Sweet, tangy and crunchy, this broccoli salad is the tastiest-ever! Did you know that broccoli is packed with healthy nutrients, especially vitamins A, C, and K? In this flavorful salad it’s raw, no cooking required. Stirring in the simple dressing, along with the other ingredients, and letting the salad chill overnight...
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Halloween is a fun time for both children and adults. It is a time to have parties and to go along with the theme of a Halloween Party why not serve refreshments that have fun, spooky names? I have learned over the years that just because you talk about snacks, that does not always mean they need to be unhealthy and horrible for...
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I’ve successfully made a rich and luscious chicken broth, mwah! to my tries with the post Thanksgiving turkey and ooh-that-is-tasty comments follow upon my occasional try at homemade beef broth. Who woulda thunk that a pot full of veggies boiled into a stock would be so challenging…taste-wise?! While my final result...
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Wondering what VE is? It’s the shortened title coined by author Anna Thomas for her cookbook, The Vegetarian Epicure. This year, upon the coaxing of David from David’s Table, I’ve been getting into celebrating one of my all time fave cookbooks that is turning 40 years old. I’ve entered my special photo and...
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Thank you, thank you to LobsterAnywhere.com for this delectable gift of Maine steamer clams, fresh from the waters of the Atlantic. When my husband was on active duty with the US Navy Seabees, Maine was one of the most beautiful places that we ever called home. OMG! The lobster from Maine is to-die-for and it wasn’t just our...
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Don’t you love it when you come up with a food-inspired idea and it turns out? I sure do…this is what happened to me the other day when I had all the ingredients for a taco salad sans the tortilla chips. What I did have on hand were soft flour tortillas and instead of making homemade chips to crumble on top of the salad...
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I am including some of my favorite recipes passed down from my mother, grandmother, and as far back as my great grandmother. Including some of my favorite appetizers made easy and also some family meals and special dishes. French Onion Meatballs (my favorite for any birthday, football or baby party) 2 pkgs of frozen meatballs 1 jar...
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THE BEST sour cream coffee cake I’ve ever eaten was baked with love in my grandma’s kitchen. My grandma’s sour cream coffee cake recipe was always warm, nutty and moist…always! Without fail I’ve also accomplished the feat of making darn good coffee cake too…because of grandma’s recipe. As...
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Making a flaky, crispy pie crust has always been a challenge for me, so these two pie crust recipes from my grandma’s recipe journal have me very excited and ready for pie after dinner tonight. Either one of these pie crusts are quick and easy to use for any of your holiday baking too. Easy to make, these pie crusts come with...
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Darn it! My loaves in the bread machine, since my aunt graciously gave me her Breadman, have been anything but beautiful…although they have been tasty! Not even gonna waste battery energy on my camera to snap a photo of mine…grrs! The one pictured here is from my hubs first attempt to make a loaf…isn’t it...
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Yumo! We had breakfast for dinner the other night…hot damn it was so darn good. The sweetest thing about having breakfast for dinner is you get to make it AND eat it in your jammies! <—That is my house rule by the by! Earlier in the afternoon my hubs had baked a brown sugar glazed ham – he loves doing that to...
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A delicious family recipe that is a perfect compliment to any meal. For the freshest flavor for these Sweet and Sour Carrots pick health-packed carrots from your garden or the local farmer’s market. This is a recipe handed down through my husband’s family. After tasting the Sweet and Sour Carrots for the first time I...
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