Home Made

Fresh Apple Cake with Warm Caramel Sauce

This week it’s all about apples.  The first of this season’s new crop of apples has arrived, and let’s just say I am more than a little excited.  The grocery […]

Home Made Beef Jerky

Oh, yes you can.  You can make beef jerky at home and it is so easy you will wonder why you haven’t done it sooner.  It’s fast, too.  And you […]

Grilled Zucchini and Corn Salad

Ready for the last dance of the summer?  It’s Labor Day already.  Where did the summer go? Did you know that Labor Day has a Northwest connection?  In 1887, Oregon was […]

Perfect Hard, or Soft, Boiled Eggs

Don’t just glance at this and stop reading!  This is something you need to know and you’re going to need it again and again.  Want to know how to produce […]

Peanut Butter And Jelly Chia Pudding

Here’s hoping you have amply stocked your fridge with cucumbers and that you have a stash of popsicles and ice cubes ready to go.  It is waaaaay too hot.  How […]

Spicy Cheddar And Bacon Stuffed Jalapeńos

Fans of spicy food, take note.  This week, two food holidays align in perfect order for a good excuse to make a  hot, spicy, bacon recipe.   August 19th is […]

Peach Frozen Yogurt

Last week we were soaking up the sun, this week we have a little too much of it.  We are just starting into a string of heat and already I’m […]

Fresh Salsa

Don’t look now, but the summer is slipping away from you.  School supplies, a few turning leaves here and there, and the first sighting of grasshoppers…  The warning signs are […]

Grilled Romaine Salad With Spanish Shrimp

Trying to figure out what to eat during the heat of summer can be challenging.  Hot food seems too heavy.  You don’t want to cook anything that will heat up […]

Slow-Cooker Thai Coconut Mussels

Sorry, mussels - I was not your biggest fan.  I am totally guilty of fishing all the other seafood out of the boil and leaving the mussels behind.  And if […]

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