Laugh Cheers Basil Cucumber Gin & Tonic – Recipe! July 9, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment After taking a cocktail class for six weeks this spring, there was one thing I learned and that was infusing alcohol with herbs, fruits or spices can be such an enticing thing. I first started my infusion obsession by adding fresh strawberries to reposado tequila, and creating a creamy strawberry jalapeno margarita, and after that […] Read more » Basil Cucumber Gin & Tonic - Recipe! Cheers! Cocktail Recipes cooking with Gena Bell Drinks genabellrecipes Gin & Tonic Recipe Summer Cocktails summer recipes
Food Family Style Laugh Main Courses Skillet Chicken Sausages, Onions, Zucchini & Basil – Recipe! July 7, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment If you’re anything like me, you love a good dish of sausage and peppers. One of my best friend’s dad’s used to make an outstanding Sicilian-style version that was roasted in the oven with baby potatoes, but I thought it being summer and all, that a lightened up stove top version was in store. Using […] Read more » cooking with Gena Bell genabellrecipes Onions Sausage Recipes Skillet Chicken Sausages Skillet Meals Skillet Sausages Stove Top Meals Summertime Dinners Weeknight Meals Zucchini & Basil - Recipe!
Food Desserts Mixed Berry Buckle – Recipe! July 6, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Summertime is always the time to enjoy fresh berries. Berry season in California is year round, but there’s something much more magical about berries in the summer. The intensity of the colors and flavors are more present, and they seem to burst with luscious juice that fills your mouth with joy. I eat berries almost […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Berry Buckle Berry Recipes Blueberry Buckle Buckles Desserts genabellrecipes Mixed Berry Buckle - Recipe! Summer Desserts
Food A Week At A Time - Meal Ideas A Week At A Time – Meal Ideas! July 4, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Happy 4th of July! I hope most of you are celebrating today with some amazing food. I can almost smell the smoke in the air with some of my favorite fare on deck; like crazy good burgers, ribs, chicken or sausages cued up and ready for the grate. This weekend is about our independence and […] Read more » A Week At A Time - Meal Ideas! Baking with Gena Bell Cooking cooking with Gena Bell genabellrecipes Meal Ideas Recipes Summer Favorites
Laugh Cheers Cherry Martini – Recipe! July 1, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment It is in fact cherry season, and it’s not very long, and one that we should take complete advantage of. Those plump little globes are so naturally sweet to eat as a snack, or bake up fantastically in a dessert, but in a cocktail, they truly can shine too. Pitting cherries isn’t hard if you […] Read more » Cheers! Cherry Martini - Recipe! Cherry Recipes Cocktails cooking with Gena Bell genabellrecipes How to Make a Cherry Martini Martini Recipes
Laugh Cake Super Moist Chocolate Cake – Recipe! June 30, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment I have made a few chocolate cakes on this blog, but this recipe for chocolate layer cake is simply one of the best I’ve ever tasted. It’s more of a devil’s food cake batter, rather than a chocolate cake batter, because I used oil instead of butter, and I added a cup of hot coffee to the […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell cake recipes Chocolate Cake Recipe Chocolate Recipes genabellrecipes Super Moist Chocolate Cake - Recipe!
Love Preserving Homemade Basil Mayonnaise – Recipe! June 28, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Homemade Basil Mayonnaise is a delicately creamy treat to have on hand this summer for dipping and spreading on so many wonderful things. It’s light green hue lets you know that it’s packed with herby basil and makes an elegant accompaniment to grilled fish or chicken, or it can be used as a sauce on […] Read more » Basil Mayonnaise Recipe Basil Recipes cooking with Gena Bell genabellrecipes Homemade Basil Mayonnaise - Recipe! Mayonnaise Recipe Spreads and Dips
Food A Week At A Time - Meal Ideas A Week At A Time – Meal Ideas! June 27, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment This week is my grandson’s birthday and I can’t believe he’s turning fourteen. Now, for some of you that don’t know me, I could be the age of his actual mom because I had my son early in life, and he had a son early in life. That being said, I’m completely overjoyed at the […] Read more » A Week At A Time - Meal Ideas! Burgers cooking with Gena Bell Curried Chicken Dinner Ideas genabellrecipes Meal Ideas Nachos Recipes Taquitos Waffles
Live Salads Crispy Chicken Salad with Cool Ranch Dressing – Recipe! June 26, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment It’s my grandson’s birthday this upcoming week, and his favorite food is chicken. It doesn’t matter the preparation of the chicken, but if he could choose, it would be crusted; however, he’ll eat virtually any kind of poultry. His mom doesn’t like bones in her chicken, but he sure does, and in fact, when he […] Read more » cooking with Gena Bell Crispy Chicken Recipe Crispy Chicken Salad Recipe Crispy Chicken Salad with Cool Ranch Dressing - Recipe! genabellrecipes Ranch Dressing Recipe Salad Recipes Salads
Laugh Cheers Blueberry Paloma – Recipe! June 24, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment My favorite drink last summer was a paloma. Historically a paloma has tequila, lime juice and grapefruit soda, but I do mine a little differently and add fresh grapefruit juice and soda water. However, this summer I wanted to change things up a bit, and enjoy that same drink, but with blueberries added for a […] Read more » Blueberry Paloma - Recipe! Blueberry Recipes Cheers! Cocktails cooking with Gena Bell Drinks genabellrecipes Paloma Recipe
