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Side Dishes

Coconut Oil Island Rice

I’m always clipping recipes out of magazines or newspapers and I place them in a shoe box labeled “Recipes to try”. Well, today I went through some of those recipes in search of a dish to go with my oven fried chicken and I came across this recipe. Since I had all of the ingredients […]

Breads, Desserts

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Who doesn’t love banana bread? Boost it up a notch with a scoop of chocolate chips and if you like, a handful of pecans. Moist and flavorful….now we’re talking yummy! Thanks to Marcy Goldman from the Costco Connection magazine for posting this sweet treat recipe

Dinner, Main Dish - Beef

Braised Nuggets of Beef

What could be more satisfying than tender nuggets of beef, drenched in a rich, thick gravy, served over egg noodles or mashed potatoes? I recently came across a package of beef stew meat that needed to be cooked up, but I didn’t want stew or goulash. So, I visited one of my favorite recipe sites […]

Side Dishes

Macaroni & Cheese

Who doesn’t LOVE macaroni & cheese? Aah…that would be me. I think that stems back to 50 years ago, when my first child was born. He arrived 13 weeks early and with the mounting hospital bills, we ate macaroni & cheese every night, because quite frankly, that’s all we could afford. Back then mac & […]

Breakfast, Main dish

Belgian Waffles

What’s better than a freshly made, crispy yet tender waffle, topped with fresh berries and dusted with powdered sugar? Maybe you prefer a pat of butter and a generous splash of syrup or some homemade jam. Whatever your preference is, you’re going to love these melt in your mouth waffles. Sometimes I add pecans or […]

Desserts, Pies

Banana Cream Pie

Nothing is more refreshing on a warm summers day than a nice cold slice of banana cream pie. The crust, made of vanilla wafer crumbs and melted butter, is lined with ripe (but firm) bananas, drenched in a creamy, custard like filling and topped with freshly whipped, slightly sweetened whipped cream topping. This delightful dessert […]

Side Dishes

Sweet Onion Pie

Years ago I purchased a big bag of Vidalia onions from the Shriner’s (a fundraiser) and they handed me a leaflet with recipes. One recipe, for onion pie, caught my eye, but I never got around to trying it. Recently I came across the recipe and decided to try it. It was AMAZING! I tweaked […]

Desserts, Pies

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Back in the mid 1980’s, I had baked a rhubarb pie for my soon to be father-in-law. While he enjoyed the pie, he mentioned that his favorite was strawberry rhubarb. I had never made one of those, so I checked out many of the recipes in my cookbooks, tried a few, did some tweaking and […]

Salads, Side Dishes

American Potato Salad

What could possibly be more American than a side of creamy potato salad? Mom used to make a HUGE bowl of this for our summertime family reunions and there were never any leftovers. My uncles would mosey over to the bowl and fill their plates like it was their last meal. Of course Mom was […]