Quick Vinaigrette Dressing

Sweet, salty, tangy... and taste-tested from start to finish.  Drizzled over a simple spinach apple salad.  These are the ingredients for tonight's dressing, in no particular order:

Banana w/ Caramel Sauce

Thought I'd start my morning with fruit today.  Who says we can't have dessert for breakfast?

Yellow Mystery Squash

I'm not adventurous when it comes to buying and cooking squash. I stick to pumpkin, zuchinni, butternut, and acorn.  And that's it!

I was recently gifted with a squash--not one of my usual four, therefore its identity is a mystery--and was stumped as to how I should prepare it. Would it be sweet? Bitter? Have inedible, tough skin?

I now regret that I didn't take a photo or at least make a sketch of it, because the dish turned out delicious, and I probably won't be able to pick out the same type of squash in the future.    Fortunately, zuchinni will work just as well, and other varieties might make fine substitutes, too.

Saturday Morning Casserole

So easy!  Gather your leftovers from the work week, toss them into this casserole, set the oven timer, and--the best part--go back to bed. Ahh, don't you love Saturday mornings?

Sweet Homemade Tomato Sauce

Don't tell my family, but several tasty spoonfuls of this sauce traveled from the blender to my tummy long before the dinner table was set.  For tonight's meal, we ate this sweet--and creamy?!--tomato sauce with chicken and rice.  Tomorrow, I'm thinking it will be delicious over ravioli or fish or meatloaf or even, if spiced up a bit, as a makeshift enchilada sauce.

Measurements are approximated, and feel free to make substitutions.  The onions and carrots really boosted the sweetness, and I believe the combination of the olive oil and blending accounted for the "creamy" quality that we found both delightful and a bit surprising.