These Gingerbread Scones are ready in about 20 minutes and are a great excuse to enjoy Gingerbread for breakfast!

Quick Pickled Shrimp – Summer meals in my house contain a lot of fresh, local seafood. Fresh local shrimp tops our list.

Pho is a traditional Vietnamese noodle soup consisting of broth, rice noodles, fresh herbs, and sliced meat.

Edamame Hummus is best served chilled and I found that I used less tahini in this than I would normally use in a traditional hummus.

Onion Dip is one of my favorite go-to’s for a party or get together. It generally starts with a pre-packaged dry mix and is served with chips.

These doughnuts are made of a quick and easy cake batter version and would suggest the need for a special “mini doughnut pan”.

Chimichurri Sauce is made from simple ingredients but the flavors are amazing. Pair it with pasta, chicken, beef, pork and seafood.

Eggs baked in a Portobello Mushroom cup with wilted spinach and goat cheese is a great brunch option as a whole tray can be prepared at once.

Chimichurri makes a great pesto-style sauce for pasta and shrimp.

Creamy and delicious, this risotto can be made with any of your favorite ingredients following the same basic steps. Great for date night

This makes a gorgeous breakfast or brunch item. Creamy slow cooked grits then topped with eggs and baked in the oven.

Pumpkin Pie Pudding – all the flavors of fall in a pudding.

All the flavors of Banana cream pie in a pudding cups – easy enough for cooking with kids.

A Galette is nothing more than a fancy French term for a free formed tart or an “open faced” pie and I just love the simplicity of it.