New Orleans French Toast by Paula Lenz

New Orleans Style French Toast This is not your typical French toast recipe. This is made New Orleans style using thick slices of bread soaked in a custard batter. The bread is browned lightly in a pan and then baked to a golden brown. This recipe is just one of the countless French-influenced dishes of New Orleans and one of the…

Vegetarian Asian Noodles by Keely Locke

You can add tofu, chicken, pork or shrimp to this dish, as well as any of your favorite veggies. You can substitute peanut butter or almond butter for the tahini, and if you want a spicier dish, you can add more chili-garlic sauce. For a more authentic dish, you can use Chinese egg noodles, udon, soba or dried or fresh ramen noodles.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies by Michelann Quimby

This is adapted from a Cooking Light recipe.

Pumpkin Gingerbread by Keely Locke

"Wonderfully flavorful and fragrant bread for the holidays."

Caribbean Beef Ragout with Coconut rice by Keely Locke

A nice vegetable stew accompanied by yummy coconut rice! Also diabetic friendly without the rice.

Chipotle Turkey Chili by Keely Locke

This is from Rachel Ray's 30-minute meals from the Food Network page. I have taken the liberty to change a few things to my taste so this is not exactly Rachel's recipe.

Mango Salsa by Gloria Bass

Fresh mango salsa is easy to make and perfect with halibut or salmon or as the salsa in fish tacos. Makes a tasty, colorful appetizer dip with tortilla chips. From Elise on Simply Recipes.

Arrabbiata Sauce by Gloria Bass

This easy, versatile sauce is revved up with a jolt of crushed red pepper for extra flavor. Perfect over penne pasta, with shrimp, scallops or Italian sausage, it also makes a great vegetarian main course without the seafood. This sauce freezes and reheats very well. I make and freeze extra batches to have on hand for quick meals.

Spicy Grilled Salmon Fillets by Gloria Bass

A great treatment for salmon that is high on flavor, but low on time and effort. Cooks easily in a heavy nonstick or cast-iron skillet, or outside on the grill. Delicious served with fragrant basmati rice and steamed asparagus. Though you can never go wrong buying good quality fresh salmon, I buy the individually quick-frozen,…

Lightened Stuffed French Toast by Michelann Quimby