Our Olde Apple Tree🍎

August & September in WNY has some of the most beautiful weather in the nation, it’s still warm but the humidity has lessened, the breezes are lovely and the nights are cooler☺️ The trees are still green but there are a few hues of color changes showing, Fall is coming!!! My little back yard is…

Here we go… Health, food, family, just simply grateful🥰

Hello everyone!! It’s a beautiful summer morning here in WNY☀️ Following in the footsteps of a dear fellow blogger I opened my space and started to write again… I’ve been just sitting here overwhelmed with thoughts of my life and wanted to share some of what has transpired over this past year😌 Honestly, I really…

Just Love♥️

Hello everyone!! I don’t know about you but these past few years have been just a blurr! Worrying, washing, wiping & weeping, we’ve listened to the Dr’s, gotten poked and prodded, worn masks and stayed home! We ordered groceries to be delivered, cancelled our appts., FaceTimed & Zoomed missing our loved ones and personally I’ve…

It’s so good to be back☺️

I Hope this finds you all well & safe😊 I hope you are finding some sense of happiness in your world and that we all come out of this craziness whole and better for it!!!! I’m Thankful that my family is well, I’m missing everyone terribly but hopefully soon we can be together for more…

Lasagna Soup

Originally posted on karenskitchen … Homemade with Love❤:
A new twist on one of life’s favorites❤️ RECIPE: 8oz of lasagna noodles broken into pieces (about 10 noodles) 2 tablesp. Olive oil, plus more for drizzling 1 med onion, chopped 4  to 5 Italian sausage links, casings removed and broken up into lg pieces 4 cloves garlic,…

Mom’s Zucchini Pie

Originally posted on karenskitchen … Homemade with Love❤:
My mom made this pie with fresh veggies out of the garden when I was a teen, I think of those beautiful summer days whenever I make this… I always found it to be such comfort food, I hope you like it as much as I do❤️ RECIPE:…

My Easter Sour Cream Cookies With Cream Cheese Frosting🐣🐇

Hello again everyone💕 This has been a very strange year for all of us hasn’t it😌 as we sit scared waiting to hear good news… what to do next?, who should I worry about first?, what do I clean now?, did I wash my hands?, should I brave the grocery store?, should I go to that…

Grandma’s Rustic Pasta Fagioli

Originally posted on karenskitchen … Homemade with Love❤:
My favorite as a child and even now❤️ RECIPE: In large stock pot add about 3 tablespoons of olive oil and 1 lg. pork hock or 2 small ones….Brown on all sides. Sauté these veggies in pot once pork is browned (you will need to add a little…

Grandma’s Two Layer Cheesecake🥰

For as long as I can remember my Mom and my grandmother made this cheesecake for many special occasions in our house☺️ I don’t know where the recipe came from or who made it first, all I know is that it has been a favorite of mine for a long time and now my family’s…

Hope your Thanksgiving was Blessed!🦃

I truly hope all your Thanksgivings were wonderful and you had a lovely, restful, family filled, joyful day🦃 My Thanksgiving was so fun, Our grand babies were here and you know how I love that!!! Our big dinner for 10 was fabulous full of family & friends …. I cooked and cooked, we ate and…

White Bean Soup with Spicy Sausage

  When the evenings have become cool and the leaves outside are a gorgeous shade of gold & rust, warm comforting soups come to mind🍂 Here’s my first attempt this beautiful Autumn!  2 lg. Cloves of garlic, minced 1 tablesp. extra virgin olive oil 4 to 5 cups chicken broth 2 15oz cans cooked white beans…

A French Clafoutis with Pears

This beautiful dessert is a first for me, it’s delicate, delicious and full of flavor. It’s a French dessert traditionally made with black cherries, arranged in a buttered pan and covered with a thick batter. No matter what fruit you choose for your clafoutis its usually served lukewarm dusted with powdered sugar… but for a special…

Summer Memories☀️and a Delicious Orecchiette Dish coming together🥰

It’s been a lovely summer at our house, taking it easy trying to take everything in that’s important to me ( have a hard time just doing me😌) but it’s been fun traveling and spending time with my kids & my beloved grand babies. We’ve had many dinners with friends and family, I’ve made some…

Lentils with Brown Rice

  Ok so I needed some comfort food yesterday as I was remembering being in my Grandma’s kitchen! I looked through some old recipes and pics but nothing jumped out at me till later in the day I came across a pic of a lentil dish and here is what happened… I tried to recreate…

Simple Pasta, Spinach and Tomatoes

Just a simple to make, quick meal that tastes like you went out to a restaurant. Take the time to season it as you like, cheesy or spicy☺️ You can even use regular pasta or whole wheat pasta and make it your own. This yummy dish you’re looking at was made with whole wheat spaghetti,…

Rotisserie Chicken Salad with Grapes & Cashews!😋

Even on the sunniest of days winter, spring or summer this has been a favorite salad of my family, it’s easy, simple and delicious! This is a repost from a few years ago but I couldn’t help but revisit it…. You can make the salad as large or as small as you’d like just adjust…

It’s been a while♥️ Still having fun!

  Hi from karenskitchen, I know it’s been a while since I’ve written but between a few health problems, the holidays, spending time with my family, my beloved children & grandchildren and some truly unkind words about my blog (that affected me more than you know from crazy cowards), I am back!  I’m cooking and…

Thick & Rich Split Pea Soup😊

This recipe is straight from my head with little extra touches and new add ins every time I make it!! I love watching this Soup thicken as the dried peas and all its added goodies combine with just plain water, slowly bubble, to create the thick, rich and creamy soup you see here!! It’s simple…

Our truly wonderful California Vacation all together!!♥️

  This July has been a quite a joy for me, as most of you may know I have two beloved daughters who live on opposite sides of the country, one in Northern Virginia and one in Southern California, I do travel to see them separately but it takes lots of time and planning to…

A Delightful Strawberry Rhubarb Pie 😋

So fun preparing this beauty🥧 My first attempt at making this pie! Found a recipe from one of my old recipe books and I did it 😊 I can freely admit that my baking skills are simple at best but i do think I did the rubarb justice …with my fresh picked strawberries and a…