Food Family Style Laugh Main Courses Creamy Vegan Spaghetti with Broccoli & Cherry Tomatoes – Recipe! February 3, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment I know the northeast is deep up to their elbows in snow, but here in Los Angeles it’s gorgeous and mid-60’s. The skies are blue because of the recent rains and other than still being in a pandemic, we don’t have much to complain about here at home. Trying to eat mostly healthy is part […] Read more » cooking with Gena Bell Creamy Spaghetti Recipe Creamy Vegan Spaghetti with Broccoli & Cherry Tomatoes - Recipe! Easy Spaghetti Recipe Family Style Recipes genabellrecipes Spaghetti Vegan Spaghetti Recipe
Food Laugh Leftovers Main Courses Shredded Beef & Mashed Potato Taquitos with Chunky Guacamole – Recipe! February 2, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment I’m all about using up leftovers and I mentioned in Saturday’s post about repurposing some of the Slow-Cooker Vietnamese Style Pot Roast for another recipe. Shredding up roast beef is an easy task and adding it to a tortilla, along with some mashed potatoes that you may have paired with the beef, or had for […] Read more » Beef & Potato Taquitos Recipe cooking with Gena Bell genabellrecipes How to Use Up Leftovers Leftovers Leftovers Transformation Mexican Food Recipes Shredded Beef & Mashed Potato Taquitos with Chunky Guacamole - Recipe! Shredded Beef Recipes
Laugh Cheers Desserts Food Coconut Hot Chocolate – Recipe! January 29, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Cool days and evenings lend themselves to sipping hot drinks by the fire, or enjoying while watching your favorite Netflix show. I don’t know if any of you have seen Lupin on Netflix, but it’s worthy of a watch. It’s like Emily in Paris only on steroids, and it is based on a fictional French […] Read more » Chocolate Recipes Coconut Hot Chocolate - Recipe! cooking with Gena Bell Drinks genabellrecipes Hot Chocolate Recipe Hot Drink Recipes
Laugh Cake Gluten-Free Live Upside Down Gluten-Free Blood Orange Cake – Recipe! January 28, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment We’re still waiting to get the heavy rains here in Southern California today. It was supposed to happen yesterday, but not a drop here in Los Angeles. During a rainy day, there’s nothing like baking to set the mood for a cozy home. When the oven is heated up to help raise the thermometer, it’s […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell cake recipes genabellrecipes Gluten Free Orange Cake gluten free recipes Upside Down Gluten Free Cake Upside Down Gluten-Free Blood Orange Cake - Recipe!
Laugh Cheers Blood Orange Margaritas – Recipe! January 22, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment This is the time of the year when my garden gets really confused. Living in Southern California we can have weather shifts by 30 degrees from day to day. I know many people who aren’t from here, think it’s always warm, and it is for the most part, but still, some days it’s hard to […] Read more » Blood Orange Margaritas - Recipe! Blood Orange Recipes Blood Oranges Cocktail Recipes cooking with Gena Bell genabellrecipes Margaritas
Laugh Cake Chai White Chocolate Raspberry Cake – Recipe! January 16, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment There’s always room for cake, especially in my household. Cake is just one of those things that brings a little joy to each of us, and what better way to lift your mood, than with a buttery slice. I read a lot of cake recipes and blogs, and one blog that I am particularly fond […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Cake by Courtney cake recipes Chai Cake Recipe Chai Recipes Chai White Chocolate Raspberry Cake - Recipe! genabellrecipes
Food Laugh Leftovers Main Courses Mini Tamale Pies – Recipe! January 15, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment The start of this year has been a real doozy, huh? I’m already worn out from the news about all the political injustices going around our country, and counting the days until the inauguration. I’m trying to keep my meals as simple as possible, just so something feels easy right now. Leftovers are something we […] Read more » cooking with Gena Bell genabellrecipes Leftovers Recipes Mini Tamale Pies - Recipe! Tamale Pie Recipe Tamales Pies
Food Breads and Buns Laugh Leftovers Love Main Courses No-Yeast Flatbread – Recipe! January 12, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Traditionally flatbread or pizza is made with either fresh yeast, dried yeast, or a sourdough starter, but I thought it would be fun to experiment with making dough with just baking powder as the leavener. During the beginning of this pandemic there were hundreds of people reporting that grocery stores were out of dried yeast, […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Flatbread Recipe genabellrecipes How to Make a No-Yeast Dough No-Yeast Dough Recipe No-Yeast Flatbread - Recipe! Pizza Crust Recipe
Family Style Laugh Spinach & Ricotta Stuffed Shells with Chicken Sausage Marinara – Recipe! December 26, 2020 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Stuffed shells are the perfect pasta to make at home for a family-style meal. In the 1980’s, stuffed shells were all the rage and Americans were busy filling their pasta with a variety of cheeses, meat and vegetables of all sorts. The traditional stuffed shells are usually filled with ricotta cheese, like in this recipe, […] Read more » Best Pasta Recipes cooking with Gena Bell Family Style Meals genabellrecipes How to Make Stuffed Shells Italian Food Spinach & Ricotta Stuffed Shells with Chicken Sausage Marinara - Recipe! Stuffed Shells Recipe
Laugh Cake Holiday Food Espresso Gingerbread Cake – Recipe! December 23, 2020 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment It wouldn’t be Christmas without gingerbread and on most holidays, I would bake a gingerbread house for my family display, but this year feels different, so I skipped it. Over decorating and creating towers of cookie trays is not in the cards this Christmas because of the pandemic, but that doesn’t mean I’m not baking […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Cake Recipe Christmas Cake Recipe Espresso Cake Recipe Espresso Gingerbread Cake - Recipe! genabellrecipes Gingerbread Cake Recipe Holiday Desserts