Recipes Archive

  • Sip, sip, sip…ahhh. I’ve always believed that a cool bite of juicy watermelon can refresh the soul on a hot day. But what about sipping that watermelon wonderfulness? Yep, it’s […]

    Watermelon Drop

    Sip, sip, sip…ahhh. I’ve always believed that a cool bite of juicy watermelon can refresh the soul on a hot day. But what about sipping that watermelon wonderfulness? Yep, it’s […]

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  • Don’t you just love the creative options we now have for brats? The amazing amount of smoked chicken sausage varieties is fun, fun, fun. While I’m ever hopeful that our […]

    Spicy Mango Sausage Pasta Salad

    Don’t you just love the creative options we now have for brats? The amazing amount of smoked chicken sausage varieties is fun, fun, fun. While I’m ever hopeful that our […]

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  • Chipotle mayo struck again. First it was the perfect pick-me-up for a burger or turkey sandwich. Then it livened up my BLTA’s. Now it’s put zing in a totally new […]

    Chipotle Salmon Quesadillas

    Chipotle mayo struck again. First it was the perfect pick-me-up for a burger or turkey sandwich. Then it livened up my BLTA’s. Now it’s put zing in a totally new […]

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  • Basil pesto is a magic ingredient. I love what it does for pasta and sandwiches and dips and stuffed mushrooms and… When I can’t make my own pesto, I buy […]

    Pesto and Goat Cheese Spread

    Basil pesto is a magic ingredient. I love what it does for pasta and sandwiches and dips and stuffed mushrooms and… When I can’t make my own pesto, I buy […]

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  • I whipped up probably the easiest meal ever for a family get-together this weekend. And I didn’t even cheat by getting takeout. The main meal was brat kebabs and a […]

    Easy Summer Pasta Salad

    I whipped up probably the easiest meal ever for a family get-together this weekend. And I didn’t even cheat by getting takeout. The main meal was brat kebabs and a […]

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  • There are foods that I love and there are foods that I crave. Broccoli and Bacon Salad certainly fits the crave category. I even had a good friend become slighly […]

    Broccoli and Bacon Salad

    There are foods that I love and there are foods that I crave. Broccoli and Bacon Salad certainly fits the crave category. I even had a good friend become slighly […]

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  • Strawberry season and Bunco collided this week. I was so excited to pick my first crop of strawberries that naturally I went searching for a strawberry cake recipe to serve […]

    Fresh Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

    Strawberry season and Bunco collided this week. I was so excited to pick my first crop of strawberries that naturally I went searching for a strawberry cake recipe to serve […]

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  • Last Spring a girlfriend excitedly posted on Facebook that it was garlic scape season in Vermont. She was making pesto. A dozen questions popped into my head including, “What the […]

    Garlic and Onion Scapes

    Last Spring a girlfriend excitedly posted on Facebook that it was garlic scape season in Vermont. She was making pesto. A dozen questions popped into my head including, “What the […]

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  • Garfield, the eating obsessed tabby cat, has nothin’ on me. I loves me some lasagna! This “Greek-style” lasagna combines three of my favorite cheeses: Feta, Parmesan and Tillamook Garlic White Cheddar. If […]

    Greek Lasagna with Feta

    Garfield, the eating obsessed tabby cat, has nothin’ on me. I loves me some lasagna! This “Greek-style” lasagna combines three of my favorite cheeses: Feta, Parmesan and Tillamook Garlic White Cheddar. If […]

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  • I once read that every dish can be made better with either more chocolate or more bacon. While completely convinced that the bacon part is one of life’s great truths, […]

    Mexican Mole Sauce for Pork or Chicken

    I once read that every dish can be made better with either more chocolate or more bacon. While completely convinced that the bacon part is one of life’s great truths, […]

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