watermelon granita

Sometimes simpler is better, like with this watermelon granita recipe I found in this month’s issue of Bon Appetit. Three ingredients plus pretty easy prep make for a delicious (and lovely) end result.

Watermelon Granita

sausage-stuffed chicken breasts

Why use one meat when you can use two? That’s what I always say. Here’s a great use of chicken and sausage (among other ingredients).

Sausage-stuffed Chicken Breasts

mom’s old-fashioned macaroni & cheese

Sometimes, you just want to get cheesy.  This macaroni and cheese is straight out of my childhood.

Mom’s Old-Fashioned Macaroni & Cheese

not-sagna

When lasagna sounds good but spending two hours in the kitchen doesn’t, Rachael Ray’s pasta toss alternative does the trick.

NOTsagna

grilled cajun potato slices

Adapted from the Harmonsburg Presbyterian Church  cookbook published before I was ever allowed to turn on the stove, here are Linda Shaffer Bauer’s buttery, comforting, slightly spicy potatoes.

Grilled Cajun Potato Slices

grilled corn

Easiest, most delicious corn ever. If your grill’s on, I highly recommend you husk your nearest ear of corn and spice it up.

Grilled Corn

lamb burgers with feta spread

There’s no better place to enjoy a lazy Sunday afternoon than on the porch, beside the grill, under the sun. Especially when there’s Greekish food around, including a crazy hybrid sort of pimiento/feta cheese involved. This is Emeril’s recipe, adapted from FoodNetwork.com.

Lamb Burgers with Feta Spread

cold weather chili

I have been not-so-patiently waiting for it to be appropriate for me to make chili, and after a whole September of temperatures in the 90-degree range, fall has finally arrived in Atlanta! So here’s a classic, hearty chili recipe that I must say is very good (and quite spicy as well!).

Cold Weather Chili

butterfinger cookies

Sometimes it’s sort of fun to see what you can make with what you have on hand. I had a bag of Butterfingers Snackers (a slightly peanut-buttery miniature version of your typical Butterfinger) which I suspected might taste good in a cookie. I was happy to find that I was right.

Butterfinger Cookies

lemon cupcakes with lemon cream cheese frosting

Neil’s birthday was this week, which gave me an excuse to try another of the zillion cupcake recipes I have in the que just waiting for a holiday. These were light and summery and went perfectly with the cream cheese frosting. And they’re simple, too!

Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting