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Creamy Coleslaw Coleslaw is a great side dish. Especially with fish and summer picnics. I love a creamy, tangy, yet sweet coleslaw. This recipe is just that! We also eat these on a Fish Ruben. They are fabulous! Creamy coleslaw is easy and will be ready in just a few minutes. Perfect to whip up […]
Tomato and Cucumber Salad This was my creative attempt to use up some tomato’s and cucumbers before they went bad. I didn’t have any lettuce to make a salad and came up with tomato and cucumber salad recipe. Tomato and Cucumber Salad Recipe Ingredients: 1 large cucumber chopped into bite size chunks 1/2 red onion […]
How to Cook Fresh Pumpkin EASILY Making anything with fresh or raw pumpkin seems like a challenge. ITS NOT! It is actually really easy! Make sure you purchase sugar pumpkins or pie pumpkins. They type you carve aren’t very tasty. So here are my directions on How to Cook Fresh Pumpkin. Give it a try! […]
Pork Fried Rice My family loves to eat Chinese food but we cannot eat it much because of the sodium. I suffer from Meniere’s Disease and require low sodium food. We have found cooking at home we can almost perfectly replicate the Chinese restaurant’s pork fried rice recipe. I always make pork chops the night […]
Southern Collard Greens Collard Greens is definitely a southern food. Growing up in Michigan I never really heard of them. I got lucky the first time I tried collard greens they were cooked perfectly. I soon was attempting to recreate that amazing southern collard greens. It took me a while to perfect it but I […]
Amish Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad is an amazing blend of sweet and tangy. Plus there is cheese and bacon! You can’t go wrong with bacon or cheese. This recipe is also full of raw broccoli along with raw cauliflower. Its simple to make, delicious, and nutritious. Perfect to feed to your […]
Roasted Potato Wedges My family loves potato’s. They could eat them every meal if I let them. This recipe only uses the pan, no bowls to wash! Roasted potato wedges are simple and delicious. They come out crisp and are better than french fries. Try to make some with dinner tonight. Roasted Potato Wedges Ingredients: […]
Easy Grilled Pineapple Its pineapple season here in Florida! We usually end up purchasing a few each week. We have found also that we LOVE grilled pineapple! Its amazing. The grill marks make it look great and they bring out the sugars and caramelize a little. If you haven’t tried it yet you […]
EASY Southern Style Potato Salad What would summer be without potato salad? How about a barbeque without potato salad? Summer would never be the same. I know we eat our share during the summer. This recipe is easy to make and last well covered in the refrigerator. It also makes A LOT. It’s […]
Microwave FRIED Potatoes My husband LOVES fried potatoes although his waistline doesn’t. My mom told me about these red skinned potatoes that she fries in the microwave. I was skeptical and heard her tell me about them many times before I forgot to cook the potatoes for dinner. I needed them in a hurry […]
Fried Plantains I used to hang out with a Puerto Rican family when I was a teen. Mammy made the best food! I loved the rice she made at every meal. I used to help her in the kitchen so I could learn too! I never did learn the rice, but she did teach […]
5 minute Cranberry Sauce I really like cranberries. My favorite is a big piece of turkey on Thanksgiving with a glob of cranberry sauce on top! Turkey and cranberry are best friends and should always be consumed together! As a kid we always had cranberry sauce on the table for Thanksgiving. Dad liked it but […]
