Hot German Potato Salad. It’s so good! I really should make it more often. My German-to-the-core husband has a motto, “I’ve never met a potato I didn’t like.” And, this is one he really likes! This salad/side dish is simply delicious, full of crispy bacon and sweet caramelized onion. It swims in a thick, tangy,…
Tender Beef Short Ribs In Less Than One Hour
To be honest, I had never made beef short ribs in my fifty years of cooking. In fact, I’d never even thought about beef short ribs. Not once. My loss. My brother (and fellow foodie) Stan recently retired from a long career in the airlines. Looking back, he wistfully recalled beef short ribs as one…
Sweet Corn Salad With Red Wine Vinaigrette
I hope you try this sweet corn salad recipe! Sweet corn is a wonderful gift of summer. The season is fleeting and we enjoy it to the limit. While it’s abundant we eat it nearly every night. Most of the time we eat it plain. As for me, I don’t even add salt or butter….
Overnight Lasagna Easy To Make And A Winner Every Time
Lasagna. Is there anyone out there who doesn’t love layers and layers of tender broad noodles, delicious meaty sauce, and oodles of cheese? I haven’t found one yet. When I first started making lasagna, the part I hated was boiling the big, slippery noodles and having another messy pot to wash. So I just didn’t…
Slow Cooked Green Beans Tender Healthy And Delicious
Slow-cooked green beans may sound a little strange today since we commonly steam vegetables just to the point of crisp-tender. But seriously, try it! Green beans made with this super-healthy, Greek-inspired recipe have tons of flavor that will all melt together in your happy mouth. There are many health benefits of a Mediterranean-style diet. It’s…
Crazy Good Chocolate Cream Puff Dessert It’s The Bomb
This cream puff dessert is just plain fun to make. Besides that, it’s even more fun to eat because it’s simply delicious and a showy dessert that isn’t hard to put together! Cream cheese added to the pudding makes a soft but firm and meltingly delicious filling. Notice how each piece stands up nice and…
How To Make A Chocolate Chip Icebox Cookie Pie
Cookie Pie is the easiest dessert you can make short of scooping some ice cream in a bowl. This little pie evokes sweet childhood memories from a time when cookies and a cold glass of milk after school could fix about anything life dished out. Things are a lot more complicated now but happily, this…
Recipe For The Best Peach Crisp Ever
Peach crisp made from fresh, ripe peaches is pure summer bliss. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream melting into the crunchy topping and you send it right over the top. You can almost hear the angels singing. This old fashioned peach crisp recipe is perfection. The topping is buttery and crunchy, has just the…
Surprise These Pork And Beans Muffins Will Amaze You
Pork and beans muffins? The first time I heard about bread made from pork and beans I thought yuck! Surely someone was kidding. It sounded awful. Then, I remembered hearing years ago about a fabulous cake baked with tomato soup and a chocolate cake made with mayonnaise. Well, I thought, anything can surprise you in…
Yummy Barbecue Beans With Bacon And Brown Sugar
Barbecue beans and cookouts. They’re just a natural fit. Whether you’re grilling steaks or hotdogs, baked beans pair well. This semi-homemade barbecue bean recipe begins with my favorite classic pork and beans from Van Camps. These awesome beans have definitely stood the test of time. The Van Camps brand has been on America’s grocery shelves…