I got this recipe a long time ago from my neighbor Karin and we used to eat it so often when the kids were little that we all got kind of sick of it so it’s been awhile since I’ve made it but when we got the cabbage in the Bountiful Basket, I knew it … Continue reading
This is a Pillsbury recipe from http://www.pillsbury.com. It’s just like regular broccoli salad with pasta added, tasty! Gotta use up that broccoli and cauliflower from the Bountiful Basket. dressing: 1/2 cup light mayonnaise or salad dressing 1/3 cup milk 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 2 teaspoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt salad: 5 oz (1 1/2 cups) … Continue reading
This is a recipe from Kraft (www.kraftrecipes.com). Bob loves potato salad but I don’t really like to make it because of the potatoes and cooking them and peeling them and cutting them up, too much work but every now and then I break down and make him potato salad or else he cooks/peels/chops the potatoes … Continue reading
Father’s Day dinner – barbecue steak, cheesey ranch potatoes and this salad which comes from the June 2011 issue of Bon Appetit magazine, yum! 6 cups coarsely chopped English hothouse or Persian cucumbers (about 2 pounds total) (I used the mini cucumbers from Costco) 2 large tomatoes (about 1 pound total), coarsely chopped 1 bunch … Continue reading
I don’t remember where I got this recipe, it might have been off the internet but it’s great and goes with any salad. I threw together this salad of Romaine, red cabbage, broccoli, sugar snap peas, carrots, celery, mini cucumbers, Feta and grilled chicken and the dressing went perfectly. 1/4 cup olive oil 3/4 cup … Continue reading
As mentioned in the previous post, my niece Heidi and her husband Mark are here visiting this weekend from Idaho and Heidi’s sister Amber and her husband Taylor and their little boy Noah are coming over for a big family dinner today. I was hoping for warm weather so that we could eat out on … Continue reading
This should be called “I’m in the mood for pasta so let’s see what’s in the fridge that will work” because that’s what I did so this is pasta plus whatever was in the fridge topped with a dressing that sounded good in theory and then actually tasted good when put together. 1 pound pasta … Continue reading
This recipe comes from VeryBestBaking.com. The salad was really good but the dressing looked and tasted strange so I ended up throwing it out and making another dressing which comes from a Pampered Chef recipe for Asian Citrus Salad (which is already on the blog) so I’ll give you both dressing recipes here and you … Continue reading
A Pampered Chef recipe. 16 oz uncooked cavatappi pasta (I used elbows which are similar to cavatappi) 8 oz mild cheddar cheese, cut into 1/2″ cubes (I used shredded instead) 1 cup frozen peas, thawed 1/2 cup sliced celery 1 small carrot, grated (I hate grating carrots so I just used the veggie peeler to … Continue reading
This recipe comes from the September 2010 issue of the Food Network Magazine and yes, it is Joe Biden’s recipe but whatever your politics, this pasta is delicious! 🙂 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1 shallot, minced 1 small clove garlic, minced (I pressed mine of course!) kosher salt … Continue reading
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