June 2021 | Life with Janet

No-Churn Ice Cream with Toffee and Chocolate Bits

We went to bed with the windows open last night. It’s been in the mid-70’s all week. Oh, California. You slay me. I swear if the pool was done, we…

SOUTHERN-STYLE EGG SALAD SANDWICH

I absolutely love egg salad. And I love it for several reasons. First, I love how easy it is to make. Just mix up a few ingredients, and you’ve got yourself a…

No-Mayo Egg Salad

Egg salad! Creamy, rich and flavorful egg salad. I hadn’t even thought about egg salad in years until my friend Cameron mentioned that she had made some the other day…

Healthy Blue Cheese Dip

How can I even begin to describe the deliciousness that is this dip?! Let’s see…to start: it tastes like cheese. Blue cheese. It is super healthy and made with only…

PALEO PECAN PIE

Hey Foodie! I’m really excited to share this week’s paleo recipe with you. Not only because it looks incredible, but because it tastes amazing! I used to think it was…

Homemade Calzones

I have been in a calzone making mood for the past few weeks, they are just so filling and delicious. The great thing about them is that you can make…

CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT BERRY SHORTCAKES

Two classic warm-weather desserts are weaknesses for me – one is peach cobbler and the other is strawberry shortcake. I could literally eat half of a 9 by 13 of…

NO COOK BLUEBERRY LIME CURD TARTS

Lemons and blueberries are a famous culinary pair – but I decided to switch it up and use blueberries and limes together. No, the fact that I had no lemons…

LOW SUGAR BAKED APPLES WITH COCONUT PECAN STUFFING

I make baked apples every fall for two reasons: (1) they are soft and velvety and comforting and (2) they make my whole house smell delicious! This version of Baked…

LUSCIOUS LENTIL SPICE CAKE

There is something about winter that makes me crave spice cake. Even while the cake is baking, I feel comforted – the whole house fills with a warm and comforting…

PUMPKIN DEVILED EGGS

You just decrease the amount of mayonnaise in your usual deviled eggs and swap it with pumpkin puree. And, we had some season’s end okra in our garden, so the…

Choosing the Best Potatoes for Potato Salad

Potato salad is a summertime cookout side dish staple. Although the number of recipes you’ll find for different dressings and add-ins are nearly endless, don’t forget about the most important…

ROASTED POTATO SALAD

I just love all things cute and “two bite” potatoes are no exception. Now that I am blogging, I go grocery shopping several times a week. I never know how many…

Triple Herb Potato Salad

Growing up in the south it was typical to see potato salad at the table for cookouts, holidays, or picnics. My mom makes really great potato salad, but the only…

4 Ingredient Pumpkin Bread Bites

Who doesn’t love pumpkin bread in the fall? It’s moist, delicious and so comforting. Just the thought of pumpkin bread makes me want to grab a cable sweater, sit by…

Carrot cake ice cream

I recently had lunch at a charming restaurant in Constantia where they had carrot cake ice cream on the menu. Intrigued, I just had to try it, but sadly it…

Grilled Marinated Calf’s Heart

This is a wonderfully simple, delicious dish, the heart not, as you might imagine, tough as old boots because of all the work it does, but in fact firm and…

50 Must-Have Thanksgiving Desserts

Can you believe November is here already?! It’s almost Thanksgiving, and I am getting so excited for all of my favorite foods – turkey, mashed potatoes, squash, stuffing, green bean…

I’m Spring Cleaning with OxiClean’s NEW Products!

I hope it doesn’t jinx us to say this, but I think John and I have FINALLY found THE HOUSE! This is the FOURTH house we have put an offer…

ORANGE CHOCOLATE BROWNIE CAKE

Is it a brownie, or is it cake? Should you have it for breakfast or dessert? Does it taste like chocolate orange or the most decadent truffle? Not that you…

Chicken Sausage with Sundried Tomatoes And Grits

These Chicken Sausage with Sun-dried Tomatoes and Cheesy Grits are the kind of meal you crave, the fact that they’re ready in about 30 minutes makes it that much more…

Baked Chicken Recipe

The preparation that we bring you this time in RecetasGratis is a delicious but straightforward Peruvian baked chicken recipe. Baked chicken is a prevalent dish, so in every country, it…

Chicken Piccata

There seems to be two exceptions to the “no chicken” rule at our house–rotisserie chicken from the market (which means I don’t have to cook!) and Chicken Piccata. Or as…