Hooray! Tomato season is here! These salads are so mind numbingly simple and they compliment any meat! Tomato – Cucumber Salad Cut up slices of tomato and cucumber. Sprinkle with Italian Dressing or Vinaigrette. Add crushed Black pepper. Let sit covered in the fridge until well chilled – a couple of hours to blend flavors. …
How many times have you had to come up with dinner ideas, but you didn’t have much time, or you were tired, or, or, or? I have some GIGANTIC secrets in my arsenal. If you have fresh fruits and vegetables on hand, you can make great dinners appear like magic. Like tonight – I had…
Its always fun to have a summer get together – but it can be so much work! Here’s how to have a simple but great gathering I’m all for keeping the menu simple. The center of attraction will be burgers and brats. Maybe some chicken. But what else? Here are some ideas for you… I…
Cinco de Mayo is in a few days. Are you looking for some easy meal ideas to celebrate Cinco de Mayo? My favorite easy go-to Mexican recipes are – Spanish Omelets can be breakfast, lunch , or dinner. For breakfast, team up with sausage and biscuits, and maybe some cool fresh fruit – like pineapple…
Fried Apples are a southern staple. They go great with ham. Its like apple pie without the crust. They’re called cooked apples up north. Almost everyone will eat green beans. Add a little butter and sprinkle with slivered almonds and they look fancy. A great safe side dish. Get Recipe Broccoli salad is a delicious…
This one is so simple. Cook French style green beans according to package directions, or steam fresh green beans for about 15 minutes. Drain completely. Add butter and slivered almonds. I like to very lightly salt them.
If you’ve never had this one, you are really missing out! This is one way to get people to eat their broccoli. My daughter came up with this faster version, and it still tastes great! The red onion adds a little zing. The poppy seed dressing and the raisins add some sweetness. And Bacon? Bacon…
This is an old southern favorite! We called them fried apples when I was growing up. To make Fried Apples Core and slice apples Melt 2-3 tablespoons butter in a large frying pan. Place apple slices in pan. Should be enough to fill pan. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Stir gently to mix completely. Cook…
Ham is not a particularly healthy choice, but we enjoy it once or twice a year – Christmas and Easter. It’s pretty easy. This was actually the way my grandmother did it, and I still make it this way – Place the ham in the roasting pan, cut side down. Score the ham lengthwise at…
OK, so the price of pretty much everything is going up. Wow. Don’t panic! I got you! As a working single mom, who did spend some time on food stamps (SNAP), I learned how to cut that grocery budget, and still have good food on the table every night. First, lets start with portion control….