Preserving Love Pesto Sauce – Recipe! January 18, 2019 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Growing season for fresh basil is usually in the spring and summer months when it’s warmer outside. However, you can find basil at farmer’s markets or grocery stores during the fall and winter because it’s also grown in green houses or hydroponically. Fresh basil has an aroma that’s all of its own and in my […] Read more » cooking with Gena Bell Fresh Basil Recipes Fresh Pesto Sauce gena bell recipes How to Make Pesto Sauce Pesto Recipe Pesto Sauce - Recipe!
Love Cookies Spelt Milk & Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies – Recipe! January 9, 2019 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment There’s always a debate about which are the best chocolate chip cookies. Some prefer soft and chewy, while others enjoy a bit of a crunch. To me, it depends on the day and the quality of ingredients used in the dough. I think I’m swearing off chocolate chips in general, even though I think I […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Best Cookie Recipe Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe gena bell recipes Spelt Chocolate Chip Cookies Spelt Milk & Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies - Recipe! Whole-Grain Cookie Recipe
Love Favorite Things Last Minute Foodie Gift Ideas! December 11, 2018 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Foodie is sort of a non-descript term. Does it mean cook, chef, kitchen helper, or connoisseur of all things food? It really doesn’t matter because I just love the fact that people appreciate finer food gifts whether they are related to actual cooking, or just items that you can use or consume in the kitchen. […] Read more » Foodie Gift Ideas Gena Bell's Favorite Things 2018! Gifts for Cooks Holiday Gifts Shopping with Gena Bell Top 12 Foodie Gift Ideas for Christmas 2018!
Love Cookies White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies – Recipe! December 7, 2018 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment What better candy than peppermint says, “It’s Christmas.” Peppermint sticks, candy canes and drops whirled in red and white are representative of this time of year. When it comes to peppermint, just a bit goes along way and it pairs nicely with chocolate, especially white chocolate. Drop cookies balled, baked and speckled with crushed peppermint […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell christmas cookie recipes cookie recipes Holiday Baking Peppermint Recipes White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies - Recipe!
Love Gluten-Free Live Preserving Slow-Cooker Chai Applesauce – Recipe! December 1, 2018 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Applesauce is a naturally sweet treat that is great served as a side dish with roasted meat and chicken, but it’s also delicious as a healthy snack. We tend to view applesauce as a child’s food and not something grown ups would enjoy, but homemade applesauce is something totally different – a creamy puree of […] Read more » Apple Recipes Applesauce Recipe Chai Applesauce Recipe Chai Recipes cooking with Gena Bell How to Make Homemade Applesauce Slow Cooker Chair Applesauce - Recipe!
Love Travel Travels to Sicily – Palermo & Monreale (Part 3 of 3) November 3, 2018 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Before heading into Palmero we ventured the long way, about an hour’s drive from Agrigento to Vallelunga to visit Ragaleali Wine Estate and Anna Tasca Lanza Cooking School. Anna Tasca Lanza opened a cooking school decades ago on the families 19th century wine estate called Case’ Vecchie to teach foreigners farm-to-table cuisine. Anna had worked […] Read more » Essence of Sicily Gena Bell Travel Italy Travel Information Travel Monreale Travel Sicily 2018 Travel to Palermo Travels to Sicily - Palermo & Monreale ( Part 3 of 3)
Love Favorite Things California Comfort Food – Cookbook! November 1, 2018 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment I am so excited to announce that here it is: California Comfort Food by Me! It’s been along time in the making and I have finally finished it. You can purchase the soft cover or ebook on Amazon.com and the ebook version only on Barnes&Noble.com, Apple and other smaller ebook sites. I hope you […] Read more » California Comfort Food - Cookbook! California Comfort Food by Gena Bell Cookbooks Favorite Cookbooks Recipes by Gena Bell
Family Style Food Love Main Courses Slow-Cooker Sweet Potato & Beef Stew – Recipe! October 28, 2018 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Anytime is the perfect time to use a slow cooker, but especially during the fall and winter season when you are busy running around getting costumes, buying gifts, or baking for school and office parties. At the end of the day, what many of us look forward to the most is a comforting meal that […] Read more » cooking with Gena Bell Slow-Cooker Sweet Potato & Beef Stew - Recipe! Slower Cooker Recipes Slower Cooker Stew Recipe Social Sundays Stew Recipes Sweet Potato Recipes Winter Stew Recipes
Love Travel Travels to Sicily – Noto, Siracusa, Ragusa & Agrigento (Part 2 of 3) October 27, 2018 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Noto was our next stay, about a 45-minute drive from Taormina in southeast Sicily. Our lodging for a couple of nights was at Country House Villadorata, about a 10 minute drive from downtown Noto in an relatively newish estate settled among olive and almond trees. The rooms were spacious, clustered together in groups of three […] Read more » Agrigento Noto Ragusa Ragusa & Agrigento (Part 2 of 3) Sicily Siracusa Travel by Gena Bell Travel Sicily 2018 Travels to Sicily Travels to Sicily - Noto
Love Travel Travels to Sicily – Taormina, Mount Etna and Catania (Part 1 of 3) October 24, 2018 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea is just off the toe of Italy. Its diverse culture, architecture and cuisine are what makes Sicily such a special place. There are two airports into Sicily, one being Catania, where six of us began our east coast tour and shuttled to Taormina for the first few […] Read more » Catania Sicily Mount Etna & Catania - Part 1 of 3 Sicily 2018 Sicily Travels Taormina Sicily Travel Sicily Travel Sicily - Taormina Travel with Gena Bell Travels to Sicily - Taormina
