Want your family to eat more veggies? Try serving an easy-to-make creamy cheese sauce to boost appeal.
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Zucchini Bars with Spice Frosting | Moist and Easy Dessert Recipe
Zucchini Bars with Spice Frosting
These moist zucchini bars are a sweet way to enjoy summer’s abundance. With a tender crumb, gentle spice, and a thin glaze that adds just the right finishing touch, they’re perfect for snacking, sharing, or serving as a simple dessert. Shredded zucchini keeps the bars soft and moist, while cinnamon and cloves bring warm, cozy flavor. Topped with an easy spice frosting, these bars come together quickly and are a longtime favorite in our home.
They’re baked in a square pan and sliced into small portions, making them a great choice for gatherings or lunchbox treats. The frosting can be made thin and glossy or thick and creamy, depending on your preference.Continue Reading
Balsamic Vinaigrette Asparagus
Springtime is the season for asparagus and it is a vegetable that just seems to make a meal more special. The asparagus in this balsamic vinaigrette marinade is tender yet crunchy with a bright flavor from lemon zest. It is so easy to make with just a quick blanching. Pour on the salad dressing marinade and refrigerate until serving. A lovely Easter or brunch side dish.
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Glazed Carrots
Turn that bag of carrots hanging out in the crisper drawer into a tasty plate of delicious. Colorful and elegant, glazed carrots are quick and easy to make on the stove with just a few ingredients. They make a perfect and nutritious dinner side dish.Continue Reading
Harvard Beets
If your gang is anything like mine, they want the same line-up of stars, year after year, on the Thanksgiving buffet table. Not everyone likes everything, but all want their favorite food as part of the cast. So, especially for my husband, this ancient recipe for Harvard beets is included.Continue ReadingZucchini Boats with Sausage
One of the bests things about summer are the fabulous vegetables from the garden, road-side stand or grocery store. Try these garden fresh zucchini boats stuffed with sausage, rice, tomatoes, Parmesan and mozzarella cheese for a tasty summer vegetable entrée.Continue Reading
Succotash
Succotash? Do you say, yes please or eww. I can relate. You either love it or hate it. I went from yuck to yum. I inherited my love of succotash from my dad.
Three Bean Salad
When you are looking for just the right side dish to round out the menu, this easy recipe for three bean salad is perfect. An old-fashioned favorite, it combines green and waxed beans, kidney beans, onion and bell pepper tossed in a sweetened vinaigrette. Serve it with burgers and hotdogs, barbecued chicken or pork at your next cookout!