Mexican Avocado Soup with Chicken or Turkey

I love this soup. You can make this with leftover turkey and have a colorful way to use your extras.

Coconut Milk Eggnog & Double Cream Eggnog

I tinkered with several eggnog recipes to come up with two that you can make for your holiday. The first one is a coconut milk…

Pinecone Cheese Ball

The pinecone idea is unique, festive and delicious. I am going to lay out a simple version and then give you suggestions for…

“Chex Mix” Nuts

These nuts taste eerily like the ones in the famous Chex Mix only I left off the Chex and the pretzels. They were a huge hit!

Chocolate French Silk Dessert

Chill in your refrigerator until ready to eat. If you are going to serve it the next day cover it with plastic wrap.

Sea Salt Crusted Snap Peas

A variation of my sea salt crusted snow peas recipe - but with snap peas!

Grilled Eggplant Parmesan

A nice, summery meal that can also be eaten in cooler months. You can make this in a grill pan or on an outdoor grill.  This is…

Blue Cheese Dressing

The first time I made this, I put it on top of a wedge salad...and felt like I was eating dinner in a steakhouse. It's that good.

Fruit Bowl with Luscious Lemon Cream Z3 Version

This stuff is addictive and so refreshing. RARELY do I take seconds on a dessert. With this one I did.

Luscious Lemon Cream

So light and decadent - YUM! Serve with fruit, or any other dessert for extra special deliciousness.

Barbecue Burgers – Zola Style

There’s no way to use a commercial sauce for barbecued meats. They ALL have copious amounts of sugar in them. I know. I checked…

Italian Lemon Chicken

This tastes almost like chicken scallopini. You’ll notice the breading is missing. The capers are missing. But the taste is still…

Strawberry Milkshake

I think this makes a beautiful, refreshing dessert. If you can’t get fresh strawberries go ahead and use frozen. Slices are best…

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

These cookies are SOOOO good. And no flour! Just be careful what peanut butter you buy and be sure to order the sweetener ahead…

Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

You know how you can eat mac and cheese and not even use your teeth? This had the same result. BIG YUM!

Thai Basil Chicken

This dish will be ready in about 20 minutes. All you have to do is a little chopping.

Alfredo Sauce

You can serve this over baked chicken, or make “fettuccini” alfredo with zucchini noodles.

Pecan Pie

This pie comes together easily, and your family will never know they aren’t eating the usual pecan pie pile of sugar.

Sugar Cookie Wedges

At a dinner party you can cut this into wedges and serve them on little dessert plates. My guests commented on how GREAT it was…

Bittersweet Chocolate Torte

I hope you will like this recipe as much as we did.

Monster Mouths

A ghoulish (and healthy) Halloween snack idea.

Chocolate Ganache

Sinfully delicious...with only three ingredients.

Fruit Smoothie

This smoothie recipe is a great breakfast drink for those on the go. It is also a great mid-afternoon snack for those who want…