Thanksgiving wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a serving of sweet & sour red cabbage. My mother always made her own, but since I didn’t have her recipe, I always bought a jar at the grocers. It was okay, but it wasn’t Mom’s. Then one day, I was talking about sweet & sour red cabbage to the […]
Vegetables
Veggies are part of a balanced meal and important to keep you and your family healthy and happy! But they aren’t always the most fun to eat, so my recipes can help coax picky kids and adults alike into eating their vegetables!
Sour Cream Cucumber Salad
We recently dined at a Polish Restaurant where they served a cucumber salad in sour cream, called Mizeria. Although my favorite cucumber salad is pickled, my hubby prefers the sour cream style. After trying several recipes and feeling each one was missing something, I decided to just create my own. My hubby loves these and […]
Fried Potatoes
Each time I make BBQ ribs, I stress over what type of potatoes to serve with them. Potato salad? French fries? Scalloped Taters? So many choices, right? How about a side of homemade fried potatoes! It’s quick, easy and oh so delicious. The nice thing about this recipe is, you can change the spices you […]
Cheesy Yellow Squash Casserole
I was given a nice, big yellow squash and decided to try something new. So, off to the internet I went, in search of a new recipe. After researching several recipes, I made some changes and came up with my own version of this cheesy casserole. I’ve tried it with cheddar and with Gruyere and […]
Sweet Potato Delight
My mother-in-law went to Oregon and while driving through Nebraska, she picked up a cook book for me. I tried many of the recipes…and this one was my favorite. It’s a “must have” on every major holiday.
Scalloped Potatoes
I’ve been serving these potatoes for many years, usually with ham. The potatoes cook into a tender pillow of goodness, in a creamy sauce laced with cheddar cheese.
Potato Kugali
To me, this potato dish is a cross between a hash brown patty and a potato pancake. It’s plain and simple yet very delicious. We enjoy this dish with pork chops or a cube steak.
German Potato Salad II
My supervisor, Cathy, brought this dish to several of our office parties. It’s quick and easy to make and a little bit different than the traditional German potato salad I grew up with. I especially enjoy the red onions, the” twang” of the apple cider vinegar and of course, BACON!
German Potato Salad
I just have to share this story with you. Over 40 years ago, my place of employment sponsored an Octoberfest Cook Off Contest that was being judged by chefs from two of Chicago’s finest German restaurants. The prize was just bragging rights, but I decided to enter this dish, which was my Mom’s recipe. Just […]
Funeral Potatoes
My sister-in-law Eileen shared this recipe with me years ago. Of course I had to ask WHY this fabulous hash brown casserole was called Funeral Potatoes. The story goes… when someone in the parish passed away, the church ladies would host a luncheon after the funeral for the family and friends, and this was one […]