Pressure cooker warm potato salad is a side dish that will pair well with meats, poultry, or fish. The flavor is fantastic and when cooked in a pressure cooker, takes minutes to make. Pressure cookers are all the rage now because they cook things so fast and the technology today makes them so easy to…
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The Best White Pizza Sauce Recipe
This white pizza sauce recipe might change the way you make homemade pizzas. The sauce is creamy and so flavorful. I don’t make pizzas too often, probably 3 or 4 times a year, and I’ve never made one with a white sauce. Bon Appetit magazine sends me daily recipes and things that they are doing. …
Pan-Fried Salmon with Arugula Salad
Here’s a real low calorie meal idea…pan-fried salmon with arugula salad. Use garden fresh tomatoes and arugula with a garlic basil vinaigrette. The combination is fabulous. We haven’t had salmon for a while and it’s just the best for a quick and tasty meal. I decided to pan-fry the salmon which was cut into individual…
Fresh Greens Salad with Basil Mint Vinaigrette
One of the best parts of summer is the availability of fresh ingredients. Like the copious amounts of basil and mint that Amy bought at the farmer’s market and the greens that are in her own garden. I made a fresh greens salad with basil and mint vinaigrette. Don’t you just love a salad that…
Summertime Seafood Gazpacho
With summer upon us, I look for light refreshing meals such as this tasty seafood gazpacho. This is sure to be a hit with the whole family. Back in 2013 I did a gazpacho recipe and figured I should update it and add a little more adventure and taste to it. I ran across a recipe,…
Cucumber Balsamic Caprese Salad
It’s getting time for some fresh, no nonsense salads, just like this cucumber balsamic caprese salad. I could eat this stuff all day. Springtime means freshness, and this is a hiked up version of traditional tomato, mozzarella, and basil. First off, the balsamic I used was a good, fairly thick and tasty condiment to start…
Shrimp Cocktail with Pickled Daikon Radish
Who doesn’t like a great appetizer? Especially when ordinary gets kicked up about a hundred times like this shrimp cocktail with pickled daikon radish. It’s an unusual combination sure to excite your taste buds. Eat this shrimp cocktail by wrapping the shrimp with a little fresh basil, then a wrap of the pickled daikon and…
Herb Crust Pizza with Shiitake Mushrooms
Pizza or flatbread? I don’t know the difference. This is an herb crust pizza with shiitake mushrooms I guess…or a flatbread with shiitake mushrooms. All I know is that it is really good. Homemade pizza is not the simplest thing to make, but the effort is worth it for great tasting pizza…or great tasting flatbread!?…
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…
Italian Sausage Lasagna Roll Ups
I always enjoy making lasagna…it’s a little involved, but the results are worth the effort. I decided to change it up a bit and make Italian sausage lasagna roll ups after having seen others do it. Same great lasagna flavor packed into easy to serve lasagna noodle rolls. I was making this dish for a…