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Roma Tomato & Spinach Sauce Tomato Spinach Sauce

This goes great over breaded chicken or fish. 1-2 Roma tomatoes diced 4 oz. fresh spinach 2 garlic cloves, slivered 1 tsp. rosemary 2 tsp. oregano 2 tsp. basil Salt & Pepper 1/4 c. white wine 2 tbsp. butter Spoonful of marinara sauce 1 tbsp. olive oil In saute pan, heat oil and put in…

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Potato Salad

While I’m actually the one typing it, I’m giving my mom (Liz) the credit she deserves on this recipe. I LOVED her potato salad growing up, loved it. Only fair since the recipe I have is hers word for word that I give her the credit on this classic salad. 1 c. mayo 2 tbsp….

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Spicy Bloody Marys

Fill shaker up half way up with either Tomato Juice or Clamato Juice 3 shots of vodka (Certain flavored vodkas work well – Absolut Peppar, Stoli Mandarin, and Bacon Infused Vodka) Horseradish Salt & Pepper Tobasco Sauce Worshchester Sauce Lemons & Limes Mix together and add fresh lemon and lime juice. Take glass and fill…

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Burning Starfish Dip

3 – 8 oz cream cheese 1 – small can El Paso Green Sauce 1/4 – small can El Paso Yellow Sauce 1 – pkg green onion dip mix 1 – Tbsp or 1/2 if you want milder Tabasco Sauce In a mixer put: Cream Cheese cut up, onion dip, green sauce, mix then 1/4…

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Dilly Bread

1/4 cup warm water 1 1/2 tsp. yeast 1 Cup cottage cheese (warm) 2 Tbs. sugar 1 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. dill weed 3 tsp. onion flakes or Mrs. Dash or something similar ( I use more) 2 eggs 2 1/3 cups flour Mix water and yeast together and set aside….

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Be a Successful Steamer

Broccoli going into the steamer.

I remember when and why I got my first steamer. It’s a very nice one from Williams Sonoma that I purchased in Las Vegas one night when I wanted to make crab legs. I’m pretty sure I was pregnant at the time too, not that’s it relevant. Anyways, I went home and unpackaged the steamer…

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Nothing Says Love Like Surf n’ ... Surf n' Turf

Even the Boys Love It.

Today I am going to share with you what our family is having for Valentine’s Dinner. I decided to do a simple surf n’ turf. I bought two steaks and two lobster tails, if you buy an eight ounce steak and split in two, that’s a perfect portion of meat – four ounces. On the…

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Red Velvet Cake Balls with Chocolate ... Red Velvet Balls

No Blue Balls on Valentine’s Day … only red. : ) Red Velvet Cake Cream Cheese Frosting Chocolate Wafers Once cake is cooked and cooled completely, crumble into large bowl, mix in cream cheese frosting thoroughly. May be easier (and more fun) to do with hands but definitely messier! Roll mixture into quarter size balls…

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Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream cheese frosting

Welcome to Day Two of our Valentine’s Day special! Today we work on our second step of the end goal of Red Velvet Balls and that’s to make the yummy frosting we’ll blend into the cake. This recipe for cream cheese frosting can also be enjoyed with many other desserts. Fold 1/3 c. walnuts into…

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Red Velvet Cake

Red Velvet Cake

Happy Hump Day! With Valentine’s Day being Saturday I decided to a three day recipe. Our ultimate goal is making Red Velvet Balls and we can do this in three steps. The great thing is each step can be used as its own recipe and enjoyed with other sweets. Red Velvet Cake: 2 1/2 c….

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