Pantry Recipe Ideas for Eating Well During a Pandemic

Our country and world are in a bit of a crisis mode right now, and because I don’t have useful skills as a healthcare professional, mask seamstress, or 3d-printed ventilator expert, I decided to use my practical cooking skills to help people the best way I know how: with food. I’ve compiled a collection of……

Joy Bauer’s Pumpkin Pancakes

Autumn is finally here, and with the changing of the leaves, so changes my diet to include more pumpkin. It’s practically a requirement, am I right? Really, pumpkin is an extremely healthy ingredient (rich in the anti-oxidant beta carotene) that could (and should!) be used year-round. There is just something about this time of year,……

Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting

This is a fantastic, versatile bread that can be eaten for dessert, breakfast, or just as a snack. I’m also including a basic recipe for cream cheese frosting, because well, pumpkin and cream cheese were made to be together. Mmmm. I love this bread because it reminds me of my favorite dessert in the entire……

Pumpkin Scones

Well, it’s finally time to bust out the pumpkin recipes for fall! Thank goodness the pumpkin puree shortage is mostly over. As I was looking for canned pumpkin in the grocery store, I started to panic because I couldn’t find it in the usual spots (canned veggies/fruits aisle, and the baking aisle). I ended up……

Raspberry Ricotta Parfait

This parfait is a delicious, healthy breakfast that you can whip up in just a few minutes! You can use yogurt or ricotta, but I used a combination of both. If you use 100% ricotta, you will need to add more sugar than if add some vanilla yogurt. To make 2 parfaits, you will need:……

Mushroom, Tomato, and Pepper Frittata

So, I have been craving roasted/sauteed/cooked/hot/yummy tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers, and cheese for the past week. Today I decided to combine them in a quick and easy frittata dish for lunch! I was originally not planning to post this recipe since I was just kinda inventing it as I was going, but I started taking pics……