Overnight No-Cook Oatmeal Yogurt Cups
The time has come! I have written down this recipe quite a few times recently for interested friends who have whipped up their own and enjoyed. I finally… Read More »
Skewered Fired-Up Grilled Shrimp
You know how when you eat something at a friend’s house that is so delicious you hope to leave with the recipe? This is one of those recipes. … Read More »
Baked Egg Avocados
Sometimes, I “share” an idea on my Fountain Avenue Kitchen Facebook page. It might be a recipe from another website that I think looks delicious, or perhaps just… Read More »
Creamy Poppyseed Dressing with Greek Yogurt
This recipe has been in my box for years, but I stopped making it because it was so laden with fat. Recently, I decided to revamp the recipe… Read More »
Slow Cooker Turkey Tenderloin with Wild Rice and Butternut Squash
Out of the crock pot and onto the plate. Dinner tonight was as easy as it was delicious. It had everything in it–juicy, tender turkey for good protein,… Read More »
Kale Salad with Peanut Dressing
Addiction, obsessions…call them what you may. I have several of them pertaining to food, some of them more virtuous than others. Kale is one of the virtuous ones…. Read More »
Play Dough
A few days ago, my 13-year-old made an unexpected request: Would I make play dough? For several years running, I was the play dough maker for the kids’… Read More »
Oatmeal with Add-Ins
Oatmeal can taste sooooo good with the right add-ins and steel cut oats can cook in 7-8 minutes! It just takes a little prep the night before.To slash… Read More »
The Watermelon Radish
This is a radish like no other. Slicing into one reveals something that looks just like a watermelon. Alas, the name: the watermelon radish! A hearty cold-weather crop,… Read More »
Roasted Veggies
Roasted vegetables are very popular in our house. This was the rainbow of colors that went into the oven last night. In my mind, roasting vegetables is not… Read More »
Chunky Homemade Granola
Perfectly crunchy, not overly sweet, and loaded with chunks, this granola recipe makes two big baking sheet-fulls and is a welcome addition to breakfast and a satisfying snack…. Read More »
Chunky Homemade Granola Snack Mix
Mixing Chunky Homemade Granola with dried cranberries, cashews, and white chocolate chips makes a snack mix so incredibly delicious with the added benefits of being mostly healthy and… Read More »
Basic Marinara
Years ago, I was inspired by a recipe in Cooking Light magazine that offered a basic marinara sauce and suggestions on how to use the sauce well beyond… Read More »
Jen’s Incredible Baked Meatballs
I have recipes everywhere…a shelfful of cookbooks, two boxes with recipe cards, and countless pages torn from magazines, newspapers…and so many slips of paper with my own hand-written… Read More »
The Fountain Avenue Kitchen was my grandmother’s kitchen, the kitchen where I first pulled up a stool and watched the magic of turning basic, fresh ingredients into culinary wonders. Through today’s Fountain Avenue Kitchen, I hope to inspire people to try a new recipe, learn a new technique and eat more vegetables and wholesome grains ... but still enjoy a little dessert now and then. Pull up your chair and join me in the Fountain Avenue Kitchen!
