Chicken Salad for Sandwiches

This recipe is a treasure.  It has so many applications you will find yourself using it over and over again.  Once the salad is made it can be stuffed in miniature cream puffs for appetizers, spread on croissants for a delicious lunch, stuffed in a toasted pita with some sprouts for another refreshing sandwich idea. …

Rose Bowl Beans / Lima Beans and Ham

This was one of Joe’s favorite recipes to cook and to eat.  It was definitely one of his specialties, and we all love it!  Traditionally made on New Years Day with the ham bone from Christmas dinner, lima beans and ham was re-named Rose Bowl Beans.  It’s good any time you want to feed a…

Whole Roasted Lemon Chicken with Vegetables

This recipe calls for roasting two chickens at once.  It was perfect for our large family.  It is also good if you are taking a meal to someone, you’ve got your family fed  too .  The recipe also lends itself to being cut in half.  The chicken is moist and delicious and the vegetables are…

Italian American Shrimp

This recipe combines a large variety of delicious vegetables with shrimp. It’s almost like a jambalaya without the chicken and sausages,  so  take a cooks tour of the produce section and go to work!  This dish is equally good served over rice, pasta, or even polenta.  Cooks choice. Print Recipe Italian American Shrimp Cuisine Italian…

Chicken Cacciatore

This recipe looks complicated but you  are done fixing it before you know it.  The leftovers are out of this world. It can be made with a whole chicken but I like the taste with thighs and drumsticks.  It’s another recipe that can be made well in advance and re-heated.  It’s great over polenta or…

Luncheon Salad with Mango Chutney and Curry Dressing

This salad was a real show stopper in the early 2000’s.  It was on every Country Club menu and ladies luncheon list in the country.  It kind of wore itself out, I guess, but it is very good and worth a revival every once in awhile.   It’s another entrée salad that just needs  a crunchy…

Shrimp or Crab Louie

This is such a refreshing salad.  It is a full meal deal .  For lunch or dinner you just need to serve with a crunchy roll and you’ve got a winner! Print Recipe Shrimp or Crab Louie Prep Time 30 minutes Servings Ingredients 1 head iceberg lettuce you will not use all of it1 cup…