Sweet stuffed peppers recipe

I'm a big fan of the standard stuffed pepper recipe - stuffed with meat, cheese, onion, tomato and the like.  I'm an even bigger fan of a sweeter side dish variety.  These mini sweet peppers are stuffed to the brim with goat cheese, corn, dried apricots and basil, and are a fun and delicious finger food!

Ingredients

1/2 cup dried apricots, diced
3/4 cup sweet corn
2 Tablespoons basil, chopped
8 ounces soft goat cheese
12-18 mini sweet peppers

Directions

Wash and bake peppers on lined cookie sheet for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.

Place peppers on plate and allow to cool to room temperature.

While cooking, heat corn in frying pan until gently charred.

Combine diced apricots, corn, basil and goat cheese and season with salt and pepper.

Cut a slit in the side of each pepper and use a spoon to scrape out seeds with a spoon.

Fill each pepper with goat cheese mixture.

Return stuffed peppers to oven and bake until goat cheese is warm and soft.

They're quick and easy, and a great twist on your normal stuffed pepper!

Quick and delicious cornbread recipe - half homemade!

Last week, I made our last stock pot full of chili (check out my recipe here!) of the season.  Husband has been craving it lately, and I decided that since i snowed the day before, it would still be acceptable.  I split the pot between us and my friend Robyn, who had a baby a few weeks after us!

In our house, cornbread is basically a requirement when enjoying chili.  With a newborn, I'm looking for faster ways to do things, so I decided to "soup up" some boxed mix.  It turned out SO well, you won't make yours from scratch anymore.  Gotta love half-homemade!  I added canned corn, cheese and sour cream - the best of the best. 

It sweet, soft, and tastes homemade!  

Ingredients

Box of cornbread mix (for 8x8 or 9x9 pan)

Ingredients to prepare boxed cornbread as directed

1 cup canned corn, drained and chopped

1/4 cup sour cream

1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

Prepare boxed cornbread as directed.

Add corn (drained and chopped), sour cream, and shredded cheese, and mix.

Grease 8x8 or 9x9 pan, and pour mix in.  Bake as directed on box, or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted.

While cooking, play with baby.

Enjoy!