I spent much of the day today on my computer so I didn’t have time to cook a gourmet meal. Instead, I threw together a big pot of Meemaw’s Mac & Cheese, the most-requested dish for all seven of our grand kids. From the time our grand babies could sit up and hold a spoon, they […]
The BEST Bleu Cheese Dressing
When our two boys were little, we took them out for a special dinner to a small town Iowa “supper club” called The Lark. It’s long gone now, but many people have fond memories of dinner celebrations marking milestones at that “fancy” restaurant, known for it’s prime rib, wedge salads, and huge onion rings….all the […]
Winter Warm-up Chili
Since Winter Storm Olympia continues to batter much of the Midwest and East Coast, a pot of my Winter Warm-up Chili seemed the perfect way to commiserate with those being hit with freezing ice and snow, even if I am doing it from the sunny climes of Florida. I’ve been making chili for almost fifty […]
Amish Church Cookies – You Don’t Have To Be Amish To Love Them!
Amish women are always busy. If they’re not helping with the farm chores, they’re sewing clothes for the family, tending their gardens or spending HOURS in their kitchens. And baking is one of their most important tasks. I was thinking back to my childhood the other day…thinking about Pauline, my Amish neighbor, and how her […]
Meemaw’s Goulash
Most women in the 1950’s were stay-at-home Moms, but my Mom broke the mold…on MANY levels. Mom worked as a clerk in the local post office, so she was always on the lookout for easy meals that she could pull together quickly when she got home. This recipe was one of her favorites – and it’s […]
Honey Balsamic Harvest Salad with Grilled Chicken
It’s the New Year, and so many of us are looking for ways to eat foods that are GOOD for us. And if you’re like me…..the holidays happened. And yeah. My body told me enough was enough, so I invented this tasty salad to help get me back on track in eating a rainbow everyday. Give it […]
Top 10 Desserts of 2015
You came, you saw, you drooled. Drumroll please…..here are my top 10 dessert recipes of 2015! These are the recipes you, dearest readers, loved the most: 1. Chocolate Waffle Iron Cookies These cookies take so little time to make and even less time to disappear. They taste like moist, delicious chocolate cake. There’s nothing bad about that. Nothing […]
Asian Kale Chicken Salad
In honor of the new year and all of those resolutions being set, here’s a throwback post to one of my favorite salad recipes. It’s a good way to get your veggies in! Here are most of the salad dressing ingredients I used… The salad…a work in progress… Looks good, eh? Another Rainbow for […]
Zesty Spinach Artichoke Dip
My son, Nick, cooks like I do. He finds a recipe that sounds good…then he “tweaks” it to make it his own…and, many times, even BETTER than the original recipe. I watched and snapped photos as he created an awesome appetizer. Just remember…Nick cooks like I do…so the measurements are approximate. Please adjust the ingredients […]
Turkey Tetrazzini
Still got leftover turkey from Thanksgiving? I had some turkey slices left over, so tonight I invented my own version of Turkey Tetrazzini. I started with a recipe online from Ree Drummond…The Pioneer Woman. (Thanks Ree!) Then, you know me, I changed it up…based on the ingredients I had on hand. […]