Making good food with fresh ingredients.
This amazingly good Mexican street corn salad is a perfect summer side dish. The char grilled corn and vegetables get topped with a simple, spicy dressing. Raise your hand if you love easy….tasty….spicy….summertime side dishes. I think I see them all in the air. And I’m right there with ya’. Easy: Like 30 minutes to…
Hey, all you steak lovers, this filet mignon with peppercorn sauce is something you have to make….like right now. No waiting for another day. This peppercorn sauce is killer. Your steak will love it. Filet mignon is not something to take for granted. It’s an expensive piece of meat. Why not have a special peppercorn…
Curly endive lettuce salad with bacon and a poached egg is a take on a classic French bistro-style salade frisee. France. Never been there. I’m not crazy about flying. I have heard that it is a cool place to visit. Three of our kids have been there. MaryJo finally got there last year. Google maps…
Here’s a 30 minute dinner recipe idea which uses ingredients you would probably have on hand. I made a ground pork gravy and added mixed vegetables and served the dinner on rice. Mixed veggies…in the freezer. Ground pork, (or could be beef), in the freezer. This is the kind of thing to make when you…
Now is the time to pick those leafy greens from the garden and make a fresh garden greens salad. And I hope you don’t mind that I mix in a lot of fresh fruits and top it with a homemade yogurt dressing. If you don’t have a garden, (or a friendly neighbor with a garden),…
Yummy grilled shrimp kabobs with a spicy orange glaze is a perfect way to up your summer grilling game. If you like shrimp like I do, you’ll love this chili garlic sauce reduced orange glaze. Reduced? Yep…because you start out with a cup of orange juice then add some chili garlic sauce, orange zest, brown…
June is upon us and grilling season has started. Time to fire up the charcoal and soak some thighs in this simple chicken brine. You’ll be amazed at how flavorful, tender, and juicy this chicken becomes. Chicken Brine You have probably read or heard that brining is good for chicken. What brining does, is add…
Instant pot mushroom vegetable wild rice soup is a hearty, tasty dinner that cooks itself in your pressure cooker. MaryJo and I are back up in Minnesota for the summer and Minnesota is the home of wild rice, (along with Canada which has a lot of wild rice). It is something that is sometimes hard…
If you’re looking for a tasty meal that doesn’t take a lot of time, try this tomato spinach pasta with spicy shrimp. You know, I’m always trying to come up with new ways to fix my favorite foods and this recipe is spot on. Shrimp is a favorite and it fits right in with the…
Here’s a side dish sure to please, sauteed shredded sweet potatoes with onions and toasted walnuts. It cooks up quickly and is ready in no time. I’m always trying to find new ways to prepare vegetables and this one with shredded sweet potatoes intrigued me. The Tampa Bay Times taste section had this recipe…
If you’re in Naples, Italy with a group of friends out for the night, you might invite them all over to your place and make Midnight Spaghetti, or Spaghetti Aglio E Olio. Spaghetti aglio e olio is just garlic, olive oil and pasta mixed together for a quick meal or snack. This midnight spaghetti recipe,…
Authentic Dresden style German Christmas stollen from an old family recipe made by my great grandmother, enhanced with the fruity flavors of Paradise Fruit company Old English fruit and peel mix. This post is sponsored by Paradise Fruit Company who generously donated the Paradise fruit ingredients for this stollen recipe. There is nothing better for…
Black beans rancheros is a hearty breakfast/brunch meal which requires little prep time but comes up with loads of flavor. Fix this when you need a high protein burst of energy to get through a busy day. This Mexican inspired recipe is a traditional savory breakfast with beans, tomato-chile sauce, maybe some corn or rice….