Archives: Recipes

Mom’s Summer Vegetable Dip

Are you ready for a hot weather dip?  Not in the pool, but in your bowl?  This Summer Vegetable Dip will be tasty on veggies,...

BBQ Grilled Shrimp

I grew up eating all manner of fish from the Midwest.  Bass, perch, pickerel, smelt–I ate them all, and all year ’round, too.  My dad...

Summer Fruit Jello Dessert

Summer comes with heat. And it’s hot. Darned hot! So when you are in need of a cooling and simple dessert to wow a crowd,...

Comforting Beef with Red Wine & Mushroom Sauce

Cold weather is the name of the game this time of year.  And that means comforting braised dishes are staples in kitchens near and far. ...

Warming Celery & Potato Soup

Celery may not sound like an exciting flavor for a comforting soup, but this recipe will change your mind!  Smooth, silky, and oh-so-flavorful, celery will...

Valentine’s Day Hangover

Don’t you love the lead up to holidays like Valentine’s Day?  The commercials implying that we all need to run out and spend lots of...

Chocolate-Covered Bacon: Worlds Collide

It all began innocently enough.  You were sitting at breakfast one morning, and that crispy, salty, meaty bacon was calling to you.  You reached across...

Game Time Slow Cooker Chili

Game Day calls for Game Time food, and nothing says that better than Slow Cooker Chili!  While there are times and places for fancy, spicy...

Leftover Turkey Chili

Ah, turkey.  We see it once, maybe twice a year as the centerpiece of holiday meals.  We ooh and ahh over the browned skin, the...

Super Simple Home Made Turkey Gravy

Turkey.  Mashed Potatoes.  Dressing.  Vegetables.  It’s all requisite on so many Thanksgiving dinner tables.  But what about that one thing that brings it all together? ...