Grace and I have been busy in the kitchen again…I made a new batch of tomato jam with changes to the recipe this time. Can’t wait to share that spicy little number with you! I think it will be fantastic on homemade fries served alongside a grilled ribeye and a crispy crunchy green salad. While…
~ pulled pork ~ Here’s an easy recipe for barbecue pulled pork that’s perfect for those scorching summer days when you don’t want to heat up the whole house by turning the oven on. It’s so flavorful and tender, with minimal ingredients. Serve with refrigerator pickles, slaw and grilled corn on the cob. This is…
This is sort of a combination of Knott’s Berry Farm’s Pea Salad and Minnesota Macaroni Picnic Salad. I decided to mix it up…and ended up with the best macaroni salad I’ve ever had. If I do say so myself. And I do 😉 ~ macaroni picnic salad ~ 1-16 oz. package elbow macaroni 3/4 cup…
~ grilled salmon BLT ~ There’s just something about a BLT in the summer, wouldn’t you agree? We usually make them “wrap” style…or breakfast style…and it got me thinking about one I had tried at a restaurant when we were on vacation in Florida a few years ago. It was served on a crusty, chewy…
~ saigon chicken wings ~ Have you been doing a lot of grilling this spring? We certainly have…and this past winter too, come to think of it. The weather has been lovely, and mild. We’ve been roasting and grilling a lot of THESE, which we love so much since our dear friend Shelly told us…
~ big homemade buttered pretzels ~ These are the best big, soft pretzels I’ve ever had. Gracie is on Spring break this week and we’ve been busy creating things in the kitchen. We made these yesterday, and decided to dress them up three different ways! YUM! for the dough: 5 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1…
~oreo and heath ice cream pie~ “Chocolate is a perfect food, as wholesome as it is delicious, a beneficent restorer of exhausted power. It is the best friend of those engaged in literary pursuits.” – Baron Justus von Liebig Gracie requested this ice cream pie in lieu of a birthday cake this year. It really…
~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…
“I’m having a relationship with my pizza!” ~Julia Roberts playing Elizabeth Gilbert in the movie “Eat Pray Love” Hello friends! This entry has taken most of the summer for me to write, because Jeff and I had never grilled pizza before this past June. On one of my facebook posts awhile back, I asked the…
This is a great potato salad recipe to make when you want something a little different than the traditional ‘picnic’ potato salad, and when you don’t have the time to make a side salad that needs to cool for several hours before serving. I made this a couple nights ago and was reminded how good…