About Anita

Breakfast or Dinner

Breakfast goes DinnerSome of my favorite breakfast meals can easily go dinner. Give them a try!

Breakfast Burrito

Portuguese Hash

Sour Cream Pancakes with Blueberries

Sausage Peppers & Onions

Eggs Potatoes & Spinach

Potato Stuffed Bells

Italian Scramble

Migas

Steve’s Scramble

Bacon Pecan Maple Buttermilk Waffles



Breads

Great Accompaniments

Garlic Bread

Portuguese Sweet Bread

Sweet Bread

Italian Flat Bread

Cornbread Portuguese-style

Rustic Cornbread

Sweet or Savory Tea Ring

Savory Tea Ring

Whole Wheat & Honey Banana

Wheat Honey Banana

Home Ground Wheat Loaf

Wheat Loaf

Pineapple Loaded Hawaiian Muffins

Hawaiian Muffins

Easy Sticky Buns

Easy Sticky Buns

Scones in Any Flavor

Scones in Any Flavor

Gingerbread Muffins

Gingerbread Muffins

Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins

Oatmeal Muffins

Hint of Orange Banana Nut Bread

Banana Nut

Easy Bagels

Easy Bagels

Country Cornbread

Perfect Vegan Muffin

Vegan Muffin

Onion Biscuits

Onion Biscuits


Tomato Corn Cheese Soup

Tomato Corn Cheese Soup
Trying to remember all these soups growing up and am puzzled at my memory lapse. Is this really my mother’s recipe box?! Yes, the recipe is in her handwriting. Another quick delicious soup. Hoping Dad was treated to these delicious soups. A lunch just for you Dad.

20 Minute recipe! Great for Soup & Sandwich! Enjoy!

 

 

 

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Cranberry (or Raisin) Spice Drops

 

 

 

Influenced by a Quaker Oats recipe. A little different take on an oatmeal cookie. Crispy edges surround this buttery spicy cookie. A great change up.

Here are a few previously posted Oatmeal Cookie or Bar Recipes you may enjoy too!

Oatmeal Cookies

Slice & Bake

Moistest Oatmeal Bars or Cookies

Moist Oatmeal

Molasses Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies

Molasses Oatmeal

Oatmeal Bars

Oatmeal Berry

Buttery Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

Buttery & Chewy

Breakfast Bars

Breakfast Bars

Vegan Molasses Cookies

Vegan Molasses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date Nut Bars

Date Nut

Oaties

Oaties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hamburger Bean Soup

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Freezing weather and a warm hearty soup go together. I usually have most if not all these ingredients available in my kitchen and you probably do too. This old time recipe is filling and perfect … in 30 minutes. From my mother’s recipe box but influenced by her friend Kay. Wrap up in a cozy blanket and enjoy a cup of this!

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Winter Soups

Love love love soups! Hearty, healthy, satiating, warming, cozy, delicious one dish meals! What could be better this time of year!

Wintertime is Souptime

Wintertime is SouptimeIt’s Souptime! 25 Great Soup Recipes … New Ones on the way!

 

1. Tortilla 2. Pumpkin 3. Minestrone 4. Albondigas 5. Garden Variety

6. Spicy Tomato 7. Tinolang ManokĀ with Bean ThreadsĀ 8. Pizza 9. Sausage Navy Bean 10. Manhattan Clam Chowder

11. Basic Potato 12. Pasta Fagioli 13. Greens and Beans 14. Cauliflower 15. Boston Clam Chowder

16. Portuguese Green 17. Basque 18. Portuguese Bean 19. Sopas 20. Vegetarian Black Eyed Pea

21. Chunky Root Soup 22.Ā Tinoling ManokĀ 23. Sopas with Wine 24. Depression Era Potato 25.Ā Chicken Soup


Shredded Potatoes Recipe

Shredded Potatoes Recipe

Nothing like potatoes to accompany meat or eggs! Actually, this potato recipe doesn’t require accompaniment or company. For the perfect do-ahead potato recipe give this one a try … A recipe that’s been around a long time for good reason.

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Easy Fill-in Cookies

Extra family’s coming and you need an additional dessert … Just in case. Here are three simple, guaranteed delicious, rich cookie recipes with few ingredients. Similar ingredients, in fact. You can put together in minutes.

Mexican Wedding CakesĀ 

Shortbread Chocolate Chip

Viennese Cookies
Mexican Wedding Cakeschocolate chip cookiesViennese Cookies