French Onion Dip
You can make the easy dip out of onion soup mix and sour cream, or, you can make the real thing with richer flavors.
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Black Bean Salsa Dip
This is a more substantial dip than salsa, with rich creaminess and a lot of flavor. This would go well with chips or crackers.
Hamburgers
The classic American picnic and summer holiday meal. This recipe will allow you to make juicy and flavorful burgers that will satisfy your guests.
Christmas Pavlova
A traditional Christmas dessert in British Commonwealth countries, I got this recipe from Paul Hollywood of the Great British Baking Show. It looks fancy and it tastes delicious. It is a lot of work, but for once a year it is definitely worth it!
Cheesecake
The New York classic. For a fancy dinner with guests this is my go to dessert. It is time consuming and takes some patience and care, but is really not that difficult (hey, if I can make it most anyone can). You could serve this …
Strawberry Shortcakes
A classic dessert, especially during the summer shortcake season. I like to use a mix of blueberries and strawberries for an annual 4th of July dessert.
Strawberry/Rhubarb Topping
This is another way we found to use the rhubarb in our garden. This tastes great as a topping (warmed or chilled) on vanilla ice cream, on angel food cake, or spongecake, or on shortcakes.
Fruit Cobbler
This was a recipe I originally got from my mom. I think she usually used canned cherry or apple pie filling. We have rhubarb growing in the garden, so that is what we most commonly use. I think this would be delicious with any fruit …
Fish in Marinara
In the U.S. most Italian dishes contain pork, beef, or chicken. But in Italy seafood is very commonly served. This recipe allow you to take the fish of your choice and make an Italian meal out of it. I use trout because I always have …