Recipes, food, travel, and family
Sausage and Apple Stuffing Sausage and Apple Stuffing is perfect for your thanksgiving table or really any time you feel like having stuffing. The combination of sage brings out the apple and sausage flavors. I served this Sausage and Apple Stuffing with my Herbed Roasted Pork Loin Chops. This makes a great addition to any […]
Pork and Cabbage Dumplings Pork and Cabbage Dumplings is a special treat in my house. It’s not something I make all the time. The flavors are so amazing homemade and worth the extra work! They can be made ahead and frozen raw to cook at a later date. I surprised my family and made […]
Mexican Street Corn Casserole Mexican Street Corn is everywhere right now. I decided to create a recipe that’s a little different but still has all those amazing flavors. During recipe testing I discovered that the standard Mexican Crema and mayo needed a little more binding. I knew my favorite mustard would work but Mexican Street […]
Crab Stuffed Avocado Crab stuffed avocado is an impeccable appetizer, lunch, or side dish. It’s creaminess will have you in a dreamlike state. It’s best served hot, yes hot avocado although you can serve it cold. I served this as an appetizer and it all disappeared. My kids were all upset that they didn’t get […]
Homemade Macaroni and Cheese #Recipe In my family I am teased for not being able to make boxed food. Mac n cheese is one of those that I cannot make. The powder kind either turns into a clumpy mess or its like soup! I gave up years ago and learned to make my own! This […]
Cracker Barrel Hash-brown Casserole #Recipe I started making hash brown casserole about 15 years ago. I had Cracker Barrel’s breakfast version and decided I could make that at home. What I recreated came out great. I took it to a family pot-luck and that was all it took. For years I was asked to make it […]
5 Simple Summer Salads Summer is upon us again. We love to have picnics and barbecues. There is nothing better than a hot day in the sun and a nice cool salad! Here is a collection of 5 Simple Summer Salads that are a favorite at our house. I bet your bunch will love them […]
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 […]
Seafood Fondue Recipe Every time I think of fondue I think of my friend Paula. She LOVES fondue! My family was having king crab legs for dinner (seafood sale) and wanted something to go along with it. We decided a seafood fondue sounded perfect! You can leave the lobster out to make this affordable to […]
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 […]
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 […]
