-
Today’s Kitchen Tip – How to Hull Strawberries with a Straw
Today’s kitchen tip shows how to hull your strawberries with a drinking straw to save the waste that comes with cutting the top off, or the time that it takes to use a knife to hull each one properly. Hull Strawberries with a Straw to save waste. Our family eats strawberries year round. They are […]
-
Best Frozen Dessert Recipes – Treat Your Taste Buds to Summer Time
These frozen dessert recipes are some of my favorites for summer. I am a foodie. I have loved to cook since I was a teenager. I’ve gone through just about every phase there is from raw foods to trendy and esoteric, high end cooking. One of my favorite TV shows is Top Chef. So, it […]
-
Sweet Endings – Collection of my Favorite Desserts
Dessert! My favorite part of the meal. (and my hips show it unfortunately.) My favorite desserts make sweet endings to a meal and are sure to tempt even the most ardent sweet eater. As much as I love desserts, I find that I don’t bake them often. Now that my daughter has grown and moved […]
-
Loaded Potato and Pulled Pork Casserole
Are you feeling like comfort food? It’s time for a loaded potato and pulled pork casserole! I love making new recipes from things that I have on hand. It makes me feel frugal, and insures that I end up wasting very little food. Luckily for me, the main ingredient in this loaded potato and pulled […]
-
Chocolate Raspberry Swirled Mini Cheesecakes
These chocolate raspberry swirled mini cheesecakes are the perfect bite of summertime freshness. Your party guests will love them! Summer is the time for me to use fresh fruits in many of my cheesecake recipes. I love the lightness that they give to the dinner menu, and they are perfect to serve when you have […]
-
Savory Chicken Tikka Masala Curry
This recipe for Chicken Tikka Masala is perfect for me and he loves it too. It has just a hint of heat and is full of flavor. I love savory chicken curries and I love International crock pot recipes, too. My husband can take curries much hotter than I can, but I love to combine […]
-
Warm Tuscan Bacon Potato Salad – A Grill Side dish
This week, the star side dish for our weekly barbecue is a warm Tuscan bacon potato salad. The motto in our house all summer long is “it’s time to fire up the grill.” We grill most of the year, but in the summer time, our BBQ works over time. And all of our grilled meats […]
-
Mandarin Orange Cake
This mandarin orange cake has a summer time freshness that will delight your family members just like it did mine. Summer time, for me, is all about recipes using fruits and vegetables. I love the light, fresh taste that they give to recipes. Delight your Family with This Delicious Mandarin Orange Cake. Start by assembling […]
-
30 Tips for a Great Vegetable Garden Harvest Plus 6 Garden Recipes
Follow my 30 tips for a great vegetable garden harvest, and you will be bringing in baskets of fresh vegetables all summer long this year. Do you have a great vegetable harvest, or is yours just so so this year? Summer is that time of the year when vegetables are starting to really show up in […]
-
Summer Time Hot Dog and Fresh Vegetable Stir Fry – Perfect for Outdoor Eating
This summertime hot dog and fresh vegetable stir fry could not be easier to prepare. During the summer time I am always looking for simple recipes that are easy to make and lend themselves to outdoor eating. All that is needed when it is done is to add a side salad and serve dinner on […]
-
Celebrate the 4th of July with a Patriotic Fruit Flag
Impress your Friends with a Patriotic Fruit Flag. We had friends over for brunch on Sunday, and I wanted to add a festive patriotic accent to our table since the holiday is just a week away. I wanted something that we would eat (I hate wasting food on craft projects unless I plan to serve […]
-
Green Beans with Garlic and Mushrooms
This recipe for Green beans with garlic and mushrooms is the perfect way to make a vegetable the feature on a summer dinner plate. I love summer time cooking. It gives me a chance to make vegetables the star item in my dinner time menu. Have a steady supply of beans all summer long! Green […]
-
Birth Order – My Sisters and Middle Sister Wines
Do you believe that the birth order of your siblings plays a part in family dynamics? I come from a very large family of 6 children, born and raised in Maine. I am the oldest, with 3 middle sisters and two younger brothers. When I learned about Middle Sister Wines and their varieties of wines, […]
