Crazy Croutons!
Instead of garnishing your your soup or salad with the same old toasted bread croutons, amp it up with something different A crazy crouton! Fresh Butternut Squash Ravioli will cook in 3-4 minutes Then it’s topped with Parmesan and broiled for 2-3 minutes~ A delightful surprise to your Power Greens Salad Lucky Croutons will make … Continue reading
Southern Scalloped Pineapple
You probably aren’t thinking about pineapple this time of year, but this baked pineapple casserole is a tried and true Southern classic AND is a wonderful side dish for the holidays! It has shown up regularly on Southern tables for years It’s perfect for brunches, luncheons, and dinners A great side dish with ham, BBQ … Continue reading
Spooky Food
With Halloween coming up, you’ll want serve up some slightly spooky food! Start out with Skellie Bone Bites Cheese curds, [or white cheddar cheese pieces,] fried in a light Tempura batter are frightfully good~ But don’t put them on display, the ghosts will want to stay! Follow up with Hocus Pocus Party Dip Perfect with … Continue reading
Bites of Autumn
Whether it’s football watching or just a gathering with friends, be sure to provide lovely Fall decor and a tasty Autumn flavored bite! These Parmesan Pumpkin & Bacon Spirals will be gobbled up in no time! Every year I find these mini pumpkin stems at Trader Joe’s, they are so perfect for Fall arrangements Autumn … Continue reading
Pumpkin & Sausage Stuffed Shells with Chardonnay Bechamel
This is a perfect Fall comfort meal… Soft pillows of pumpkin and sausage stuffed pasta covered in a chardonnay* cream sauce *substitute chicken broth or any white wine It sounds complicated, but I promise it’s not Here are the ingredients Start by browning the sausage and cooking the pasta shells Drain pasta when just done … Continue reading
Create Magic with Leftovers
Sometimes you don’t want to cook, or you don’t know what to cook, or you have leftovers you want to use up… BBQ chicken or pork have endless possibilies and it’s fun to create something totally unexpected Turn BBQ chicken into a BBQ Chicken & Corn Pizza with Spinach Salad Topping Save leftovers from Fajita … Continue reading
October Paint Bucket
Happy October! Pumpkins, Halloween, and pots full of mums~ along with October, everything comes! The flavor of the month is Pumpkin! Appetizers Pumpkin Ricotta Flatbread fom Carrie’s Experimental Kitchen comes together in minutes with a can of pizza dough, canned pumpkin puree and ricotta cheese Hot Smoked Gouda Bacon Dip from Olivia’s Cuisine is made … Continue reading
Oktoberfest!
Oktoberfest is the world’s largest Volksfest. It combines a beer festival with a funfair and is held annually in Munich on the Theresienwiese The event draws around seven million visitors each year. In 2023, attendance reached a record 7.2 million. Visitors consumed approximately 7.4 million litres of beer. The festival features amusement rides, games, food stalls, and traditional Bavarian dishes. The first Oktoberfest … Continue reading
Pecan Bars & Salted Chocolate Chip Pecan Bars
It’s hard to resist a pecan bar… Or a Salted Chocolate Chip Pecan Bar BUT… these recipes are so easy, why not make both! Shortcut Pecan Bars Partially pre-bake crust Make pecan filling, pour onto crust, and bake Salty Chocolate Pecan Bars are just a slight variation of Short Cut Pecan Bars Again start with … Continue reading
Loaded Pumpkin Mac & Cheese
Since now it’s officially Fall, it’s time to start slipping pumpkin recipes onto our tables~ People are either avid lovers or haters of pumpkin recipes! Pumpkin is a great source of nutrients too Cooking the chicken and pasta in chicken broth really amps up the flavor! First, poach the chicken in chicken broth by bringing … Continue reading
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