Burnt red onion jam needs to be on your list of tips for making food taste fantastic. It is perfect with a steak or on pork. Mix it into your mashed potatoes for a special treat. Put some in cream cheese and spread it on a toasted baguette. The possibilities are nearly endless for this…
Condiments
Avocado Salad Dressing
Yesterday I was planning on making a nice tomato and avocado salad. I chopped up a good amount of red and green onion, and 5 small vine-on tomatoes. Then I cut into the avocado. It was overly ripe. Too soft to put in a salad. It would be perfect for guacamole or, as it turned…
Red Wine Cranberry Sauce
Thanksgiving Day. One of the three best days of the year. Time for some red wine cranberry sauce. This is much like the cranberry zinfandel conserve I posted a couple years ago with a few twists. I thought I should update that post since it was before the printable recipe and before DSLR camera….
Homemade Spicy Salsa Roja
I must be on a spicy food kick. Maybe it has to do with spending the last 5 months in Minnesota where their idea of spicy food is pepperjack cheese. Oooh that’s spicy! Well, as I promised in my last post, (Grilled Chorizo and Vegetables Foil Pack), I’ll show you how I make homemade spicy salsa…
Vegetable Marinade
Hello summer, and thank you Suzie for the wonderful vegetable marinade recipe. Suzie is a childhood friend of my daughters and turns out she is a foodie, just like a lot of us. She sent me a Facebook message saying she had a recipe for me to try and you know I can’t pass up…
Rhubarb Mango Salsa
Rhubarb is in season! Go out and get some and make this rhubarb mango salsa. This sour, springtime vegetable is a wonderful treat for anyone that savors it’s unique flavor. Mix it with strawberries or apples to make a great tasting, tart dessert. MaryJo likes to go out and cut some off and eat it raw with…
Southwest Dressing Recipe
This is my take on Newman’s Own Southwest Dressing Recipe. After numerous attempts I think this recipe comes pretty close to the dressing you get at McDonalds with their Southwest Salad. On our way back to Minnesota from Florida, MaryJo and I make some quick stops for lunch. My favorite quick stop is McDonald’s to…
Homemade Barbecue Sauce
It’s been a few days since I’ve posted a new recipe and I’ve had this one on the back burner for a while. MaryJo and I have been getting ready to head back north for the summer and there were lots of things to get done before we left. We finally started out this…
Creamy Avocado Sauce
Creamy avocado sauce is an easy condiment to throw together and is great when paired with grilled or pan fried fish. A couple days ago, MaryJo and I asked some friends of ours to come over to our place to have supper. I had tried a recipe a couple times and had altered it to…
PINEAPPLE AND ROASTED PEPPER SALSA
It must be pineapple season in Hawaii because the price of fresh pineapples is crazy right now. Our market had them for $.99 cents! How can you pass that up? You can’t. Fresh pineapple is so juicy and sweet and easy to clean and eat. Grill it or put a nice garnish on your drink. …