Sunday dinner last night with the whole fam, my favorite part of the week! Made this along with some other things, which will show up later. It was easy and yummy! I served it as a side dish but I was thinking that you could add some meat to it and it could be dinner. … Continue reading
Dinner last night, recipe compliments of Taste of Home, it was comfort food yummy and a good way to use up some of the last tomatoes from the garden. 1 pound ground turkey or beef (I used about 1 1/2 pounds hamburger) 1 cup chopped onion (I used 1 large onion) 3 pounds plum tomatoes, … Continue reading
Here’s a tasty and quick dinner idea from “I Heart Naptime”. Everyone here loved it although next time I’ll be sure to get tortilla chips to serve with it. 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 cup red bell pepper (I used 1 whole pepper) 1/2 cup diced sweet onion (I used 1 whole onion) 1 pound … Continue reading
So we went on a cruise a couple of weeks ago and went to a cooking demonstration with the ship’s chef and he made this dish and it looked and smelled so yummy that I gave it a try when we got home. They didn’t give us a recipe or anything and he just kind … Continue reading
Since Bob loved the mint pesto so much, I thought I’d experiment with some other recipes and give him a variety so here is mint pesto #2. This one comes from Good Housekeeping. 2 cups mint 2 tablespoons roasted salted almonds 1 clove garlic 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon peel 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice … Continue reading
I planted 1 mint plant in my garden and it is huge! So I’ve been looking for ways to use the mint and discovered that you can make pesto with mint so I thought I’d give it a try since everyone around here loves the basil pesto. I took one bite and thought I was … Continue reading
I got a new Twister Jar for my Blendtec blender. The twister jar is designed to blend thicker recipes, such as this nut butter. This recipe comes from the cookbook that came with the twister jar. I’m thinking if you have a heavy duty blender or food processor then you could make some nut butter … Continue reading
I’m not the world’s greatest gardener but this year my basil has exploded! Take a look: So as you might imagine, there has been a lot of pesto around here lately. I really like to eat it cold so the other night I threw together this pasta salad. Enjoy! 1 recipe Fresh Basil Pesto (found … Continue reading
YUM! I had some tomato pie once from a local restaurant called Molly’s and it was delicious and I have wondered since how to make it so imagine my delight in finding this recipe on Pinterest. It comes from a blog called “Tastes Better From Scratch” and it was pretty good, not quite the same as … Continue reading
I’m right there with ya, anything with the word curd in the name just sounds icky but this stuff is amazing! I made it to go in the Creamy Lemon Raspberry Tarts and it was super delicious! The possibilities and citrus flavors are endless and it is so easy to make. The recipe comes from … Continue reading
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