Antipasto Salad Loaf

This is a perfect appetizer for any Italian meal.  Great along side a cheese , and meat board.  It serves a bunch and it sure isn’t in  the same ole’ same ole’ appetizer category.  Print Recipe Antipasto Salad Loaf Cuisine Italian Prep Time 1 hour Passive Time 24 hours Servings Ingredients 1 cup cauliflower florettes…

Sam’s famous name Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Sam and Liam came over last night to show me how to make lettuce wraps.  They are very good teachers.  I’m sure you will enjoy them when she “teaches ” you!!  Just follow along:) Print Recipe Sam’s famous name Chicken Lettuce Wraps Course appetizer, Main Dish Cuisine Asian Prep Time 30 minutes Cook Time 15…

J.D.’s Walleye Fish Fry

So the first thing you have to do is come to Moses Lake and go fishing.  J.D. is the expert in the family on that subject.   Actually ,  I’m sure any nice , flaky, white fish will work well with this recipe.   Getting them fresh from the Lake  to the frying pan  is a real bonus…

Butternut Squash or Broccoli Soup

So here’s a two for the price of one!  Your choice of butternut squash or broccoli soup.  Either soup will fit well in the bowl with the Red Pepper soup found on the blog.  The presentation is fun.  However, either of these soups will stand just as well on their own or in a Print…

Red Bell Pepper Soup

On its own this is an O.K. soup.  It really hits the spot when you make this and a pot of Butternut Squash, or Broccoli Soup and pour half and half in a bowl.  They won’t mix if you pour them in at the same time so its a great presentation as well as a…

Spinach Dip for Bread Bowl

I know you can find this recipe on the back of the package now, but when my mother first started using it you needed the recipe.  Now if they  ever quit publishing it we have it.  This bread bowl seems to come and go at appetizer parties but it is making a revival right now…

Cheese Ball

This appetizer has been a Christmas standard for 40 years.  The shape changes, at times, but the combination of cheeses rolled or covered in nuts stays the same.  Guess you just can’t improve on perfection, or a taste memory you are looking for.  So make this in three separate little logs, a giant ball or…

Blueberry Pie

Nothing like fresh blueberries when they are in season.  Enjoy the pie!  Also good with frozen berries. Print Recipe Blueberry Pie Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 50 minutes Servings Ingredients 3/4 cups white sugar3 tablespoons cornstarch1/4 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon4 cups blueberries2 pie crusts see flakey pie crust recipe elswhere on blog1 tablespoon butter…

Noreen’s White Bark Cookies

These cookies have all kinds of things going for them.  They are good tasting, will store well, and are child friendly for making since they are no-bake.  So gather the little ones around and start “cooking.” Print Recipe Noreen’s White Bark Cookies Prep Time 1/2 hour Servings dozen Ingredients 1 cup Rice Krispies1 cup Cherios2…

Cabbage Rolls

The first time I ever heard of a cabbage roll, I was married and had three children.  We took a trip to see Joe’s parents in Pennsylvania and what do you know there was talk about cabbage rolls.  It was  high on the list of favorites of most anyone you met.  There was talk of…

Spaghetti With Garlic Sauce

This is a very basic recipe.  It is a good side dish for most meat dishes.  The real fun with this recipe is when you add your own touches to the basic plan.  Jock’s favorite is to top it with mizithra cheese , Joe liked it with shrimp stirred in, I’m sure you will come…

Sugar Cookies

This is a very basic recipe used for cut-out cookies.  It’s probably 100 years old but my version comes from a cook book I got for a wedding gift in 1962.  Chilling the dough is the big secret to cut out cookies.  Some people roll it out on a cookie sheet, cut out your cookies…