Easy Summer Pea Salad Ingredients Salad • 4 cups frozen peas thawed (Thaw them quickly by placing them in a colander and running cold water over them) • ¾ cup cubed pieces of ham or 8 slices bacon cooked and crumbled • ½ cup cheddar cheese shredded • ⅓ cup red onion diced small • […]
June 28, 2024
Easy Crunchy Broccoli Salad Ingredients Salad • 8 cups broccoli cut into small bite-sized pieces • ½ cup red onion diced or sliced into thin ½ inch pieces (or shallot) • ½ cup dried cranberries- (or raisins) • ¼ cup sunflower seeds or chopped walnuts/pecans. • 8 slices of bacon cooked cooled and crumbled or […]
June 28, 2024
I am fortunate to have access to a lot of salmon because we fish so much in the summer. I always preserve some of our salmon by smoking it in a smoker that uses some heat. Then I vacuum pack and freeze some. Then some of it is lightly smoked and still soft and I […]
April 1, 2024
Recipe for Easy Honey Garlic Chicken Ingredients • 2 pieces of chicken breast (1 lb) boneless and skinless • Salt and pepper to taste • 1/4 cup flour • 3 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter (or 2 1/2 tbsp olive oil) • 2 garlic cloves, minced • 1 1/2 tbsp apple cider vinegar (or white vinegar) […]
March 13, 2024
Delicious Healthy Stuffed Peppers Don’t let the word healthy scare you off. The seasoning makes these baked stuffed peppers flavorful and delicious. Ingredients 5 bell peppers (whichever color you want) Olive oil spray 1 medium-sized yellow onion, chopped 3 garlic cloves, minced 20 oz package of ground turkey 1 tsp ground black pepper 1 tbsp […]
March 13, 2024
Well in this very creamy dish, there is a secret cheat to achieving the ooey and gooey delicious, cheesiness that I desire. That secret ingredient is Cream of Chicken soup.
This recipe gives you a basic outline of what to add. Feel free to add or substitute some additional cheeses to personalize this recipe to what you want, just don’t skip the cream of chicken soup.
December 11, 2023
What to do with Turkey leftovers? Here’s a recipe for 2 (9-inch) pot pies. Ingredients 4 cups of leftover cooked turkey cut into 1-inch pieces ¼ cup unsalted butter ⅔ cup diced onion ½ teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 2½ cups chicken broth 1/2 cup of milk 1 cup sliced carrots 2/3 cup sliced celery ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ½ teaspoon onion powder 1 pinch cayenne […]
November 21, 2023
We had a few apples from our own tree this year and ended up buying six boxes from a local orchard. There were several varieties including Cosmic Crisp, Gala, Golden Delicious, and Honey Crisp. Our intention was to make fresh pressed apple cider, but it also put the culinary wheels in motion for something we […]
November 21, 2023
The days grow shorter and the nights are getting long…lyrics by the great Canadian rock band Triumph. Let’s read between the lines here and also include there is a chill in the air and it’s time to indulge in some comfort food! Taking advantage of our local sweet corn, I propose one of my favorite […]
October 5, 2023