Who needs bread when you can have sweet potato toast! It’s very simple to make and can be topped with virtually anything you like. This is my favorite combination of flavors but the sky’s the limit when it comes to sweet potato toast. They are healthy and delicious and can be eaten for breakfast, lunch…
Author: Alexandra's Gourmet
Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes
Everyone has a box of their favorite pancake mix in their pantry. It is easy and quick, which is why people tend to use that instead of making their own pancake batter. What people don’t necessarily know, is how easy it is to make a fluffy, golden, restaurant quality pancake. These buttermilk pancakes are super…
Lemon Raspberry Shortbread Cookies
These heart shaped cookies are the perfect Valentine’s Day treat. There are two layers of buttery lemon shortbread, filled with sweet raspberry jam, topped with white chocolate. This combination of sweet and tart cannot be beat. These cookies may look hard to make, but are super easy. You can also just make the lemon shortbread…
Roasted Cauliflower with Harissa Sauce
Cauliflower has always been a difficult vegetable to cook in my house. I am literally the only one who would eat it, until now. I made this cauliflower, and showed it to my husband. Needless to say he was less than enthused to see a large bowl of cauliflower. I asked him to try one…
Drop Biscuits with Honey Butter
Mix, drop, bake. That is literally all you have to do to have buttery delicious biscuits ready in 15 minutes. Since moving to the south, biscuits have become a food that I never knew I needed in my life. I had tried biscuits before, but never a true southern biscuit. The biscuits here are a…
Mini Frittata
Delicious, easy and healthy. These mini frittatas are one of my favorite things to make for breakfast. You can literally fill them with anything you have in the fridge. I like to stick to veggies and cheese, but you can add a protein, like bacon or sausage. The possibilities are endless. These frittatas can be…
Orzo Salad
If you are looking for something quick and delicious, then this orzo salad is for you. It is perfect all year round, It is fresh and light, great as a side with any protein or as a meal on its own. Feel free to add more cranberries and feta if you prefer. Ingredients: Directions:
Dark Chocolate Orange Cookies
Every holiday season I find myself eating copious amounts of cookies. From the cookie exchange parties to the tins left on my doorstep by loving friends, there is an intense amount of cookies consumed in a short period of time. My go-to cookie this time of year is a chewy gingerbread cookie. I seem to…
Maple Bourbon Bacon Wrapped Apricot Jalapeno Bites
These little bites are packed with flavor. The sweet apricot pairs beautifully with the salty bacon, and the touch of heat from the jalapeno is an unexpected surprise. You can serve them without the glaze, but I love the maple bourbon taste, as well as the shiny finish that the glaze gives the bites. This…