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…
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Fresh Greens Salad with Basil Mint Vinaigrette
Fresh greens salad is a summertime treat dressed with refreshing and tasty basil and mint vinaigrette. Easy to make in a food processor or blender. One of the best parts of summer is the availability of fresh greens for a salad. Like the basil and mint plants that daughter Amy bought at the farmer’s market…
Feta Greek Style Quesadillas
Here’s a re-creation of Greek style quesadillas we had recently at Chankaska Creek Ranch and Winery in Kasota Minnesota. They called theirs a flatbread. I’m calling it delicious! This is the kind of appetizer to make for an informal gathering. You know the type where everyone kind of hangs around in the kitchen talking and…
Spinach and Sun Dried Tomatoes and Capers Recipe
Nothing is easier than wilted spinach and sun-dried tomatoes and capers with pan-grilled salmon. If you are in a pinch for a time saver meal, this is it. This recipe post contains an affiliate link. Please see our Privacy Policy for details. Wilted spinach and sun-dried tomatoes with capers are something I’ve made pretty often….
Sweet Potato with Caramelized Onion Skillet
Sweet potato with onion is a perfect combination of flavors. Sure to be one of your favorite side dishes. If you are looking for a Thanksgiving side dish, look no further. This sweet potato with caramelized onion skillet is the perfect thing to complement a turkey dinner. Or a ham dinner for that matter. The…
Herbed Pizza Dough with Shiitake Mushrooms
Herbed pizza dough is a way to boost the flavors of your homemade pizzas. Just by adding a few herbs and garlic when you make the crust, you’ll get a whole new spectrum of flavors in your pizza. I’ve made a simple pizza crust for some time now, but never thought about making an herb,…
Fresh Vegetable Provencal Soup
With summer winding down, we’re harvesting the last of the vegetables from the garden. It’s a perfect time to use some of the veggies in a fresh vegetable Provencal soup. This is a traditional soup made in southern France with garlic, onions, tomatoes, and herbs, and from the different recipes I’ve seen for it, just…
Roasted Beet Tartare Recipe – A Fresh Appetizer
I love beets…cooked with butter or canned pickled beets. Amy harvested 12 to 15 nice-sized beets from her garden so I knew I needed to do a beet recipe. Mary Jo just borrowed Mark Bittman’s, The Food Matters Cookbook from the library and she saw this recipe for beet tartare. I’m always interested in trying…
Vegetarian Spinach Potato Quiche Recipe
“Vegetarian spinach potato quiche is something that needs to be eaten on a regular basis! This recipe is some really good eats, one that Amy made for us back in June when we got to Minnesota for the summer. If you are already proficient at making a nice flaky pie crust, you’ve got this recipe…
Kale Salad with Cranberry Orange Dressing
Here’s a healthy salad you can put together in no time and it tastes so darned good. Kale salad with cranberry orange dressing. Amy’s garden needs to be thinned out, and there are 3 or 4 dinosaur kale plants that she planted. On it’s own, this kale is a little bitter tasting, but combined with the citrus and…
Cheesy Italian Dunkers Recipe
Cheesy Italian Dunkers! You get home from work. You’re tired. The kids have baseball tonight or soccer. Give yourself a break and make something simple for dinner. Everyone loves this simple meal. These cheesy toasts are like the Italian dunkers that you would get in grade school lunch. They are easy to make and provide for…
Healthy No Crust Vegetable Quiche
A long time ago, when I first started this blog, I posted a recipe for Italian Vegetable Quiche. It never got too much play, seeing it was one of the first. It is such a good recipe, that it deserves an upgrade. This is a vegetarian version of the original, using low fat ingredients, and…
Grilled Caprese Salad Sandwich Recipe
Grilling season is starting and no better way to enjoy it than making a grilled Caprese salad sandwich. It contains all the ingredients in a Caprese salad but gets kicked up with a toasted baguette and grilled veggies. The toasted bread gets a spread of mayo and pesto and everything gets a drizzle of…
BBQ Jackfruit Sliders
BBQ Jackfruit sliders…the vegetarian, (or vegan), alternative to BBQ pulled pork sandwiches. In a blind taste test it would be hard to distinguish the two, except that the jackfruit is more tender than pork. It really makes for a very tasty sandwich! I had never eaten jackfruit until our neighbor Tom brought over a barbecue…
Lemony Curly Kale Salad Recipe
Lemony curly kale salad is a nutritious and succulent side dish that is easy to throw together. When kale is in season, this makes a perfect side dish for any meal. The dressing is just shallots, lemon juice and zest, with olive oil and a bit of grated cheese. Mix this together and have it…