Jolene's Recipe Journal

Prosciutto Wrapped Mozzarella Bites are an easy appetizer that's ready in minutes. Simple and satisfying, they make a perfect finger food for parties, holiday gatherings, or a quick snack.

Halloween is the perfect time to get creative in the kitchen. From spooky sweets to savory bites and festive drinks, these recipes are all treats, no tricks!

S is for Smoothie! This chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie is creamy, chocolatey, and made with simple ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. 

C is for chia and coconut! This year I'm participating in a bi-weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet.  It  can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter.

There are lots of spins on mummy themed treats out there and they've always been a hit here. This time around I'm doing something with a bit more of a kick to them, Mummy Jalapeno Poppers from Taste of Home.

T is for Taco and Taters! This year I'm participating in a bi-weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet.  It can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter.

Q is for Quinoa! This year I'm participating in a bi weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet.  It can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter.

Wow, April just flew by! It's Muffin Monday again and since I'd been making a lot of sweets lately I set out to find a savory muffin to make.  I found these Cheeseburger Mini Muffins on Taste of Home.

August has flown by and it's time for Muffin Monday again! This month's pick was a no brainer.  Zucchini is plentiful everywhere and I had a pretty decent blueberry crop this summer despite a late hard frost back in May. 

This month is just flying by but I'm excited to be joining the #MuffinMonday bakers again! I had a grocery pickup list mishap and ended up with two containers of sour cream so went searching on the Taste of Home site for recipes and found these Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Muffins.

One of my favorite apps to order when I go out is jalapeno poppers.  I rarely fry at home so when I saw these grilled Bacon Cheddar Jalapenos on the Taste of Home site I couldn't wait to give them a try.

When Dunkin came out with their new menu offering of Hummus Toast I was practically in the car before the commercial had ended.  It was delicious, but I try really hard to limit my drive through spending to things that I can't or won't make at home, and I knew this was something I could. 

March is a tough weather month here in New England.  We'll get a few nice days but overall we're stuck sitting watching other places flowers start to bloom and farmers markets open up.  I combat that this buy baking lots of colorful, flavorful treats like Suzeanne L's Pineapple Upside Down Muffins.

The big game is just around the corner and I'm sharing a fun appetizer that will make everyone cheer! We are huge toasted ravioli fans so when I ran across this Fried Tortellini on the Taste of Home site I knew that it would be a big hit here.  Angela L's recipe uses prosciutto ricotta tortellini, but all I could get my hands on were three cheese tortellini, so that's what I went with.

  Things have been crazy around here and I somehow managed to order 2 boxes of frozen garlic bread on my grocery pickup.  I searched the Taste of Home site for ideas and the Garlic Toast Pizzas seemed like a great way to serve them up. 

Finally getting back into the swing of things after a crazy few weeks and I'm trying tons of new recipes that I can't wait to share with you all!  I bought some blueberries for another recipe and had some left over but I didn't want to do more baking. I searched the Taste of Home site and found Kim F's Blueberry Oatmeal Smoothies. 

Since I already came up with a version of Dunkin Donuts new Egg White & Veggie Omelet Bites for myself, I decided to make the other variety that they are offering, Bacon & Cheddar, for my husband.

After discovering last month that I'm not the only ginger fan in the house I immediately went looking for a recipe using it to make for this month's Muffin Monday. I found Lisa V's Cranberry Gingerbread Muffins on the Taste of Home site. 

If you're like me you always cook enough food for an army for holiday meals. We love leftovers in their original form, but we also like to change them up a bit. Here are our favorite ways to repurpose Thanksgiving leftovers!

Very happy to be joining the Muffin Monday bakers again this month! I had some leftover buttermilk from another recipe so I searched the Taste of Home site and found Robert L's Buttermilk Oatmeal Muffins.