Italian Cole Slaw
Here’s a bright and delicious salad that comes together quickly. It fits equally well at a summer picnic or a more formal Italian dinner. You can choose red or green cabbage, it’s great either way.
Author: Dad
Lentil and Sausage Stew
Here’s a hearty, healthy and delicious stew to serve on cold winter days. This recipe makes a big batch, enough to serve 6-8 people. The recipe calls for Italian sausage, so I buy bulk sausage and make meatballs from it – I used a cookie …
Keeping Fresh Herbs Longer
This isn’t a recipe, just a tip. Fresh herbs from the store are expensive! If you have some extra green herbs (parsley, basil, etc) you can keep them for cooking another day. Simply dampen a paper towel, fold or wrap the paper towel over the …
Hibachi Noodles
Here is a quick, easy and delicious side dish to serve with chicken, pork or beef. You can also use the sauce for the noodles as a marinade for your meat, as long as you heat the sauce up to a boil before adding it …
Dried Tomatoes
These aren’t sun dried tomatoes, but they work the same in recipes. They have the same concentrated, sweet taste that works great in pasta dishes, salads, breads and stews. We have learned to keep these in the freezer in a zipped freezer bag, where they’ll …
Stuffed Pepper Casserole
The traditional flavors of a stuffed pepper, in an easy to make casserole. This colorful dish will become a family favorite.
Smoke Packets
Sometime you want to get that smokey flavor, but you just want to use the grill instead of firing up the smoker. You can make these smoke packets and place them on the burners under the grill. After putting them in the grill, light it …
Salsa Verde
I’ve always like the sharper taste of green salsa and always wanted to make some. I’ve read that green salsa is more popular in Mexico than red salsa. I grew tomatillos in the garden this year, and got enough to make about 6 pints, but …
Ham Spread
I saw this in the store and I remembered my folks having this on crackers and how much I loved it as a kid. After we bought it a few times, it occurred to me that it probably wasn’t too hard to make. I found …
Brats & Eggs
I cook this for supper when I’m camping, but it was inspired by my days in Wisconsin where brats were often served as a breakfast sausage. You can mix things up by using different vegetables, different seasonings, or different cheese. As long as there are …