Bacon Scallion Corn Muffins

These bacon scallion corn muffins include whole grain cornmeal, bacon and scallions, and Vermont cheddar cheese. 

These bacon scallion corn muffins are wonderful as a portable breakfast. They also are fabulous for lunch with a green salad.

My Top Five Desserts for 2018

These are my top five favorite desserts for 2018. 

All of these desserts were so good!

Mini Quiche Lorraine

These mini quiche Lorraine, made with bacon, onions, and Gruyère cheese in a tiny pie crust, are an easy and tasty appetizer or brunch dish.

I served these little quiches as an appetizer on Christmas Eve. It was my turn to host the annual family fête, and with 26 of my most favorite people coming for dinner, I needed appetizers that would pair well with bubbly.

Easy Make-Ahead Baked French Toast Casserole | Best Breakfast Recipes

This make-ahead baked French toast casserole is so easy to assemble the night before and then bake in the morning for breakfast or brunch. 

When my grandsons spend the night at our house, their favorite breakfast the next morning is French toast. When we have time, I will stand there like a short order cook and make French toast until they've had their fill. It's my favorite way to spend the morning with these boys.

Roasted TriColored Pepper Salsa | Best Appetizers from 2018

Roasted tricolored pepper salsa: Bell peppers in three colors that are roasted in the oven, peeled and chopped, and tossed with red onion, basil, cilantro, white wine vinegar, olive oil and a bit of sugar and pepper.

This roasted tricolored pepper salsa, served with toasty crostini, is a wonderful and light cocktail party appetizer.

Herb and Wine Poached Shrimp with Homemade Cocktail Sauce

This Herb and Wine Poached Shrimp with Homemade Cocktail Sauce is perfect for entertaining and super easy to make.

This shrimp cocktail is a little more work than setting out precooked shrimp with bottled cocktail sauce, but it's almost as easy.

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups {Copycat}

These homemade Peanut Butter Cups, filled with a dough-like peanut butter filling, will pretty much blow your mind. 

The filling for these copycat Reese's peanut butter cups has a secret ingredient which takes the texture and flavor to a whole new level.