Food A Week At A Time - Meal Ideas A Week At A Time – Meal Ideas! August 15, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment What a fun week! I just spent the last few days with friends in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and boy, did we have a great time. I really needed that. I just love the outdoors, especially during the summer when the weather is perfect in places like Wyoming – not too hot, not too cold. The […] Read more » A Week At A Time - Meal Ideas! Chicken Recipes cooking with Gena Bell Easy Meal Ideas genabellrecipes Grilling Recipes Pork Recipes Salad Recipes Salads Summer Meal Ideas
Food Desserts 10 Desserts You Need to Make Before Summer’s End August 12, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Summer desserts are special. They’re unlike any other season because the fruit is so remarkable. Even if you’re not a fruit person, everyone loves berries and, stone-fruit like peaches, nectarines and apricots that line farmer’s market stalls during this season. You just can’t help yourself from grabbing a few pounds of summer fruit, and turning […] Read more » 10 Desserts You Need to Make before Summer's End Baking with Gena Bell Berry Desserts Chocolate Desserts genabellrecipes Ice Cream Recipes Peach Desserts Summertime Desserts
Food Appetizers Whipped Eggplant Dip with Roasted Jalapeno – Recipe! August 10, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment There’s a restaurant in Santa Monica called Elephante, that sits perched above a few buildings on Second Street with a peaky ocean view. The Italian inspired menu has some things that I truly enjoy, and one of them is their whipped eggplant dip. This dip is not Baba Ganoush, with it’s chunky finish, but rather […] Read more » cooking with Gena Bell Creamy Eggplant Dip Eggplant Dip Eggplant Recipes genabellrecipes Whipped Eggplant Dip with Roasted Jalapeno - Recipe!
Food A Week At A Time - Meal Ideas A Week At A Time – Meal Ideas! August 8, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Happy Sunday everybody and I hope you’re enjoying your weekend. Things have been a bit hectic for me lately with trying to finish the inside of our Santa Ynez house and working with a landscaper outside to start that whole project. Dirt, dirt and more dirt has been cut away from our back hillside to […] Read more » A Week At A Time - Meal Ideas! Baking with Gena Bell BLT Recipe Chicken Recipes cooking with Gena Bell Easy Instant Pot Recipes Eggplant Parmesan Recipe genabellrecipes Meal Ideas Muffin Recipes Pasta Recipes
Laugh Cake Strawberry-Buttermilk Icebox Cake – Recipe! August 5, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Icebox Cakes are a dessert from the 1950’s usually made with store-bought cookies or wafers and layered in a pan with flavored cream. After the cake sits for a few hours in the refrigerator, the cookies soften and become a cake-like consistency. This cool and casual dessert is often served in a casserole, so it […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell genabellrecipes Icebox Cake Recipe Strawberry Cake Recipe Strawberry Desserts Strawberry Icebox Cake Recipe Strawberry-Buttermilk Icebox Cake - Recipe!
Food Family Style Laugh Main Courses Quick Turkey Meatball Pasta with Tomatoes & Spinach – Recipe! August 4, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment I love meatballs, but during the summer, I’m looking for a quicker approach to cooking to get out of the kitchen faster. However, I’m not willing to sacrifice flavor at any meal, so a bit of creativity needs to happen. Seasoned turkey sausage in its casing, is easily removed and dolloped into faux meatballs, for […] Read more » cooking with Gena Bell genabellrecipes Quick Turkey Sausage Meatball Pasta with Tomatoes & Spinach - Recipe! Summer Meals Summer Pasta Recipe Turkey Meatball Pasta Recipe
Love Cookies Trail Mix Cookies – Recipe! August 3, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment I consider trail mix a staple in most pantries. The crunchy mix of nuts, dried fruits and sometimes chocolate pieces makes a great snack for hikes, outdoor activities and in lunches. I tend to prefer a basic trail mix of almonds, cashews, peanuts with some raisins, and maybe a few M&M’s, but there are many […] Read more » Baking Baking with Gena Bell Best Cookie Recipe cookie recipes genabellrecipes Trail Mix Cookies Trail Mix Cookies - Recipe! Trail Mix Recipes
Food Salads Thai Peanut Noodle Chicken & Eggplant Salad – Recipe! August 2, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Soba Noodles are a buckwheat pasta, which happens to be from the rhubarb and sorrel family despite the name, and are not related to the wheat family at all. This soft buckwheat pasta has an earthy taste and the quick cooking time and also has great texture and flavor, which pairs nicely with Asian inspired […] Read more » Asian Chicken Salad cooking with Gena Bell genabellrecipes How to Make Asian Salad Noodle & Eggplant Salad - Recipe! Soba Noodle Soba Noodle Recipes Thai Peanut Chicken Thai Peanut Dressing Recipe Thai Peanut Noodle Chicken & Eggplant Salad - Recipe! Thai Salad Recipes
Food A Week At A Time - Meal Ideas A Week At A Time – Meal Ideas! August 1, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment It’s been a busy week, especially here in my household. My granddaughter’s birthday party was a smash and she couldn’t of been more adorable, and the birthday cake turned out very cute. I learned how to make an ombre’ cake, and no, I won’t be taking orders in my near future. Now it’s time to […] Read more » A Week At A Time - Meal Ideas! Baking with Gena Bell Beef Recipes Chicken Recipes cooking with Gena Bell genabellrecipes Meal Ideas Pasta Recipes Salads salmon recipes Vegetarian Recipes
Laugh Cheers Frozen Mango Margaritas – Recipe! July 29, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Frozen margaritas used to be the biggest trend when I was in my twenties. I never ordered them up, or on the rocks, but only blended, and it didn’t matter what time of year it was, you always drank them frozen. So, I thought we’d go “old school” today, with it being summer and all, […] Read more » Cheers! Cocktails cooking with Gena Bell Frozen Mango Margaritas - Recipe! Frozen Margarita Recipe genabellrecipes Mango Margaritas Recipe Summer Cocktails