Delicious and rich mint ice cream with chocolate chips. This ice cream is as luxurious as custard and you don’t need a machine to make it. Just some patience…. I’ve had an ice cream machine saved in my online shopping cart for over 3 years, but I just can’t bring myself to buy it just …
Orange Star Wars Sandwich Cookies
May the 4th be with you! These ARE the cookies you’re looking for. Deliciously tart cookies with a creamy citrus buttercream center. Fresh orange zest baked into buttery cookies really make these galactic sandwiches come alive! I know there is a lot of opinions on the the new movies, I have mine as well, but …
Hummus with Canned Chickpeas
Yes you CAN make good hummus from canned beans. Which is a good thing, considering it’s still the end of the world and finding dried garbanzo beans in a pandemic is difficult. This recipe can also be used with the same amount of dried beans if you have those instead. If not, no worries, you …
Breakfast Pizza with No Yeast Baking Powder Dough
A fast pizza dough that can be made into a delicious breakfast or dinner pie. Add this to your breakfast rotation to break up the monotony. Plus it’s pizza for breakfast! I used tomatoes, red onions, basil, parsley, mozzarella and goat cheese. Topped with 2 eggs and bacon. Alternate topping ideas are anything that would …
Dozen Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Cookies that can double as dessert or breakfast! Crisp and chewy oatmeal cookies, super comforting. Small batch cooking is all the rage in my house. For all one of me! Because of social distancing, we can’t share all of our tasty treats. So if like me you rely on the stomachs of neighbors, friends, family …
Small Batch Lemon Cupcakes for Easter
These baby chicks may look derpy, but they taste delicious. If you are a single, a small family, or trying to save supplies (ehem quarantine) while still celebrating—try these little cupcakes! Fresh lemon offsets the sweet frosting, if you don’t have lemon you can use lemon extract only or a different citrus. To get the …
Pasta Fritta or Gnocco Fritto
Mmmmmm, fried dough. One of my favorite meals as a kid and how I learned to love pepperoncinis. It’s a love story. Gnocco fritto or pas fritta as my grandpa used to refer to it—Italian grandpas always shorten the names of certain foods. It took me forever to find the actual name of this Modenese …
“Animal Style” Black Bean Burger
In-n-Out Burger won’t come to the Midwest, so in order to enjoy “Animal Style”, you have to make it yourself. Now In-n-Out doesn’t have a veggie burger option, but this is America and I do what I want. The black bean burgers are pretty easy to make. It’s mostly made up of crushed black beans …
Small Batch Brioche Buns
For all you single folks or small families. This recipe is for you! I mean why do they sell such massive amounts of bread in the store? They need a grocery store for single people. With everything half size! If, like me, you are trapped inside due to the coronavirus and want to eat a …









