Mid Western Broccoli Salad
My cold, savory, lightly sweet broccoli salad—filled with crispy bacon, ribbons of red onion, and chewy golden raisins, then tossed in a creamy easy to make dressing, this is what your summer party dreams are made of.
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Stuffed Pork Loin with Chimichurri
My Stuffed Pork Loin is a perfect recipe for a weeknight dinner.
Don’t be intimidated by the presentation. It takes a little prep, but you can be serving this fantastic Pork Loin in no-time.
Pork Pot Stickers
My potsticker recipe consists of fresh ground pork with cabbage and seasonings wrapped in a light dough and cooked until golden brown. My recipe is an easy way to make this classic at home.
Cream of Celery Soup
This Cream of Celery Soup recipe is creamy and velvety. This soup is mild yet very flavorful. I love to take simple ingredients and elevate them into something special.
Kung Pao Chicken
Spicy, a little sweet, and savory. I love the peanuts and the sauce mixed with the rice. The perfect Kung Pao recipe.
Latvian Piragi
When I was a kid, I was friends with a family that was first-generation American. Their family fled Latvia during the takeover of the Soviet Union. As the family settled in America, and the next generation came along, they took on our customs. They had …
Classic English Sausage Rolls
I think most Americans, if asked, would think a sausage roll is nothing more than pigs in a blanket? Even though the sausage roll has been popular at pubs and throughout Europe for decades, the fad never caught on here. These little guys are the …
Shrimp Toast
Shrimp Toast are crunchy and savory with the delicate taste of shrimp. Perfect for an appetizer, or a side dish to your favorite Chinese dish.
Beef Chili Colorado
My Chili Colorado is slow-roasted with steak pieces in a lightly spicy sauce made from three different varieties of dried Mexican chili, including guajillo, ancho, and pastilles
Old Fashioned Spaghetti Pie
Spaghetti pie is an excellent way to take ordinary spaghetti and present it in a different form that you will love! The “crust” is formed from leftover spaghetti, and the filling is spaghetti mixed with a tangy sauce. Spaghetti Pie is comfort food at it’s finest.
Everything Bagel Bake
I am a sucker for a good breakfast bake. I like preparing it the night before if I can. It makes breakfast less hectic, and the leftovers are great too. The Everything Bagel Bake came about because we had leftover bagels from the week before. …
Thai Steak Kebabs
Over the past twenty years, Dale and I have been fortunate to be apart of the Long family. They are, without a doubt, the most passionate group of people I have had the good fortune to meet. We became acquainted with them when I worked …
BBQ Pulled Chicken Sliders
Our BBQ Pulled Chicken Sliders are everything you want in a barbecue recipe — sweet, smoky, and fall-apart-tender! It’s also so easy to make, and you don’t have to slave over a hot grill. Instead, toss everything into a dutch oven on the stove, and …
Sriracha Dill Deviled Eggs
Anyone who makes deviled eggs believes that they make the best-deviled eggs that the world has ever seen. I know that can’t be true because I MAKE THE BEST DEVILED EGGS EVER! No matter what gathering I attend that has food, there are always deviled …
Crab Rangoon
wontons stuffed with a mixture of crab, cream cheese, garlic powder, green onions, and Worcestershire sauce. The wontons are fried until golden brown and crispy.
Vivian’s Tomato Pie
Tomato Pie must be a southern thing. It wasn’t until I read the recipe in Deep Run Roots by Southern Chef, Vivian Howard that I had ever heard of it. The pie consists of roasted and fresh tomatoes. I used several varieties of heirloom tomatoes …
Steakhouse Quiche
One of my first jobs, when I moved to Indianapolis, was in food prep at a fine-dining restaurant. I didn’t have experience when I started, but man, did I get an education while I was there. I spent the first few weeks learning my way …
Country Corned Beef Hash
Have you ever been to a restaurant and see an item on the menu and you know for sure that you’ll love, so you order it and after one bite, you realize there must be a better version of it out there somewhere? That is …
Beefed Up Bloody Mary
The Bloody Mary has been pigeonholed as a staple in the recent and ever building fad known as brunch. Don’t get me wrong. I like the idea of brunch, but in the past few years I’ve noticed every restaurant chain out there offers a brunch …
Sunday Meatloaf
I’ve been craving meatloaf the last few days! Meatloaf has always seemed like a Sunday meal to me. It’s comfort food that satisfies everyone at the table. I have made it a hundred times over the years and every time I make the first cut …
Eggplant Parmesan
Eggplant Parmesan transforms eggplant from an ordinary vegetable into a dinner that will receive rave reviews. Dale and I share the cooking responsibilities in our home. There are meals that I do well, and he has his. I tend to be more adventurous when it …
Old World Sicilian Meatballs
I love meatballs! I only eat spaghetti when it’s littered with them. When I make meatballs, sometimes they are great and sometimes not so good. Recently I started my search for a fool-proof recipe that turns out perfect every time. While online I stumbled upon …
Pimento Cheese
When I was a kid, my mom received the grocery store sale-bills in the mail. She would read them like they were a Danielle Steele novel. She’d make a list of the stores that had specials on items she needed then she would formulate her …
Grilled Tropical Sausage and Pineapple Skewers
The next time you are at a party or a get together that includes food, keep an eye on the appetizer table. You will notice that the platters with assembled appetizers will go first. Anything on a toothpick or dip that is already on …
Pasta Carbonara
“Carbonara” in Italian means pasta coated with eggs and Parmesan cheese. I have read a lot of comments on recipes for this dish that was less than favorable. Man, people get upset when traditional recipes are changed. In traditional carbonara, eggs, and parmesan cheese …
Mexican Street Corn Dip
The first time I tried Mexican Street Corn was at a mid-summer festival. Everywhere I looked, I saw people eating corn on the cob, but it didn’t look like the same corn I was raised eating. The corn was encased in spices and looked terrific. …
No Knead “Everything” Bread
Our No-knead “Everything” Bread is the perfect easy bread. Most bread recipes never turns out like they should. The bread is heavy like a brick, or the crust is so hard that you cant cut through it. I’ve had my share of bad bread through …
Rustic Sausage and Egg Casserole
Everyone should have a good egg bake recipe up their sleeve. The Rustic Sausage Egg Casserole is ours! My husband Dale and I have been together for 20 years. In the beginning, it was about accepting our differences, but after all these years it is about …