Thursday, April 30, 2015

Fruits And Vegetables - Chef Johns Chicken Riggies

This regional dish from Central New York is a rich pasta sauce made with Italian sausage, chopped chicken, peppers, olives, tomatoes, and cream.

Appetizers And Snacks - Chewy Chestnuts

Crisp water chestnuts wrapped in succulent bacon are marinated overnight to create chewy mouthfuls of flavor. Barbecue sauce is a delicious marinade, but also try teriyaki sauce and soy sauce!

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Fruits And Vegetables - Picnic Marinated Summer Slaw

This easy-to-prepare slaw recipe is a little different from the rest. A tangy vinaigrette dressing is simmered and poured over cabbage, cucumbers, and tomatoes for a refreshing slaw that is perfect for picnics.

Monday, April 27, 2015

Salad - Tangy Pear And Blue Cheese Salad

Romaine, blue cheese, chopped pears, walnuts, and red onion, combined with a tangy dressing, make this salad unforgettable. It is a sure hit worth trying!

Meat And Poultry - Pork Marsala

Herbed pork is tender and delicious simmered in a sweet Marsala wine and garlic sauce. This is easy enough for a weeknight, and impressive enough for company.

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Pasta - Yummy Couscous Salad

Cooked couscous is combined with an interesting variety of salad fixings - chickpeas, raisins, almonds, red onion, and bell pepper - and then topped with a creamy, cumin-infused yogurt dressing.

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Appetizers And Snacks - Ranch Dipping Sauce

A tasty dip for vegetables and/or crackers.

Pasta - Easy Tortellini Salad

This refreshing and simple pasta salad has marinated artichoke hearts, tomatoes, olives, onion, and carrots tossed with dry-type stuffed tortellini (the kind in the pasta aisle) in vinaigrette dressing.

Friday, April 24, 2015

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Fruits And Vegetables - My Grandmas Fruitcake Cookies

These drop cookies have lots of nuts, raisins, dates, candied pineapple, and candied cherries, held together with a bit of batter that's flavored with a hint of sherry. This recipe makes a big batch.

Side Dish - Maple Butter

This sweet and creamy butter is great on sweet potatoes, waffles, and French toast. This butter is the only way I can get my husband to eat sweet potatoes!

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Pasta - White Cheese Chicken Lasagna

Thick with an abundance of mozzarella, Parmesan and ricotta cheeses, this chicken and spinach lasagna could make you forget all about the tomato kind!

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Side Dish - Baked Pear

Pears, peeled and drizzled with melted butter, honey, ginger, and lavender, then baked until tender. Not meant as a dessert, but rather as the perfect accompaniment to any of your favorite dishes containing blue cheese.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Side Dish - Vidalia Onion Pie

A light dinner of Vidalia onion pie, a nice salad on the side, and a ice cold glass of homemade lemonade is perfect for hot summer nights! Optional additions can be sweet red pepper to the onions as they cook and/or crumbled bacon or fresh ham bits may be added to the mixture prior to baking. All versions are great! If desired, a couple Vidalia onion rings look great on the top of the pie for decoration!

Seafood - Lime Marinated Mahi Mahi

An olive-oil marinade with black pepper, cayenne pepper, fresh garlic, and lime imparts loads of flavor to mahi mahi in this recipe.

Monday, April 20, 2015

Desserts - Ruths Grandmas Pie Crust

This recipe is over 100 years old. My sister-in-law's grandmother said it was a no-fail recipe. It's the best I ever had.

Herbs And Spices - Chef Bevskis Greek Salad

Red cabbage, cauliflower, and bell peppers are tossed with feta cheese and olives in a vinaigrette dressing for this addictive Greek-inspired salad.

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Pasta - Bats And Cobwebs

Bow-tie pasta, and beefy pasta sauce is mixed with mozzarella cheese cubes and baked in the oven to make this spooky bats and cobwebs casserole. The bow-tie pasta is the bats, and the stringy, gooey mozzarella cheese is the cobwebs!

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Meat And Poultry - Make Ahead Turkey Gravy

I discovered this excellent Thanksgiving gravy recipe years ago! It is gravy that, unlike most, can be made AHEAD of time. The gravy will keep for 3 months when frozen in an airtight container.

Meat And Poultry - Grilled Buffalo Wings

This is a great recipe for grilled chicken wings. They are much better than fried!

Side Dish - Tomato And Pepper Salad

I make this salad using fresh tomatoes from my garden. The key is to let it marinate and chill for the flavors to blend.

Friday, April 17, 2015

Pasta - Pesto Cream Sauce

This combines a rich, velvety pesto sauce with shrimp, mushrooms and tomatoes. It's sinfully delicious!

Thursday, April 16, 2015

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Salad - Cindys Coleslaw

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A simple and traditional coleslaw made with precut cabbage, mayonnaise, and apple cider vinegar.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Breakfast And Brunch - Bacon For The Family Or A Crowd

This is the way to get crisp bacon without having to constantly turn it, watch over it, or get burnt by splatters of grease. It 'fries' up flat and doesn't curl, which looks great beside a breakfast plate of eggs, and makes BLT sandwiches much easier. Very nice when feeding a family or crowd.

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Herbs And Spices - Ukrainian Prune Torte

A delicate almond cake is layered with a sweet dried plum filling in this traditional Eastern European dessert. This torte needs to be made a day ahead to allow the layers to set.

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Main Dish - Oven Baked Bbq Ribs

These tender and flavorful ribs are baked and basted for 3 hours in a delicious tangy sauce.

Salad - Superior Shores Slaw

This coleslaw recipe from northern Minnesota comes packed with bacon.

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Pasta - Greek Pasta Salad 2

This pasta dish has all the refreshing flavors of a classic Greek salad with tomatoes, cucumber, olives, and feta cheese.

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Side Dish - Old Fashioned Onion Rings

This is an actual recipe from a former employee of a popular drive-in restaurant. Crispy coated onion rings like the pro's make!

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Soups Stews And Chili - Chayote Soup

This recipe will fool you into thinking you're eating a cream-based soup. It's spicy, different, and really pretty. It's extremely versatile. Tastes best when it's made at least a day in advance.

Friday, April 3, 2015

Meat And Poultry - Mamas Italian Wedding Soup

Tiny meatballs made of ground beef, beaten egg, bread crumbs, and parmesan are combined with spinach, carrot, and pasta for this delicious Italian soup. No wedding required!

Desserts - Linzer Cookies

I know these are bars and not cutouts, but they taste just as good! The Linzer Cookie is a family of cookies that are varied enough to include cocoa in some recipes. The constant is a cookie base made of finely chopped nuts, and a fruit-jam center; a crispy, buttery delicacy no matter what type!

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Cheese - Asparagus Quiche

Breakfast quiche with fresh asparagus, bacon and Swiss cheese.

Bread - Nannas Banana Bread

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My Nanna Towgood has been making this loaf bread for over 40 years, and its a family favorite --- moist, flavorful, and just the right amount of sweetness. You may substitute chocolate chips for the walnuts if you desire.

Desserts - Rose Ice Cream 2

Rose syrup, saffron, cardamom, and pistachios turn a plain carton of vanilla ice cream into an exotic dessert.