Author Archives: Donna Ferguson
Instant Pot Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Soup
Fall has arrived! Along with all the turning leaves, pumpkin spice, and the uncontrollable urge to don a sweater, it is officially the start of soup season. As the weather starts to cool, a comforting bowl of something warm and soothing really hits the spot. All the better if it’s easy to prepare and, hey, […]
Chopped Thai Salad with Peanut Sauce
Home. Certainly, it’s the place where you live, but more importantly it’s the community around you. That place we all call home. This week’s recipe is a shout out to local farmers. They feed us and share what they grow with the community and for that they deserve some love. Earlier this year, we […]
Instant Pot Enchilada Chicken with Homemade Enchilada Sauce
Home cooks unite! Every time you cook you join forces with millions of others, all of us stirring, simmering and making meals with the common goal of feeding our families. You may be spending time with your family all day, but you’re not really together until you gather around the dinner table to eat. […]
Apple Crumble
Cooking at home full time these past 6 months has been an endurance sport, but if these times have taught us anything, they have taught us to endure. To be resourceful. To use what we have and make the most if it. And to celebrate. Right this moment is a good time to enjoy […]
Sausage French Toast Roll-Ups
Back to school may be different, but what hasn’t changed is your desire to help your kids get off to a good start and your commitment to feeding them a nutritious breakfast. Take advantage of the new routine momentum and resolve to involve. Let your kids help with the meal prep. Let them help with […]
Blueberry Muffins
Yes, it feels like an oven, but it won’t be much longer before we are up to our ears in all things pumpkin. Baking a little something might just be what’s in order. Swoon worthy and picture-perfect, these Blueberry Muffins are delicious. Moist and densely studded with juicy berries, they’re just the thing to share. […]
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
I have been trying to crack the PF Chang’s Lettuce Wrap recipe for a very long time. I have small bits of detail, but the actual recipe is a closely guarded secret and what little I’ve learned is as cryptic as the clues to the DaVinci Code. I am not subtle when I inquire about […]
Northwest Niçoise
In these pandemic times, shopping, cooking, and planning have the added challenges of out of stock, expired, and someone ate it. The green beans you are hoping for from the market are gone. Your pantry yields a can of something way past its prime. Or, maybe someone ate the very last of whatever it […]
Caprese Salad and BLT Bar
Menu fatigue, heat, plus the endless parade of dishes may have you feeling a little less than enthusiastic about cooking this week. Tomato season to the rescue! Whether you visit a farmers’ market or mask up and trek through the store, you can be sure tantalizing tomatoes await. Make the most of what mother nature […]
Christmas Cake
My mantra: Happiness now. Why wait until tomorrow if you can have happiness right this minute? This recipe contains two things you need for happiness now: a little Christmas spirit and a lot of brandy. Sure, the rest of the world is grilling corn and flipping burgers. Let them fawn over summer fruit. We […]