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Turkey Meatloaf
I have to admit that I’ve been in a bit of a cooking dinner slump. I’ve barely been trying because I’ve been so busy with other things and then when I do try, I usually fail. This week I decided to go...
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Muffin Monday: Black Forest
Today’s Muffin Monday recipe is a controversial one. Some people LOVE chocolate and cherries and some people loathe cherries. I really love natural cherries, but not any other kind. My mom on the...
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Key Lime Sugar Cookies
#TreatYourselfTuesday is being launched with this delicious recipe that is sure to satisfy every cookie lover. I for one, am a super fan of citrus and when I saw key limes at the grocery store, I just...
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Cranberry Orange Loaf
I love, love, love making muffins but sometimes I just want to make a loaf. That was the case this day. I simply love the combination of orange and cranberry and thought it would be a great recipe to...
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Welcome 2016!
Can you believe it’s 2016 already? I feel like just the other day we were partying like it was 1999 and freaking out over Y2K. 2015 was a trying year, but nonetheless a really great one. In fact, it...
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Fudgey Oreo Brownies
Hello there Quarter Past Normal readers {and viewers!}. I am so excited for today’s post because it marks the first video on my YouTube channel. I have been wanting to film recipe videos for a long...
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Easy Cuban Moros
I’ve mentioned before that I am of Cuban descent {see more Cuban recipes here, here, here and here}. I grew up in a Cuban-American household in Miami, Florida. Cuban food was everywhere and it was...
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Eggplant Hash 2.0
Believe it or not, there once was a time when I despised eggplant. The first couple of times that I made it, I hated the texture and flavor. Then, after watching several recipes on YouTube, I...
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Snickerdoodle Banana Muffins
My entire muffin business stemmed from this recipe. I’m so excited to be able to share it with you both in written form and through video! Print Yum Snickerdoodle Banana Muffins Ingredients1 1/2 C...
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Chocolate Pretzel Cookies
My husband often asks me to make him cookies because he knows that I’d rather make him fresh baked treats than spend our money on them at the store. Plus, homemade is always a better alternative –...
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Pineapple Panetela
This recipe was handed down from my great grandmother to my mother and now to me. It’s a cake that is adaptable to any flavor you want to incorporate, but is also great on its own. If you end up...
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Unstuffed Pepper Casserole
I like to make dinner as easy, cheap and healthy as possible. Since ordering 40 pounds of ground beef from Zaycon Fresh in December, I’ve had to get creative with recipes so that we don’t end up...
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Cabbage Soup
Now that March is coming up, cabbage is going to be everywhere. This recipe was born because I had some cabbage left over in the fridge and my mom mentioned that I should just make some soup. I had...
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Lemon Oreo Cookies
Sometimes you need a quick dessert that’s tasty but that takes less than 5 minutes to put together. These cookies are great because they’re made from cake mix which is cheap and has a long shelf life....
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Crescent Roll Stromboli
I find that when grocery stores have 10 for $10 sales that Pillsbury dough is quite often included. A couple of weeks ago, I saw that my local store had the tiny containers of crescent rolls on sale...
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Chocolate Chip Cookie
My husband is a cookie monster. He especially likes chocolate chip cookies. These are his favorite that I make, so I have a lot of experience with this recipe. In fact, this is the first chocolate...
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Shrimp In Red Sauce (Enchilado)
Have you ever seen Forest Gump? Well, you know how Bubba loves shrimp? That’s how much I love shrimp too. While I was at the grocery store two weeks ago, I noticed that frozen shrimp were Buy 1 Get 2...
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Valentine’s Day Cake Pops
Last week I had the bright idea to make cake pops. I’d never made them before, I didn’t know how to do it but I decided that I have enough experience in the kitchen that I can just wing it – and...
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Triple Chocolate Cookies
I’ve mentioned before that for me, having various ingredients throughout the house is the mother of invention. My mother had some packets of Jell-O instant chocolate pudding in her pantry. They were...
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How to Make Crispy Tofu
Here’s the thing – there are a lot of people out there who do not like tofu. I mean they really hate it. I don’t get it. I’ve been eating tofu since I was a pre-teen and I love it. I think people are...
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