Friday, December 19, 2014

Side Dish - Red Beans

Beans with pure Latin flavor. Accented with potatoes, pumpkin, ham, garlic, and cilantro, this side dish could steal the show!

Salad - Asian Chicken Noodle Salad

This easy to prepare noodle salad has plenty of seeds, nuts, greens, chicken, and vegetables.

Breakfast And Brunch - Monkey Bread I

Refrigerated biscuits with cinnamon bake in a tube pan. My 7 year old daughter, Leah, loves her Monkey Bread. Enjoy!

Cheese - Healthier White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

Raspberry sauce is swirled into this delicious cheesecake, made healthier by using reduced fat dairy products and less butter and sugar.

Breakfast And Brunch - Banana Bread I

Two small loaves of simple banana bread are easily had with this quick recipe.

Pasta - Caras Creamy Stuffed Shells

This is a unique perspective to boring ground-beef stuffed shells. You and everyone will love the taste of the meat and everyone will want to know your secret!

Bread - Calzone

Calzone dough for the bread machine gets rolled out and stuffed with pizza sauce, sausage and cheese. Or stuff it with whatever you like.

Side Dish - Spinach Rice

Even if you don't like spinach, you will love this creamy rice dish. Add more or less jalapeno peppers to your liking.

Soups Stews And Chili - The Best Chicken Soup Ever

A whole chicken is stewed and then the meat is simmered with celery, onions, beef bouillon and chicken noodle soup mix in this soup seasoned with thyme, poultry seasoning, pepper and basil.

Side Dish - Mashed Potatoes With Fried Mushroom Bacon And Onion

This twist on an old classic incorporates mushrooms, onions, and bacon into good old-fashion mashed potatoes. Ranch dressing is the secret ingredient.

Salad - Blueberry Gelatin Salad

This is a recipe I discovered about 25 years ago when grape gelatin was hard to find! It's a terrific side dish or a delicious dessert. It's very rich in flavor and can be made ahead of time. Also good with cherry gelatin and cherry pie filling.

Meat And Poultry - Rosemary Ranch Chicken Kabobs

This rosemary ranch chicken recipe is so delicious, tender, and juicy the chicken will melt in your mouth. Even the most picky eater will be begging for the last piece.

Seafood - Smoked Salmon Spread 3

Smoked salmon joins green onions, sour cream, and cream cheese in this tasty spread.

Salad - Jennys Sweet Waldorf Salad

I couldn't ever find the perfect Waldorf salad - one that wasn't too mayonaise-y tasting, yet one that still held enough of the original flavor to be called a Waldorf. So I mixed and matched and experimented, and finally came up with a perfect twist on the classic Waldorf Salad recipe. Now I get requests for it at every family get together!

Herbs And Spices - Papas Seasoning Salt

Ginger gives extra tang to this spicy meat rub.

Desserts - Cheese Crepe Souffle

Elegant and simple for a special breakfast or brunch, this baked souffle is made with frozen cheese-filled blintzes and lots of sour cream and eggs.

Seafood - Lobster Rolls

I grew up in Nova Scotia where seafood was cheap. My Mom and grandmothers had some pretty inventive ways of making lobster 'not-boring!' Now, lobster is a treat and costs a fortune. I've paid over ten dollars for one of these lobster rolls in Cape Cod and it wasn't half as good or half as big as the ones my Mom taught me to make. This is a wonderful summer (or winter) treat and makes a fancy luncheon to impress your friends.

Herbs And Spices - Hudsons Baked Tilapia With Dill Sauce

Baked tilapia seasoned with Cajun and citrus served with a creamy sauce of fresh dill and lemon.

Bread - Pizza Dough Ii

A little whole-wheat flour makes this pizza crust chewy and flavorful. The three-crust yield means you can freeze some for later use.

Soups Stews And Chili - Potato Soup V

Old recipe from my family files. The cheese biscuits are a must with this soup.

Seafood - Healthier Marinated Grilled Shrimp

Using less oil, this quick and easy marinated and grilled shrimp is healthier, but still bursts with flavor from tomato sauce, vinegar, and cayenne pepper.

Herbs And Spices - Grants Famous Midnight Grill Bbq Sauce

For this amazing sauce, you'll need a bottle of prepared barbecue sauce, some Scotch whiskey, and a slew of spices: hot pepper sauce, cayenne, chili powder, crushed red pepper flakes, onion powder and more.

Cheese - Mikes Mushroom Bread

Serve this cheesy mushroom bread as an appetizer or with soup or salad for lunch.

Breakfast And Brunch - German Potato Pancakes

Pan-fried potato pancakes are fun to make and fun to eat!

Bread - Waikiki Cornbread

Buttermilk baking mix is the foundation for this buttery, sweet cornbread.