summer? This pretty salad was inspired by dreams of a summer picnic. Can you see it? A big quilt under a shady tree, on a sunny day. A picnic basket, wildflowers and clover in a Mason jar, a book of poems, vintage linens and dishes printed with romantic…

chocolate chip banana buttermilk skillet cake

B-A-N-A-N-A-S! Go bananas! 🙂 That’s what I’ve been doing these past few days. Well, not the going crazy version (yeah, right), the version where I can’t stop cooking with them. Here is yet another recipe for using up your ripe bananas. If this doesn’t strike your fancy, you may want to check out this post…