As I mentioned before, my dad is a meat and potatoes kind of guy. It wasn’t until he HAD to eat beans, rice and salsa to lower his cholesterol that he got a taste for my mom’s Mexican home cooking. …
Category: Food & Recipes
Fabulous Chocolate Chip Cookies: Update
If you like your Cookies a little more dense and not to flatten out so much try using less butter. Butter gives the cookies a great buttery flavor and a crispy texture, but they tend to be more flat. Last…
Italian Chicken Stew
This recipe is one that I adapted from the Food Network show Everyday Italian with Giada De Laurentis. I made it so that it was a bit quicker to put together, but still had all the depth of flavor of…
Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth: Fabulous Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sweet treats are my weakness. Nothing quells my craving though like chocolaty yummy chocolate chip cookies. My favorite recipe is one I adapted from the Crisco Butter Flavor Shortening can. Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter (one stick) 1/4 cup butter flavor…
Garlicky Alfredo Sauce
If you love garlic and parmesan cheese you will love this Alfredo Sauce recipe. This sauce will go great with shrimp, crab, lobster, chicken or just noodles. Typically it is served with fetuccine, but will go great with any pasta…
Zucchini Honey Bread
I love zucchini bread. The following recipe is one I have been using for the past 18 years. The addition of honey to the recipe makes this bread come out moist and uniquely flavorful. 2 loaves 12 servings per loaf…
Easy Sauteed Asparagus
Asparagus is a very nutritious and complete food. It is also a great accompaniment for just about any kind of protein. Virtually zero carbs, this high fiber food is also high in vitamins and great for your kidneys. Serves 4…
Pico de Gallo
This is one quick and easy to make chunky salsa that goes well with beef, chicken, fish or pork – or even on it’s own. There have been many a summer evening where my hubby and I have made dinner…
Plants and Seeds for Trade
Plants for Trade Irises, Yellow with Rust Colored Throat (corms) Irises, Yellow (corms) Irises, Traditional Lilac color (corms) Seeds for Trade (for number of seeds per trade please download the list – Seed Trade List for SASBE) The Excel formatted…
