~spiced peach salad~ “I drink the sunshine showered past her lips As roses drain the dewdrop as it drips. The ripest peach is highest on the tree, And so mine eyes gaze upward eagerly.” ~James Whitcomb Riley This is a light, refreshing fruit salad for summer. Juicy peaches floating in spicy peach jell-o with a…
“I wish I were rich, and I could spend the whole summer in a hotel, eating ice cream and chicken salad.” ~Diana Barry Anne of Green Gables There’s a sweet little restaurant and tearoom in Lake City Minnesota called The Chickadee Cottage that I visit at least a few times a year with family and…
~Amish Oven Fried Chicken~ This is an easy, amazingly delicious, recipe for Amish oven fried chicken. It’s full of flavor, crispy, and the drippings make the best gravy on the planet. It’s wonderful hot or cold. We love this served with fresh tomato salad, macaroni salad, buttery country biscuits, and peach pie for dessert! Now…
~luna salad~ I thought, in celebration of the “Full Thunder Moon,” the only full moon this month, I would post one of my favorite salads called “Luna Salad.” My sister Robin shared this recipe with me a few years ago, and we just love the combination of flavors. Crisp, bright spring greens, chewy craisins, crunchy-sweet…
~sour cream poundcake & honey bourbon nectarines~ A delicious summer treat! I used THIS RECIPE for the cake (you could use a bakery pound cake if you’d like) I split the pieces in half horizontally slathered on a little lemon curd sandwiched the two halves together and topped them with ~honey bourbon nectarines~ simply slice…
~dana’s wine slushies~ 1 bottle wine, red or white 1/2 cup sugar 4 dozen ice cubes zip in blender. we used white wine and threw in a handful of fresh mint. A super refreshing libation for a summer evening. ~Melissa
I was going through my recipes and came across these three delicious salad dressing recipes from The Lowell Inn in Stillwater. They make some of the best homemade salad dressings I’ve ever tasted. ~lowell inn house dressing ~ Combine the following ingredients: 1 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 teaspoon dry mustard 3/4 teaspoon paprika…
photograph by Jeff Placzek These steaks are very easy to make and have amazing flavor. Thanks for the recipe hubby. To make Fire Steaks… Simply marinade tender-cut steaks in: extra virgin olive oil Sriracha hot sauce kosher salt fresh ground pepper for a few hours or overnight. Grill over charcoal. ~Melissa
I would like to welcome my friend, and newspaper columnist for the Rochester Post Bulletin, back to ChinDeep! She has some fun, delicious tips and a recipe to share with us. EDIBLE FLOWERS~ Use edible flowers in your cooking and salads and your guests and family will think you’re a gourmet cook! In the past…
“It’s Greek to Me” is one of my favorite Greek restaurants. WA Frost makes my absolute favorite Greek salad, but otherwise I get my Greek food at “It’s Greek to Me.” My friend Shelly expressed an interest in this restaurant on my facebook page this evening, so I told her I’d post my favorite recipe…