-
Caprese Tomato Basil Mozzarella Salad
This Caprese Tomato Basil Mozzarella Salad is simple to make and is the perfect way to showcase the tomato and to add some color to your dinner plate. For me, there is nothing quite like the taste of garden fresh tomatoes, especially those that you have grown yourself. My tomatoes have just started growing this […]
-
9 Tips for Cooking With Mushrooms
Follow these tips for cooking with mushrooms to ensure that every meal in which you use them as an ingredient will turn out perfectly. Mushrooms are one of my favorite vegetables. They are a member of the fungus family and have been used in recipes since the early Roman and Greek times. Mushrooms are very […]
-
Making Sandwiches – 20 Tips for Making a Great Sandwich
Making sandwiches is more than just adding a piece of meat between two slices of bread. There are endless recipes and these tips for making a great sandwich will show you how to make yours special. Every since the 18th century, when the 4th Earl of Sandwich (as legend has it) spent 24 hours at […]
-
Paleo Ginger Cilantro Chicken Salad
This Paleo Chicken Salad is simple to make but the ginger cilantro dressing takes it to a whole new level. It is rich and creamy, full of flavor and a perfect choice to pair up with chicken. It makes the perfect gluten free lunch time meal. Ginger Cilantro Dressing Makes this Paleo Chicken Salad a […]
-
15 Money Saving BBQ Tips for a Frugal Summer Barbecue
These 15 money saving BBQ tips will trim the fat on your grocery bill but still make sure that your gatherings are something for your guests to remember. It is finally that time of the year again. Memorial day, the Fourth of July, and Father’s day are just around the corner. This means that the […]
-
Avocado Mango Salad – Refreshing Fruit Salad
I love to combine avocados with fruit for a tasty salad. The combination of sweet and savory really appeals to me. This tasty avocado mango salad has a spicy sweet lime dressing for added flavor. This Avocado Mango salad Will be a Hit It’s super easy to make too. Just heat the brown sugar and water […]
-
Orange Tuna With Black Bean and Corn Salsa
This Orange Tuna with Black Bean and Corn Salsa is one of my family’s favorite recipes. Tuna is a favorite fish in our house. We love the texture of it and it takes only seconds to prepare (good quality tuna can be served rare, so it takes just a couple of minutes on each side.) […]
-
Gluten Free Coconut and Cheese Cupcakes
These Easter coconut and cheese cupcakes will be a nice finishing touch to your Easter dinner, and the kiddies will love them. My friend Regina, who used to blog at Molly Mel, has been baking up some sweets for the upcoming Easter holiday. Aren’t they cute? Easter is such a fun time for us all. […]
-
Gluten Free Vegetable Salad Rolls with Vietnamese Dipping Sauce
This recipe for vegetable spring rolls is perfect for your Vegan friends but will also tempt the most ardent meat eater. I served them as a party appetizer recently, along with a table full of meat dishes and the dish was the hit of the party. Be sure to make the soy sauce dip. They […]
-
Caribbean Jerk Dry Rub for Burgers
Do you like the taste of Caribbean flavors? If you do, this Caribbean dry rub is for you. The rub is a delicious blend of both savory and sweet spices that will give your burger an island kick. It adds a delicious flavor to any burger, particularly those made from ground pork or chicken. We […]
-
Spicy Paleo Chicken and Peaches
This Paleo Chicken and Peaches Recipe Packs a Spicy Punch. This Paleo Chicken and peaches recipe is slightly sweet and slightly spicy. The dish is full of flavor and so easy to make.The base of the sauce for this dish is Steve’s Paleo Peach BBQ. (sponsored link) It’s perfect for grilling any protein, but for […]
-
Mex-Italian Burger – It’s Grill Time
This Mex-Italian Burger is a blend of two of my favorite cuisines for one great barbecue taste. We love grill time at our house, and nothing is better on the grill than a home made burger. They put any fast food burger to shame and are simple to prepare. This Mex- Italian Burger combines the […]
-
Salted Codfish – A Brazilian Easter Favorite
Today’s featured recipe comes to us from my friend Regina who used to blog at Molly Mel. Regina regularly submits Brazilian recipes for us to sample, but today she has chosen a Portuguese dish that is often served at Easter time. It is called Bacalhoada, but is more commonly known as Salted Codfish casserole. Salted […]