This filling is very versatile. We have used it with fillo wrapped around it, or on a slice of French bread: ie, Bruschetta It’s as good with fake crab as it is with the real stuff! Save yourself some money 🙂
Shrimp Crepe
Here’s your chance to use the outstanding crepe recipe found on the blog. This is a great first course for a special dinner, or can be used as a nice lunch entrée. It is also delicious if you want to use half and half crab and shrimp. Go ahead, knock your guests’ socks off!!! Prep…
Potluck Potato Salad
This is Grandma Sutherland’s recipe. It went to many Country Club parties. This recipe is easily doubled , etc. depending on the size of your crowd. I have used it a lot and love it. You can leave the peel on the red potatoes for a little more color. Cook’s choice. Prep time: 1 hour Refrigerate…
Strawberry Filo Napolean
The preparation time on this dessert is lengthy because of it’s many steps There are some do- ahead tips to help you out. Filo can be tricky to work with and you might want to find a more simple recipe for your debut into working with it Every step is worth it as it is an…
And so it goes…..
A grandmother and her grandson walk into a bar… No, this isn’t a joke. Jake and I went out for a drink yesterday afternoon. The mission was party planning, you should have guessed that by now. We started by meeting at Party City, for inspiration, but as I drove up Grandpa was speaking in…
Orange Glaze
Prep time: 10 minutes, cool time 1 hour minimum Servings: 24 tartlets or 1 fruit pizza Use this glaze over any fruit dessert that you want to sparkle like jewels. It tastes good, complements the fruit, is a feast for the eyes as well as your taste buds. 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon plus…
Crepes
Crepes are a delicious and versatile “wrap” for a variety of ingredients and menu designations from appetizers to dessert and everything in between. Most cuisines have a crepe, think Mexican taco, Italian calzone, Asian won ton, French crepe!!! This is the basic recipe. The beauty is they can be made and frozen or kept in…
Perfect Frying Pan Steak
Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Difficulty Servings: 1 – 2 For this recipe you need a cast iron frying pan, and a steak that is about 1 1/2 inch thick. Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees. Get the cast iron pan very hot, on top of stove. Season steak to your preference. Place…
Florida Baked Beans
This recipe was given to us by a dear friend during our last stay in Florida, and so the name. These quantities easily serves 8 to 10 , it is easy to multiply and good for pot-lucks for large crowds. Actually our friend made it in 2 gallon batches that took 3 hours to cook and…
Two More Parties!
What a hoot! Three parties in two weeks, and we are not talking April Fools!! April 1st 2016 was Jason’s 25 year anniversary with D&L Foundry . They chose to celebrate his years of diligent commitment and outstanding accomplishment with a gathering of business associates , friends, and family at a surprise party at…
Honey, Poppy Seed Salad Dressing
Prep time: 15 minutes Difficulty: Servings: enough for several salads, stores well in fridge This dressing is very versatile. It is good on an all fruit salad, spinach salad as well as Angie’s salad. Have fun with it and post your own ideas for how to use it. 1 cup honey 1 cup salad oil…
Angie’s Salad
Prep time: 30 min. Difficulty: Serves 12 This isn’t our Angie’s salad, but that’s how the family identify’s it, hence it’s listing. We prefer the Honey Poppy Seed Dressing on this salad of many flavors. 1 head each of red and green ruffled lettuce 1/2 cup toasted walnuts, or pecans 2 apples cut in bite…