Category: Recipes

  • Green Rice | An Authentic Mexican Food Recipe

    Oh my gosh… this Green Rice recipe is to die for if you like authentic Mexican Food.  I snagged this Green rice recipe from a wonderful Mexican Food restaurant in Mesa, Arizona.  (I won’t mention the name because I kind of took the back door approach in getting it.) To say the least… if you…

  • Fresh Asparagus – Easy Asparagus Recipe

    Fresh asparagus is a favorite at our house.  I remember the days when my son, Brad, went asparagus hunting in the fields behind our home.  As soon as the spring warm weather hit…he was on the lookout for asparagus.  He would roam the fields, among the tall grasses and look for asparagus spears that were…

  • Easter Treat Recipe – Kids Easter Activities

    Kids Easter activities can include easy Easter recipes such as making our Bird Nest Treats. They are so simple to make, your three year old can help. The ingredients are simple too…. you’ll use only 4 items. 1.  One  5 oz can of Chow Mein noodles. One  12 oz package of chips.  You can use…

  • Best New Years Party – New Years Party Food

    Of course, the best new years party includes food and lots of it.  And, with all the hustle and bustle of the Christmas holiday you’re probably not interested in cooking. Yet, you want to serve or take to your New Year parties food that is easy to prepare, scrumptious and looks great. Well, I have…

  • Chocolate Dessert Recipe – Chocolate Brownie Triffle

    This Chocolate Dessert Recipe will curl your toes because it’s so rich. This Chocolate Brownie Triffle is a hit with guests and friends and is so easy to make.

  • Easy Apple Crisp Recipe – Oatmeal And Brown Sugar Crunch

    This easy apple crisp recipe with it’s oatmeal and brown sugar topping is a favorite of our family.  Fall is in the air and the apples are ripe and crisp… so it’s a natural dessert for a chilly evening.  I add a bit of lemon zest to the apple crunch, which is a tasty enhancement…

  • Ranch Potato Salad – Made With Ranch Dressing

    Ranch Potato salad is a big hit with my family.  Making potato salad with ranch dressing is a refreshing change from the mayonnaise potato salad…. or salad made with Miracle Whip.  Also,  you might call this a loaded potato salad because it has celery, red onion, eggs, fresh parsley  and …. best of all… bacon. …

  • Imitation Crab Salad Recipe Made With Cottage Cheese

    This imitation crab salad recipe made with cottage cheese was introduce to me by my friend and co-designer, Kristen Cook.  In the summer, she brought this incredible crab salad to work.  She would actually double this recipe… which is already a large one… and feed the gang.  I don’t think she ever went home with…

  • Ranch Dressing – Homemade With Herbs From Your Garden.

    Ranch Dressing is the leading dressing for salads.   This Homemade Ranch Dressing recipe is easy to make and is made using fresh herbs from your garden. So while your planting poseys in your flower beds… leave a little room for growing the popular herbs,  chives and parsley.  They are a wonderful perennials and they are…

  • Lemon Easter Cake

    Easter cakes can very from bunny cakes, chick cakes or plain dripper pan cakes.  This cake is not fancy but it really hits the mark with my family.  This  sweet, cold, and a refreshing Easter cake  is always a hit with my family members.  Not only is it  great tasting… but it’s really simple to…