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…
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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…
Roasted Potato Appetizer with Chive Sauce
Potatoes as an appetizer? You Betcha! A roasted potato appetizer with chive sauce. This is bite-sized pieces of perfectly roasted baby potatoes with a low-calorie yogurt-based chive sauce. The two go together like peas and carrots! My friend Manny was the inspiration for this when he recently brought over some of his home grown…
Tex-Mex Chopped Chicken Salad Recipe
If you’re like me, you like a quick, easy-to-make meal. Something you could put together kind of spur of the moment. In steps your friendly neighborhood Rotisserie Chicken! Grab one on your way home, along with whatever else you need for this easy, tasty salad. Most of these ingredients are one’s that you probably have…
Italian Sausage Stuffed Zucchini Boats
Here is a meal that I made for myself when MaryJo flew up to Minnesota for a few days. I had just made a spiralized zucchini dish, and had leftover zucchini to use. I also had a lot of other items on hand to use. (You can end up with a lot of leftovers when…
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…
8 Minute Broiled Salmon Recipe
Broiled salmon is perfectly done and tender and moist on the inside. It’s a great way to prepare salmon. Just when I thought I had salmon all figured out, (citrus and dill baked salmon), I found this technique for cooking salmon. MaryJo and I had it last night and I think this will be my…
Soy Honey Glazed Chicken Thighs
Soy honey glazed chicken thighs is a great recipe I want to tell you about. This is definitely restaurant-worthy and the sauce is delicious! I never get tired of chicken. It is so versatile. Fried chicken, grilled chicken, chicken legs, chicken breasts. Put just about any spice you can think of on it and you’ve…
Black Bean and Egg Tostada
Mexican tostadas are nothing more than a toasted tortilla and are usually topped with the same ingredients you would use for a taco. Not today! I’m topping this toasted tortilla with a fried egg and making a breakfast tostada. Thing is, I wouldn’t mind having this for lunch or dinner either. Black bean and…
Grilled Herb Crusted Chicken Breast
Yum! I’m lovin’ grilled chicken…especially when it is super moist and full of flavor. This herb crusted chicken breast is fantastic. What makes it good and tasty is not only the spices but the method I used to make this chicken breast. Have you noticed that it seems like skinless, boneless chicken breasts seem…
Chorizo and White Bean Soup Recipe
This chorizo white bean soup is easy to make, and the flavors work together perfectly. The bold flavor of the chorizo makes this a super delectable soup. Looking for a flavorful soup recipe? And something that takes only 30 minutes to make? Make yourself a pot of chorizo white bean soup! This is Spanish…
Bacon Wrapped Scallops with Mango Salsa Recipe
Bacon wrapped scallops are a tasty treat with the sweetness of the scallops and the smoky, salty bacon. Throw in some spicy mango salsa and you have yourself a gourmet meal. A few nights ago, MaryJo and I went to one of our favorite restaurants, Bonefish Grill. We arrived at around 6 pm, which is…
Beer Biscuits from Scratch
You’ve probably all heard of beer bread, right? But have you heard of Beer Biscuits? Possibly my all-time favorite biscuit recipe is this one that I adapted from The Soup & Bread Cookbook by Beatrice Ojakangas. The recipe was printed in the Minneapolis Star Tribune Taste Section a couple of years ago. If you’ve never heard…
Healthy Classic Crab Louie Salad Recipe
Crab Louie salad recipe with vegetables, hard-cooked eggs, and a spicy mayo chili dressing makes for a great dinner. Crab Louie! Where have you been all of my life? I’ve got to admit, I only recall having this one other time, and that is when Mary Jo made it for a Purple Foot Club wine…
Creamy Ham Wild Rice Soup
Creamy wild rice soup with ham is warming and comfortable. Perfect for a fall or winter meal with crusty stout bread. Is wild rice a Minnesota thing? I’d never heard of wild rice until I moved to Minnesota from Illinois when I was in college. And, funny thing, years later when I worked at the…