This is one of Jock and Angie’s favorite. We all love clams and this is a top notch way to serve them.
Italian Chicken and Sausage Stir-Fry
This is an interesting recipe because it combines Chinese techniques with Italian ingredients . It’s easy to make for the family and sophisticated enough for company.
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…
Blanco Cheese Enchiladas
So many good things to say about this dish. If you’re looking for a good vegetarian dish, you’ve found it. If a great breakfast or brunch casserole with a south of the border flare is what you’re looking for, this is it. They also have an attractive, colorful presentation with the lettuce radish garnish, it’s all here. Give…
Peanut Butter Cookies
Another all time favorite. After school, in a lunch box, that ‘little something sweet’ after dinner. These are a standby that is sure to please any cookie lover.
Butter Horn Cookies
This is a Christmas cookie standard. It’s pastry like dough melts in your mouth, it’s powdered sugar coating announcing the great tastes that are to come. It also looks great on a plate with a variety of other holiday treats. You know the holiday’s have arrived when these confections are on your dessert plate.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
This was the most popular recipe in our house when the boys were in school. I would make a double batch almost every other day. It wasn’t just the McGowan boys’ favorite, it was the neighborhood favorite. More than once, a group of smiling faces would come to the door to see “if the boys…
Oatmeal Cookies
The oatmeal cookie rose to popularity in the early 1900’s. It has been one of my favorite’s ever since (he! he!) O.K. so I probably didn’t find out about them until some delicious day after 1941! I love the moist chewy flavor with an occasional sweet raisin surprise. If you are trying to justify eating…
Cream Wafers
These are not your typical ‘cookie jar’ cookies. They are delicate pastry-like rounds with a rich filling. A lovely addition to cookie trays for a tea or reception. They would also be a hit at any cookie exchange. Print Recipe Cream Wafers Prep Time 30 minutes Cook Time 10 minutes Passive Time 1 hour Servings dozen…
Snickerdoodles
And old standby for sure. Great cookie for kids because they aren’t real messy.
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
This is Jason’s favorite cookie. So much so that in my 50 year old recipe book I have crossed out the name Chocolate Crinkles and re-named them Jason’s Cookies. I have to say they are probably my favorite too. What can I say, they are CHOCOLATE, and moist and chewy and festive looking with their…
Salsa
There are many good tomato salsa’s on the market but in July, August and September when your tomato plants are in full production fresh tomato salsa comes to mind. This recipe is simple and delicious. Print Recipe Salsa Prep Time 6 mintes Servings cups Ingredients 2 or 3 medium sized fresh tomatoes stems removed1/2 red…